French to English Translation;Each baby receive at 8 weeks old vaccination against Carré, hépatite and parvovirose.I understand part of this , parvo. but not the rest.This vaccine & diet thing are enough to drive a person nuts
"La maladie de Carré" in French refers to a Paramyxoviridae infection. I think it's the equivalent of Distemper in English.
"Hépatite" means Hepatitis. The instructions probably refer to the adenovirus-2 vaccine commonly included for puppies... it's supposed to protect them against canine hepatitis and kennel cough (it seems pretty useless, but then again I'm not a veterinarian so don't take my word for it!).
Yes, it's frustrating isn't it? All vets want to do is pump the pup/dog full of useless vaccines.
Try this page: http://www.leerburg.com/vaccinosis.htm
Ed Frawley wrote this and recommends the vaccines you should give your pup (given his extensive experience I trust his advice and followed his protocol for my own puppy).
Just remember that it's your choice to determine which vaccines your dog gets or doesn't get, no matter what the vets say.
Maybe be a little bit more cautious when it comes to rabies though... the laws where I live give the city the authority to seize and destroy any dogs that aren't vaccinated against rabies in the event that a rabies outbreak occurs in the area. Titers may not be enough to overcome such laws, so better check the rabies laws in your area before making your decision.
You can test for titers too, to give you an idea of your pup's immunity. Titers are not necessarily a 100% accurate method to determine the level of immunity a dog has to a certain antigen though.
I've read many studies done on the effectiveness of vaccines in the field (mass rabies vaccine campaigns on stray dogs in India for example), and researchers always note that titers are not a reliable indicator of immunity. In some cases, dogs that show little to no titers to a specific disease (such as rabies) were tested with a live rabies virus and turned out to have maintained immunity against the disease even after not being vaccinated for over 5-6 years.
In other cases, dogs that showed high titers to a particular disease were not able to withstand a challenge when exposed to the disease.
The best use of titers is usually to determine whether or not a vaccine "takes: after being given to the dog.
I realize this is a controversial topic; the best thing to do is to research it yourself. Try reading the scientific studies (not those that are conducted/funded by the vaccine companies!!) and you'll see that for most dogs, these vaccines protect the animal for many years, and even for a lifetime.
I'm not to worried about the future right now I just want to start them off right . Lost a cat 25 years ago to the feline lukemia. Have had shepards get mean(possibly to to many vaccine).Live the country on 120 acres.My dogs will very rarely come in contact with others.More likely the wild . I may give rabies once after they are 6 months.They do not run loose.Unless by accident.Which happens.I'm tring to just figure out what t6hey have had.
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