gf turtle wrote:Miakoda wrote:One, if you buy your vaccines from a feed store, make sure it is a reputable facility that handles all vaccines properly & in a timely manner! Too many feed stores just let boxes sit for long periods of time before unpacking them, thus allowing vaccines inside to reach room temp. Once a vaccine reaches room temp, it has a life span of UNDER 72 hrs in which it is still effective! Of the majority of parvo (which we always have approx. 7-10 parvo dogs in the clinic at all times) & distemper cases, those dogs that were vaccinated were done so with vaccines bought from some random feed store.
Two, as far as lepto is concerned, yes it is the "main" vaccine thought to cause allergic reactions in dogs. HOWEVER, by people refusing to no longer vaccinate against it, 2005 was an OUTBREAK year for the virus in both dogs & HUMANS! (it's transmissible!). We see on average 5-10 documented/proven cases of leptospirosis yearly & so far we've been unable to save any of those dogs due to the extreme damge to the liver & kidneys. And so far this year, lepto is also on the rise in incidents especially in the northwest region. If you are determined that you dog will not get the vaccine, then make sure he stays away from all rodents & never goes swimming in a creek or pond........ever. And good luck with that task. If you want to vaccinate for it but are uncomfortable about a reaction (mind you less than 10% of all dogs have an allergic reaction to the 8in1 vaccine & not all of those are due to lepto), then give your dog some Diphenhydramine (aka Benadryl) about 1 hour before vaccinating & again 4 hours after vaccinating. (dosage is 1-2mg per lb of body weight).
Good post! And some excellent info!
Yes, I'd also heard that there has been more Lepto outbreaks in the Pacific Northwest. If I lived there, I'd take my chances with the shot.
katiek0417 wrote:I posted this before, but there was an outbreak of lepto with our dogs last year (March/April). While I understand that people are worried about the reactions caused by the lepto vaccine...it can't be worse than the disease itself. Sacha went from 55 lbs to 42...one GSD went from 98 lbs to 80. 6 weeks of antibiotics. Several hundred $$ on tests, IV fluids, etc. Had we not all caught this early enough, we could've looked at an even greater expense: a dead dog.
I'd much rather have an allergic reaction than ever deal with that again.
SpiritFngrz wrote:Drs. Foster & Smith?
luvmyangels wrote:katiek0417 wrote:I posted this before, but there was an outbreak of lepto with our dogs last year (March/April). While I understand that people are worried about the reactions caused by the lepto vaccine...it can't be worse than the disease itself. Sacha went from 55 lbs to 42...one GSD went from 98 lbs to 80. 6 weeks of antibiotics. Several hundred $$ on tests, IV fluids, etc. Had we not all caught this early enough, we could've looked at an even greater expense: a dead dog.
I'd much rather have an allergic reaction than ever deal with that again.
That had to be horrible.
Please note I always planned to do the lepto. The lyme has been more of the concern.
I was just really annoyed that my vet wanted to charge me so much. I now know my local Petco is doing the lepto vaccine this Sunday. But I am also looking into doing it myself.
luvmyangels wrote:katiek0417 wrote:I posted this before, but there was an outbreak of lepto with our dogs last year (March/April). While I understand that people are worried about the reactions caused by the lepto vaccine...it can't be worse than the disease itself. Sacha went from 55 lbs to 42...one GSD went from 98 lbs to 80. 6 weeks of antibiotics. Several hundred $$ on tests, IV fluids, etc. Had we not all caught this early enough, we could've looked at an even greater expense: a dead dog.
I'd much rather have an allergic reaction than ever deal with that again.
That had to be horrible.
Please note I always planned to do the lepto. The lyme has been more of the concern.
I was just really annoyed that my vet wanted to charge me so much. I now know my local Petco is doing the lepto vaccine this Sunday. But I am also looking into doing it myself.
Jesseca wrote:You don't need a script for vaccines. I vaccinate all my dogs, except for Rabies, because that has to be done by a vet
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