Do you vaccinate your dog/dogs? - Page 32

kkalligher · 10-22-2011, 01:02 PM

I do as my vet suggests. In over 50 years of dog ownership I have never noticed a problem with vaccines.

Daisy&Lucky's Mom · 10-22-2011, 01:22 PM

Yes after Daisy had parvo be cause I did not have a titer done and I almost lost her I dont miss vacs. I did not know about the age and vac issue and will talk to my vet and friend who is a vet and a GSD owner about it. I want my two who are 11 and 8 to get the right tx for their life stage.

msvette2u · 10-22-2011, 01:33 PM

Titers don't mean anything really, other than a nice way for the vet to earn some easy money.

We follow these guidelines for our own pets and the rescues.
Community Practice Vaccination Protocols from the College of Veterinary Medicine

prophecy · 10-22-2011, 02:17 PM

Yes I do. Not all of the available vaccines,but yes to puppy shots(5 way),rabies/distemper.

I don't do the Lymes,bortadella,canine flu and rattlesnake ones at all.The distemper(wich is reccommended yearly) I give on the same schedule as rabies the first year set at 1 yr then every 3yrs thereafter.

Kokette · 10-23-2011, 10:53 PM

Of course.

KentuckyGSDLover · 12-17-2011, 04:50 PM

Lost an 8-week-old German Shepherd to parvo once (back in the days when parvo was a "new" vaccination), almost lost my beagle pup to it when she contracted it between her puppy series, and it cost a small fortune to save her, plus about 6 weeks of me hand feeding her cottage cheese, rice and chicken broth mixture. So yes on parvo and coronavirus. I live in a place where coyotes, raccoons, possums, etc. are everywhere, where people from the city dump dogs, so yes on rabies and distemper. Buddy used to go to the dog park, so yes on kennel cough for him last year. My beagle once got pinworms and her intestines were bleeding (another hospitalization and recovery period). So yes on Interceptor. I have ticks, fleas and mosquitoes in my rural grounds. So yes on Frontline.

KentuckyGSDLover · 12-17-2011, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LaciesMom

I get what the law requires (rabies & distemper) and, until this year - didn't bother with the bortadella (man, that sucks - IN the nose! Poor puppers) - but *if* we ever need to go away overnight withut the pups - the vets won't board the crew unless they have it - so I had them give it ...

There's an injectable for bordatella.

msvette2u · 12-17-2011, 05:44 PM

Always and only 5 ways here, every 3yrs. after their puppy vaccines and then a vaccine a year after their puppy series.
Oh, and rabies as required by law.

Pooka14 · 01-18-2012, 11:32 PM

Most definitely - yes! He gets the 3 yr shot for rabies and several other vaccinations.

Waffle Iron · 04-17-2012, 08:31 PM

I get routine shots as proscribed by my vet on a regular basis, including all the basics such as Rabies, etc.

10-22-2011, 02:17 PM	#314 (permalink)
prophecy Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: pa,usa Posts: 121	Yes I do. Not all of the available vaccines,but yes to puppy shots(5 way),rabies/distemper. I don't do the Lymes,bortadella,canine flu and rattlesnake ones at all.The distemper(wich is reccommended yearly) I give on the same schedule as rabies the first year set at 1 yr then every 3yrs thereafter. __________________ ************************************* ~~

10-22-2011, 01:02 PM	#311 (permalink)
kkalligher Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Duluth, Minnesota Posts: 39	I do as my vet suggests. In over 50 years of dog ownership I have never noticed a problem with vaccines.

10-22-2011, 01:22 PM	#312 (permalink)
Daisy&Lucky's Mom Knighted Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,437	Yes after Daisy had parvo be cause I did not have a titer done and I almost lost her I dont miss vacs. I did not know about the age and vac issue and will talk to my vet and friend who is a vet and a GSD owner about it. I want my two who are 11 and 8 to get the right tx for their life stage.

10-22-2011, 01:33 PM	#313 (permalink)
msvette2u Crowned Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Beautiful Pacific NW Posts: 5,533	Titers don't mean anything really, other than a nice way for the vet to earn some easy money. We follow these guidelines for our own pets and the rescues. Community Practice Vaccination Protocols from the College of Veterinary Medicine

10-23-2011, 10:53 PM	#315 (permalink)
Kokette New Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 3	Of course.

12-17-2011, 04:50 PM	#316 (permalink)
KentuckyGSDLover Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Kentucky, of course Posts: 407	Lost an 8-week-old German Shepherd to parvo once (back in the days when parvo was a "new" vaccination), almost lost my beagle pup to it when she contracted it between her puppy series, and it cost a small fortune to save her, plus about 6 weeks of me hand feeding her cottage cheese, rice and chicken broth mixture. So yes on parvo and coronavirus. I live in a place where coyotes, raccoons, possums, etc. are everywhere, where people from the city dump dogs, so yes on rabies and distemper. Buddy used to go to the dog park, so yes on kennel cough for him last year. My beagle once got pinworms and her intestines were bleeding (another hospitalization and recovery period). So yes on Interceptor. I have ticks, fleas and mosquitoes in my rural grounds. So yes on Frontline.

12-17-2011, 05:44 PM	#318 (permalink)
msvette2u Crowned Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Beautiful Pacific NW Posts: 5,533	Always and only 5 ways here, every 3yrs. after their puppy vaccines and then a vaccine a year after their puppy series. Oh, and rabies as required by law.

01-18-2012, 11:32 PM	#319 (permalink)
Pooka14 New Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Chicago Posts: 14	Most definitely - yes! He gets the 3 yr shot for rabies and several other vaccinations.

04-17-2012, 08:31 PM	#320 (permalink)
Waffle Iron Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Dearborn, Michigan Posts: 29	I get routine shots as proscribed by my vet on a regular basis, including all the basics such as Rabies, etc.

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