There are some things that I'm more comfortable working with my traditional vet on and others with my holistic vet. For example, if I see a lump I go straight to my traditional vet because I know how detailed and proactive she will be with it. For vaccines, I go with my holistic vet. She said the rabies booster one year after the first one was necessary so we did that, but we ran titers on everything else and Gabby's rabies vaccine is legally good through June 2016. I am concerned about over vaccination. I took Maggie in for boosters Oct 16, 2011 and then she just started falling off a cliff. She was perhaps somewhere between 10 and 11 at that time. Within the next few weeks she started having seizures and also suddenly developed an arrhythmia and a few short months later went into acute renal failure. Maybe it was just coincidence, but it made me very leery of vaccinating seniors. The thing is that my traditional vet told me later that she would have waived Maggie for vaccines at her age anyway, but I didn't know so just had it done because her record said she was due. A vet tech gave them. I wish my vet had told me that when we were there just two weeks prior to the vaccines L My traditional vet did file with the manufacturers what happened with Maggie. If more vets filed these things the manufacturers would have better data. Plus, when it's filed, the FDA is notified.
Boxer hugs and kisses,
Heather, mom to
Gabby/boxer/70 lbs/26 mos/very good girl
And forever missing
Maggie/boxer/68 lbs/12 +yrs/ CKD, chronic pancreatitis, hypothyroidism, arthritis, arrhythmia controlled by sotalol, adult onset epilepsy, likely IBD,a heart condition suspected to be ARVC or DCM, mammary cancer spread to lower lymph node and high BP. Got her wings 2.20.14 at 6:20 pm.
VERY rare would any area suggest a YEARLY rabies vaccination. It is far too dangerous and not necessary.
The American Animal Hospital Association
says that a dog should be at least 16 weeks of age to receive the first shot for Rabies, and then a Booster at one year. Following that, every third year is sufficient with no evidence to suggest more frequent vaccine would benefit and in fact can be harmful.
Texas law may be different as it is a state with a higher incidence of Rabies than any other.
Jeanne
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