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Post by CollieSlave on Apr 13, 2013 13:37:26 GMT
I thought it might be interesting to see what patterns of inoculation emerge from a poll. Inoculation has become a very controversial subject in recent times - with strong views held!
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Post by bextull on Apr 13, 2013 13:46:06 GMT
So far it has been every year for annual boosters and the bordetella vaccine. However after some research and consideration I am going to be discussing this with the vet the next time the vaccinations are due early this summer. I'd much rather prefer them to be done less regularly, around every 3 years and with no bordetella vaccine unless necessary.
So I ticked the annual boosters and then selected jabs less than annually.
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Post by orpheous87 on Apr 13, 2013 16:04:46 GMT
Both girls, so far, have been vaccinated annually. I've read bits and pieces about over vaccination, but not enough to be able to make a decision about getting them vaccinated less often yet.
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Post by Rubyroo11 on Apr 13, 2013 16:26:58 GMT
I still get my dogs their booster vaccinations annually.....I have been thinking that I may not get Reg done after this year as he will be 8 this year...but still thinking about that one, I get them just in case anything happened to me and say I had to go into hospital or I wanted to emigrate then they are all up to date.
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Post by scallywag on Apr 13, 2013 16:32:58 GMT
Booster done annually, Kennel Cough also just incase. Parvo was going around in our town a year ago and 3 dogs died so best to keep everything up to date me thinks
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Post by AnnaAmber on Apr 13, 2013 17:17:38 GMT
We take Amber to the vets every year to have her annual vaccinations. This year (by the way it was the vets decision) she just had Lepto and Kennel Cough, (because the other stuff she is covered for for longer, so only needs it every three years?) We always get Kennel Cough too, as she meets lots of other dogs. Holly has had all her puppy vaccinations, and will also be vaccinated yearly, depending on what the vet decides they need.
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Post by caz2golden on Apr 13, 2013 17:35:15 GMT
I put annual boosters however my vet does not do them all every year! I would like to push to 13 months rather than the 12 I do it at!!
youngest yr 1 = Nobivac lepto 2, DHPPI, KC and additional parvo yr 2 = Nobivac PI, Lepto 2, KC
eldest - need to discuss with vet unsure how many more I will give her as I am unhappy with her reactions! yr 1 one cant tell, labels confusing yr 2 Lepto an PI yr 3 CVL and DA2PPI, (KC separatly as she went into kennels) yr 4 vet changed brands to Nobivac - Lepto 2, DHPPI, KC yr 5 Nobivac PI and Lepto 2, KC
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Post by SarahHound on Apr 13, 2013 19:58:40 GMT
Never and never will. My dogs were all over vaccinated before I adopted them (the adults done yearly), so as soon as I got them, I stopped it. I got Katy at 12 weeks, and her foster parents had her done before I got there, but she won't have another. I agree with people doing it for puppies (is it up to 12 weeks?), but I don't agree with it further.
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Post by puppypal on Apr 13, 2013 20:06:17 GMT
Barley is done annually, he has only started having his KC innoculation this year as he went to crufts, but he will be having that annually from now on as he has caught it before so it is better to be safe than sorry
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Post by bextull on Apr 13, 2013 20:30:40 GMT
Just to anybody who gets the Kennel cough vaccine. The vaccine itself does not prevent it. There are many many different strains of the virus and the vaccine only covers 3 or 4 of them. The vaccine is also known to actually cause it in some dogs (similar to the reactions others get to the annual boosters)
Oscar had the vaccine, went to the kennels for a weekend. 7 days later he had kennel cough.
Kennel cough has an incubation period of up to 10 days so it will not usually become clear in a dog until a few days after exposure.
If you bring your dog to boarding kennels or daycare facilities then often times you will have no choice but to vaccinate however there are some that do not require it.
I feel that it is a pointless vaccine and a waste of money and I really do not understand why many places insist on it being done, this includes vets, boarding kennels, day cares etc.
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Post by orpheous87 on Apr 13, 2013 20:35:50 GMT
I was going to mention the same as Bextull. The only reason my two have had the KC vaccination is because I wanted to put them into daycare and they require them to be vaccinated against it. They'd never had it before that - saying that, when we brought Ellie home from Dogs Trust, she was on medication for KC because it had been on site. She didn't have any signs of it herself though. It does seem a fairly pointless vaccine if it doesn't cover all of the strains.
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Post by gladys on Apr 14, 2013 0:06:07 GMT
Vaccinated annually. But like caz2golden Cooper doesn't get all of them every year. Apart from kennel cough as we go to two different agility clubs and a training club.
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Post by caz2golden on Apr 14, 2013 5:41:05 GMT
I realize that the KC vaccine only covers about 3 strains and is not thought to last that long.
It depends if dog owners are sensible around you, they are not here! Every autumn (time when it seems to occur around here) I meet a number of dogs which are being walked while coughing etc. Therefore they are:-
1, Allowing direct contact with other dogs 2, Allowing their dogs to spread the virus around the environment where they have walked.
If people are irresponsible like this then I think it is better for me to protect my dogs against what I can!
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Post by Jessie99 on Apr 14, 2013 14:12:34 GMT
Both my dogs are vaccinated annually but not for Kennel Cough or Parvo. We are looking into Parvo though as it is increasing in dogs recently.
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