What yearly shots do dogs really need every year. Is the rabies every 3 years?

Question

I think dogs are vacinated too much. What shots do they really need. Also do they need heartworm all year long

Answer 1

More and more people are coming to that realization and are noticing the negative health effects of over-vaccinating your dog... some of the shots give lifetime immunity and yet Veterinarians are also business owners as such they tell you to vaccinate every year (and some multiple times a year) when in fact your dog doesnt need it and it can cause more health problems than it prevents. Injection site sarcoma, increased cancer, shortened lifespan, allergies, epilepsy, encephalitis, kidney damage etc are all effects of over-vaccinating... Here is a link to some interesting informative articles about over-vaccinating and how to properly vaccinate your dog..... http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8572826/page/2/
http://www.knowbetterdogfood.com/dogcare/health/overvaccination.php


You will be amazed at how much some vets lie and intentionally put your beloved friends at risk by over-vaccination just to make more money... in fact I don't trust any vet to tell the truth nowadays and I always do extensive research of my own, by doing this I have saved myself tons of money and my dogs from chronic health problems caused by over-vaccinating and over-medicating everything from fleas, ticks to heartworm. Imagine my surprise when I found out it is impossible where I live for my dogs to get heartworms because it isnt hot enough during summer months I was spending hundreds of dollars on unnecessary heartworm meds that could actually shorten my dogs lifespan when there was no need to do so...... I suggest every dog owner do as much research as possible about health problems and ALWAYS second guess your vet.

Answer 2

Canine Distemper is a highly contagious and often fatal disease.The disease usually attacks the respiratory and digestive systems, along with the nervous system. Canine Distemper is required every 1-3 years.
Canine Parvovirus is a highly contagious and often fatal disease, especially for puppies. It is an intestinal virus that causes severe diarrhea. Canine Coronavirus is similar but not as fatal. Canine Parvovirus is required every 1-3 years.
Bordetella is an airborne virus that is highly contagious any place where there are a lot of dogs. A dog infected with it has a deep cough,hence the nickname "kennel cough." Some veterinarians give the vaccine annually but recommend it to be given every 6 months for boarding purposes. This is the single most inportant vaccine we require.

Bordetella is required every 6 months.
Rabies is a viral disease which affects both dogs and cats, as well as humans. The virus is transmitted by the bite of an animal who has the rabies virus in his mouth. Rabies virus travels to the nerves from the bite wound to the brain and spinal cord, causing the animals to undergo personality changes such as aggressiveness.

Rabies is required every year for a puppy and every 3 years for an adult.

Heartworm meds are given once a month.

Answer 3

Hi there. I'm a vet on the east coast. It kind of depends on your vet's recommendation because not all vets agree on this. But we give the DHLPP vaccine to puppies every 3-4 wks starting at 6-8 wks of age, and continuing until the pup is 16wks or older. At that point, they get the DHPP vaccine every 3 yrs and the L part (leptospirosis) every year. Many vets give the whole DHLPP vaccine every year and that's ok too.

Rabies can be given at 12 or 16 wks old. The first rabies shot a dog ever gets is good for one year, whethere the dog is a pup or adult at the time. After that, each rabies is usually good for 3 yrs but it can depend on the vaccine the vet uses. Most are good for 3 yrs.

It can be confusing because although the rabies vaccine is labelled and legal for 3 yrs, some vets like to boost it more often, such as every 2 yrs, so that there is less risk of the owner forgetting or getting it done late, leaving the dog at risk for rabies. I don't agree with this because I think it's confusing for the owner, among other things.

So Rabies every 3 yrs unless it's the first one ever.
DHLPP every year or at least the L part (lepto) every year.
DHPP every 3 yrs at a minimum.
Bordetella is a kennel cough vaccine that is optional and usually only recommended for dogs who get boarded at a kennel or go to a groomer. I'd also recommend it for dogs who visit other dogs at the dog park. It's a nose drop usually, although a needle form is available, and is labelled for one year but seems to really only last about 6mos. So I'd get it boosted every 6 mos. if your dog is at high risk, around a lot of dogs, but your vet may say to do it every year.

Heartworm is recommended all year long.

Answer 4

I agree that dogs are vacinated too much. They need to get the main shot which is I think is for canine parvovirus and something else and then they get boosters of that shot. Rabies can be every two years depending on the vaccine. After a while have your dog's blood tested for immunities so they don't need the other boosters shot (just the rabies). As for heartworm, one of my dogs had worms as a puppy and was treated at that time only. My current dog, Rusty, will be 17 years old in a couple of weeks and has NEVER been treated for heartworm. When your dog goes for its regular check up they should have a stool test. If they're not sick there's no reason to add toxic material into their systems. The closer your dogs are treated to the wolves they were descended from, the better off they are. The dogs I had prior to more holistic treatment ended up with all kinds of human ailments while Rusty is doing wonderful on real food, goes swimming once a week and is enjoying his old age even with a heart murmur that he's had since he was a puppy.

Answer 5

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