Rabies Vaccine -- 3 yr Vaccine Relabeled as 1 yr

[Kris L. Christine 2]

The USDA allows vaccine manufacturers to relabel their 3 year rabies vaccines as 1 year products. This link http://www.calmanima...com/vaccine.htm , you will be taken to the Calm Animal Care website, which has posted Colorado State University's Small Animal Vaccination Protocol for its veterinary teaching hospital, which states:"Even with rabies vaccines, the label may be misleading in that a three year duration of immunity product may also be labeled and sold as a one year duration of immunity product."

 

"In the case of Defensor 1 and Defensor 3 vaccines made by Pfizer, testing is the only difference between the products. 'The formulations are the same, but regulatory requirements for the one- and three-year vaccines are different, requiring distinct and separate studies for each label,' said Pfizer spokesman Richard Chambers."

States Consider Controlling Rabies Vaccination Intervals, by Edie Lau The Veterinary Information Network News Service 8/12/11 http://news.vin.com/...articleId=19501

 

According to Dr. Ronald Schultz of the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine, "There is no benefit from annual rabies vaccination and most one year rabies products are similar or identical to the 3-year products with regard to duration of immunity and effectiveness. However, if they are 1 year rabies vaccines, they must be legally given annually!" from What Everyone Needs to Know about Canine Vaccines

http://www.puliclub....%20Vaccines.htm

 

In an April 1, 2008 DVM360 article entitled, Canine Vaccine Update (Proceedings) http://veterinarycal...e/detail/562405 by Dr. Craig Datz states that, "..some brands of rabies vaccine are identical whether labeled as 1- or 3-year..."

2006 Canine & Feline Vaccination Guidelines, A Forum on Issues and Controversies by Dr. Richard B. Ford, DVM, Professor of Medicine, North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine http://www.hcvma.org...RichardFord.pdf Table 2 on Page 4 states: Vaccine Type: Rabies, 1-year: Minimum Duration of Immunity: 3 Years (must be administered annually)

[paddybarr 77]

And?? use Defensor 3 more cost effective

[Mickey Finn 3,035]

And?? use Defensor 3 more cost effective

 

I'm not sure how these periodic posts got started. They are geared towards the states. But she's right, the vaccines are the same. The first vaccine is repeated in a year to allow the antibodies (titer) to develop. After that, every three years is enough to maintain protection.

 

There is no mistery to it.

 

ATB

Edited August 14, 2011 by Mickey Finn

[riohog 5,792]

i used a one year vacine for the initial teta posative result . for passport , then 12 months later got the vet to inject for a 3 year cover .and so on to keep the passport up to date remember mentioning to the vet about product coverage ,,think he said just depends what country they are initially inoculated in and the product name as to lengh of coverage ....think the 3 year one was a novavac product... might be wrong ,,but i know its 3 year coverage .