dogs booster jab

[andyfoster10 0]

just got a reminder througth the post saying my dog needs a booster jab

just out of curiosity what do they protect your dog from and are they really needed

 

thanks

[Chid 6,507]

none of mine have never had the booster no point in my eyes

read this:-

http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/index...showtopic=26940

[Foxgun Tom 75]

Parvovirus, distemper and hardpad, my old GSP bitch a live vacine booster and actually contracted distemper a short time later ( a matter of days) she was extremely lucky to survive???????? Since then I now build up my dogs resistance to thes diseas'es by homeopathic means (natural remedies?

 

Tom

Edited May 26, 2008 by Foxgun Tom

[Neal 1,857]

I've always used the traditional route of initial jabs followed by annual boosters, however one of mine is up for his booster this week so I took the time (a very long time) to read the information put up by Ditch and as a result I will no longer be going the booster route. It's a very long and tiring read but if you keep with it it's worth it.

[andyfoster10 0]

i think i best get reading then

[Missie 1]

As i'm planning on doing some aglility I have to have the boosters and show certification although before I just had them initially done and didn't get boosters apart from not doing agility is there any way around their insistance of them?

[scothunter 12,609]

Never ever gave any my dogs boosters.

[Neal 1,857]

While researching this topic today I also ended up with this article about the suitability of vaccines for leptospirosis.

 

http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/k9health/wwwchc...0Nov%202006.pdf

 

I hope I've typed that out correctly.

[gnipper 6,427]

Mine had their pup jabs and their first booster. My terrier is ten now and I think bugs are scared of catching something off him

[DDD 4]

Surely a vet has the right not to treat an unvaccinated dog? I know a lot never would, just a worst case sort of idea.

 

For instance (I'll relate this to cars) a lot of garages are now saying that they will not test your car (diesel) if there is no record of a timing belt change. This is due to the high revving emissions test - if belt or tensioner fails then garage has to pay for repairs.

 

Would it not be a similar case if your dog was unvaccinated??? Say they got parvo, then you took them to the vet after years of ignoring the cards you get through the doors & then asked the vet to fix your pet.

 

Playing devils advocate here, not trying to annoy anyone. Just putting a thought in.