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I just wanted to get some thoughts from the members here about the rabies vaccine. I know this is each dog owner's decision but I like to get the different views so I can make the best inform decision. Enoch received his puppy boosters but I have not yet given him the rabies vaccination. He is almost 8 months old. If I were to get him the rabies vaccine I wanted to wait a year but I might have to board him a few days before he reaches a year. I'm uncomfortable giving it to him because I notice some issues he had when he received his puppy booster but on the other end I'm aware it can be a huge liability if he bites someone, (God forbid), without a rabies vaccination. What decisions did you guys make and how old were your dogs if you did decide to give them a rabies vaccination?
What decisions did you guys make and how old were your dogs if you did decide to give them a rabies vaccination?
My current GSD is nearly 11 years old, and at that time, I followed the recommended protocol. She had her rabies around 4 mos, I believe.
My next pup will get a rabies vac, but not until she's all done teething. This pup will be mimimally vaccinated.
Currently, I'm trying to get a waiver for any more rabies vacs for my GSD. I just had a titer drawn yesterday, tho titers are rather inconclusive. In my state, VA, titers are not recognized anyway if your dog bites someone. However, she is with me all the time, and it is so unlikely that she'd ever bite someone that I'm willing to risk not doing the vaccine any longer.
WHere I live Rabies only has to be given every 3 years.
My dogs will be kept current on their rabies to be in compliance with the law and so they can be licensed. My puppy did get his puppy shots (rabies) at 5.5 months - here the law is 16 weeks I believe, so I stretched it. Overall, I did his litter slightly later than recommended (8 and 12 weeks), but I haven't decided if or when he will get boosters for the rest of the vaccines (distemper, lepto etc).
I figure every 3 years for rabies isn't so bad....
You'll want to check your local laws and look for potenital unintended consequences of not vaccinating.
One case study:
My neighbor's dog was bit by some wild animal, a bat or something. Because her dog was not vaccinated for rabies, she was required to put up a double fence (2 fences in depth, in case the dog escaped the first fence) in her back yard to quarantine her dog until she could be sure the dog would not go rabid. It cost her a significant chunk of change.
Moral of the story: Don't let you dog get bit by a wild animal (duh), but if it happens, you've got a significant liability issue to deal with until you can be sure your dog is safe from rabies.
This is one of the most important projects in veterinary medicine. It will benefit all dogs by providing evidence that protection from rabies vaccination lasts at least 5 years, thereby avoiding unnecessary revaccination with its attendant risk of debilitating adverse reactions.
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