Dogs taken into shelters are vaccinated under the worst conditions — they are often stressed malnourished and ill at the time of vaccination and, despite the information
on vaccine labels recommending vaccines should not be given to dogs under these circumstances, these dogs receive combination vaccines and rabies, often at the same time.
When asked directly what should be done, Dr Macy recommends continuing to follow
vaccine label instructions, but to pressure the USDA to determine the optimal vaccination schedule.
It is also the
only vaccine labeled to aid in reducing severity of colonization and reducing shedding of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae.
In short, they can and do
ignore vaccine label recommendations or prescribe harmful or unnecessary drugs and we pet owners have no recourse.
And tell the USDA to grant us easy access to reported adverse reactions for all companion animal vaccines, and to allow only scientifically - proven revaccination recommendations
on vaccine labels.
Consistent guidance on drug and
vaccine labels is lacking for pregnant women.
Read the instructions on
vaccine labels to make sure you «re storing them properly — most vaccines require refrigeration.
We officially recommend a regular booster in accordance with
the vaccine labels, but you should speak with a VIP Petcare veterinarian, or your personal veterinarian, to decide for yourself how often you will have your pet vaccinated.
The vaccine label indication means that the vaccine manufacturer can guarantee that the vaccine will be fully effective for at least that amount of time (12 months).
«Boosters, the annual re-vaccination recommendation on
the vaccine label is just that - a recommendation - and is not a legal requirement except for rabies.
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.
All vaccine labels and inserts state that vaccines are for use in «healthy dogs only.»
Even
the vaccine labels say that vaccines should only be given to healthy dogs.
A vaccine labeled as good for only 1 year will not, by law, be considered good for longer than that period.
So do you believe
the vaccine label or the other studies?