2006-10-26 07:03:24 · 12 answers · asked by tom 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
need a booster injection every twelve months.
2006-10-26 07:05:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Your dog needs a Vet check up every year. At that time he/she will get whatever boosters he/she needs. The Vet will also want a fecal sample to test for any parasites. The Vet basically gives the dog a physical.
Your dog should also be given heartworm medicine and flea/tick medicine monthly to prevent these problems too.
The responsibility of owning a dog (or in some cases the dog owning you) is much like raising a child.
Vets don't usually "scam" their patients.
2006-10-26 07:30:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
New research (I believe through Purdue University's vet school) indicates that puppy vaccines protect a dog through life and no further shots are needed. I do not know if this is for just distemper, the distemper/parvovirus/etc. combo, or what exactly. I don't think they researched the Rabies vaccine, but I could be wrong.
I should add that giving the shots yearly is not a scam. It has just been believed that they were needed for protection. New info changes this belief.
I am sure they will have a very hard time selling this to vets in private practice.
2006-10-26 07:23:30 · answer #3 · answered by melissa k 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can have titers drawn. A titer test will help determine if an animal needs a booster shot of a vaccine or not. Quite often a dog has enough antigen in their system and does NOT require another booster.
For more information on titers go to:
http://www.caberfeidh.com/Titers.htm
2006-10-26 07:22:32 · answer #4 · answered by msnite1969 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most Vets have gone to every 2 years for the combo vaccine. Rabies depends on the law in your state.
2006-10-26 07:08:53 · answer #5 · answered by whpptwmn 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most vaccines are for 3 years at a time now.
It's not a vet "scam" to see your dog each year though. It is being a responsible pet owner for you to take your pet for a checkup.
2006-10-26 07:10:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes,a dog needs a booster every year and if you think it is a scam by vets,then don't give it and if your dog comes in contact with parvo,distemper,etc,it will catch it.Give the annual booster.
2006-10-26 07:10:21 · answer #7 · answered by Help 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Your dog needs the distemper and parvovirus vaccinations ever year to insure that he is protected against these diseases. Rabies is usually every 3 years, but my office gives it every 2 years because rabies is running rampant in New Jersey.
They should also have a yearly stool sample checked for parasites.
2006-10-26 07:12:07 · answer #8 · answered by BVC_asst 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
This has been much debated the past few years. Regardless, I still vaccinate my dogs yearly. I can't take the chance on them getting sick and dying.
2006-10-26 07:29:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read the Wisconsin University weblink
Vaccines are good for many years and do not need to be done annually!
http://www.news.wisc.edu/releases.8413.html
Also read Dr. Rogers who has links to many more sites
http://www.critteradvocacy.org
2006-10-26 11:28:58 · answer #10 · answered by A Great Dane Lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋