Answer: Miriam - It is likely that dogs which are
vaccinated yearly are vaccinated more often than is necessary for several diseases (the viral illnesses) and that they are not vaccinated as often as necessary to provide protection from others that are necessary in some situations (bacterial illnesses such as leptospirosis and bordetellosis).
After that they should be
vaccinated yearly or every three years, depending on the vaccination used.
Dr Ronald Schultz PhD wondered why animals were
vaccinated yearly when dogs and cats that had recovered from natural infection to distemper and panleukopenia were protected, even years later.
Then adult cats are
vaccinated yearly for two consecutive years to help establish long lasting immunity.
Many people here are also breaking the law but are unaware of it because their vets are recommending they vaccinate for rabies every three years, when in fact the city by - law states that dogs must be
vaccinated yearly.
Adult dogs: Dogs are
vaccinated yearly for DA2PP and bordetella.
Adult cats: Cats are
vaccinated yearly for FVRCP and every other year for FELV.
More subtle means include induction of fear and / or guilt by asserting (as an authority figure) that companion animals are at risk if not
vaccinated yearly, and that failure to comply is evidence of lack of caring.
The news that Rocky has been
vaccinated yearly hit me like a ton of bricks because the vaccine label say that animals that are ill should not be vaccinated.
«Vets no longer recommend
vaccinating yearly with all possible vaccines — the ones that a pet needs are based on lifestyle and life stage.
Why not continue to
vaccinate yearly?
To prevent Lepto in your dog, discourage your pet from drinking standing water and
vaccinate yearly.
Revised, updated 2nd edition brings fresh information and explains why the author feels you can protect your pets from disease homeopathically, without risking their lives by
vaccinating them yearly.
Not exact matches
If you have been seeing your pediatrician or family doctor for a
yearly checkup and have been getting
vaccinated according to the recommended CDC immunization schedule, there is a good chance that your teen will only need a
yearly flu vaccine and one other vaccine before heading off to college — a meningococcal booster.
But as you head to the doctor's office or pharmacy to get
vaccinated, scientists are working to make this
yearly ritual a thing of the past.
Currently and with proper boosters, we
vaccinate our feline friends against Rabies on a
yearly basis while the FVRCP vaccine is given every 3 years.
Many practices still revaccination at
yearly or triennial intervals even now, despite recommendations to not
vaccinate needlessly coming from the AVMA, AAHA and the AAFP.
We will then
vaccinate every three years instead of
yearly.
ZippiVet recommends you
vaccinate puppies in their eighth week of life, followed by
yearly boosters.
«Dogs at risk should be
vaccinated at least
yearly with both influenza strains, H3N8 and H3N2, in addition to the other causes of «Canine Cough»»
Yearly vaccination in adult dogs has been an issue of debate with some organizations concerned about overvaccination and now suggesting to
vaccinate less often.
We definitely should cease
vaccinating with FVRCP
yearly however taking it one step further, I do not comply with the AAFP pointers which counsel giving the FVRCP each three years since the dangers outweigh the benefits.
So why are vets and vaccine manufacturers still trying to get us to
vaccinate against viral disease every year, or even three -
yearly — especially when you consider the risk?
Adult dogs should receive a
yearly vaccination for this disease, and puppies will need to be
vaccinated against it once a month for three months in a row.
That maybe so, but in my clinical experience, I have found that
vaccinating 2 times
yearly is effective for most pets to prevent the disease.
Adults who have never been
vaccinated, or whose vaccination status is unknown, should get two canine distemper shots, three weeks apart, then
yearly boosters.
Vaccinate your pet (s)
yearly.
Veterinarians
vaccinate puppies and give
yearly boosters with the annual checkup and some veterinarians run vaccination clinics at reduced rates.
But what the announcement also made clear is that we are not making much progress in our efforts to drive a stake through the hearts of those who continue to seek to
vaccinate our dogs and cats
yearly - or just too frequently throughout their lives.
«Dogs at risk for CIRDC (canine infectious respiratory disease complex) should be
vaccinated at least
yearly with both influenza strains, H3N8 and H3N2, in addition to the other causes of «Canine Cough»,» said Ronald Schultz, Ph.D., professor of pathobiological sciences at the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine.
All Staffords should be
vaccinated for common and serious canine illnesses, including parvovirus and distemper, and your Stafford's fecal specimens should be checked by your vet for parasites at least
yearly.
At his
yearly checkup, your pup was likely
vaccinated with a DA2PP.
Although rare in ferrets, it is recommended to
vaccinate your ferret
yearly.
If your vet is no longer pushing
yearly core vaccines, but instead is recommending items off a menu of non-core vaccines, you should have a frank discussion with him about the actual risk your pet runs from whatever diseases he wants to
vaccinate against.
Bordetella, parainfluenza, and leptospirosis are in my opinion definitely worth
vaccinating for, and this will still need to be done on a
yearly basis.