Booster

[chook1 184]

Well got news for you fellas my dad works in making and designing these types of vaccines and also designs and test performance enhancing products for dogs. Boosters ARE nessecery now as they've change the way the vaccine works before it used to give you dog small amounts of each virus to train and teach your dogs immune system to fight the viruses and as a result have better immunity for life, similar to our meningitis jabs and such, well that's all changed. company's who make the vaccines realised much more money could be made by altering the vaccine to work in another method it now works in a different manner instead of improving the immune system it works by staying active in the dogs body in the same way flea drops work. It steps in before the immune system to distroy the virus and after 12 months that sytems disapates then it's just luck if your dog doesn't come in contact with it if you dont have a bosster to put that defence back. They call this new vaccine the live vaccine I think this is why now dogs need it every 12 months as it only stay live for that amount of time, I'm lucky with my dad being in the business to know these things but to you guys who think the vaccine last longer then 12 months are mistaken. Vets obviously love this new vaccine as more money is made and same to the companies who manufacture the vaccine . Hope I've helped clear this up for you lads and lasses and just hope it sinks in lol sorry if people think I'm being know it all just trying to help

 

 

Which one - live or modified live?

and which company does your dad work for?

 

most vets give live vaccines my own dogs have been done with dhppi,

A live vaccine is a vaccine in which the live infectious agent is weakened through chemical or physical processes in order to produce an immune response without causing the severe effects of the disease in the animal that is vaccinated.

 

recomendations from the data sheet Booster vaccination

 

It is recommended that dogs be revaccinated with canine distemper virus, canine adenovirus and canine parvovirus every 3 years and against canine parainfluenzavirus every year.

 

Modified live vaccines.

A modified live vaccine is one that utilizes an attenuated (weakened) bacteria or virus to elicit an immune response,

they give a stronger protection, often over a quicker period of time. Additionally, they cost less and require minimal dosage. On the downside, they have the potential to become active and trigger disease, especially in an animal with a weak immune system.

There is not many places in the country that use the modified live ones.

 

 

These are all the vaccines that are being used in this country.

http://www.vmd.defra.gov.uk/pdf/Vaccines_authorisedDog.pdf

 

Duramune,Nobivac and VANGUARD are the ones that vets use mostly.

I'm not sure being honest mate what I posted was my best interpretation of what my dad told me, some times my old man gets way to technical for me forgetting I havnt got the same brain power as him lol might be best I get him to post on here on this topic for me might be able to explain things better rather then someone just copying and pasteing an article. As this is his area of expertise

 

 

Yes get him to post - think it will be intresting to see what he says.

 

There are other different types of vaccines, but most are still in the expermental stage,

and it will be a hell of a long time - if ever they come out in this country,

as most vets will stick to what they know.

Edited June 3, 2011 by chook1