"Regardless of the age of the animal at initial vaccination, a booster vaccination should be administered 1 year later (see Parts II and III for vaccines and procedures). No laboratory or epidemiologic data exist to support the annual or biennial administration of 3- or 4-year vaccines following the initial series. Because a rapid anamnestic response is expected, an animal is considered currently vaccinated immediately after a booster vaccination."
I believe other reports have indicated that even for annual vaccines (rabies and other common canine vaccines) there is no epidemiological data to support revaccination prior to 7 years...
Therefore municipal, provincial or state requirements for annual or biannial vaccination are scientifically unfounded and against vet. protocols.
In my opinion the failure of the veterinary profession to advocate on behalf of dogs faced with this sort of regulatory environment is unconscionable. The vet associations should be as loud about this as physicians' are about the harm of smoking in public and private.
I think most here are in favour of initial necessary vaccinations in first year of dog's life but opposed to unnecessary revaccinations.
This in my view is a reasonable balance between social responsibility (ie rabies prevention), and risk to the dog.
Rabies is often in a separate category due to specific legal requirements on revaccination.
My read of the evidence is that for most common types of canine vaccines, immunity is likely to remain for the life of the dog and at least seven years. If immunization doesn't confer immunity, this can be due to factors other than the passage of time. The survey by the U.S. Animal Hospitals association says there is no greater case for revaccination at 3 years as compared to seven, and in fact no evidence that immunity fades even after seven years.
Of course, seven years after most recent immunization, most dogs are getting older, and less healthy all round.
In my opinion the failure of the veterinary profession to advocate on behalf of dogs faced with this sort of regulatory environment is unconscionable. The vet associations should be as loud about this as physicians' are about the harm of smoking in public and private.
AM
The problem with this analogy is that physicians don't sell cigarettes, and vets sell vaccinations.
Vaccinations and spay/neuter probably make up the vast majority of most allopathic vets income.
so-what do you all do?
I only have 2 up for rabies, but all need their license renewed, and have to send a copy of the rabies certificate with it. I mean, i could always check i no longer own the animal, but i don't want to have to do that.
i know no one can openly condone breaking the law, but those of you who don't vaccinate for rabies anymore, how do you work that out?
I can understand if you are out in the country, etc, but does anyone do that living in the city?
My analogy doesn't require vets to stop with vaccination. It just requires that they publicly advocate against health protocols that are unfounded and contrary to the interests of the animals the vets are caring for. For vets there is always the responsibility toward human health, but there isn't a necessary conflict on the vaccine issue. It may mean a shift toward multi year rather than biannual or annual protocols. With most vets looking overworked most days, I'm not sure this means the sky would fall.
Clearly the conflict of interest you raised is by no means an ethical defence for the vet. profession.
I agree it means that I shouldn't hold my breath waiting for the vets to get going on this...
It makes you leary to trust the vet. I want to just break the law but my husband worries since we own a business and have the public on our property we should vaccinate. Also my dogs vet has a horse with us and his daughters take lessons.
I am late with the boxer and I am going to wait as long as possible. Don't know what for but I have a strong feeling about overvaccinating.
Im sure you will do what you feel is right, but I just wanted to tell you my experience. My dog had his rabies done a couple of months before he went to stay with my mom. She took him in to get his other shots and they gave him rabies without asking and then denied anything bad could result from it. He now has had for over 3 years sores in the corners of his eyes that sometimes get so bad they bleed, they bother him sometimes. I have tried literally everything. He is otherwise healthy but I would just be very careful, though it sounds like you might not have a choice. Good luck with your decision.
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