The reason is that a person's immune protection from vaccination declines over time,
so a yearly vaccination is needed.
Not exact matches
Yearly checkups are also important
so that your pet can get their required
vaccinations.
Bringing your pet to the veterinarian for their
yearly wellness check - up involves
so much more than
Vaccinations and Heartworm Tests.
That article ends with a bombshell that reveals the real reason why
so many vets still insist that dogs require
yearly vaccinations:
So you and your veterinarian must decide if your pet's risk of catching leptospirosis justifies
yearly vaccination.
Current vaccines may provide immunity for less than a year
so dogs with potentially high exposure may need more than
yearly vaccination.
So here's an incentive to get your pets in to the veterinarian for their
yearly check - up: Free
vaccinations for the life of your pet!
Vaccinations are also quite under scrutiny, especially when they are given on a
yearly basis when there are studies showing that they no longer need to be given
so frequently.
We also recommend twice
yearly exams because it gives us an easy way to split up
vaccinations that your pet needs
so that we're not giving all the vaccines at once.
This is partly why it's
so important that we spay and neuter our dogs
so we get dogs off the streets and into homes where they can be taken to the veterinarian
yearly for their
vaccinations.