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- August 10, 2007 at 2:56 am #242048BiggerPiggyBank
Hi all,
I thought maybe I could offer some insight in pet vax. I have a
vet tech degree and have managed vet hospitals and I show and breed
and train Basset Hounds. I also teach classes for dogs of all breeds
and show othere breeds beside Basset Hounds. Now that that is out of
the way let me help with your questions. Puppies need to have a
series of 4 shots, the reason for this is to build up their
antibodies so they can fight off anything that might hurt them.
However, these only last 1 year and need to be re-vaccinated to keep
their immunity up to par. Rabies vary from state to state, here in
Utah our rabies vax is good for 3 years. Rabies must be given my a
licenced vet, however, your DHPP you can do yourself, most stores
like Cal-Ranch. Steve Reagan and the such sell the vax for really
cheap. However, if your dog bites someone you don’t have the “proof”
a animal control officer would want to show that a “vet” gave the
DHPP shot. The shots from a vet are about $30.00 and if you give
them yourself they are less than $5.00. There is another one you can
only get from the vet and that is Bordetella. That is a vax that
protects your dog from getting canine pneumonia. If you have your
dog groomed it is highly reccomened that they have this to protect
them from what other dogs might have at the groomers. It is VERY
contagious and can kill your dog. Parvo is another one that is VERY
DEADLY. This is an airborne virus and can be picked up and brought
home from the park or even the grocery store. The virus can live for
TWO years and then infect a dog. The dog will be dehydrated and have
diarrhea and will be vomitting constantly. This however is part of
the DHPP vax, and you can vaccinated yourself. While I agree that if
you have indoor cats and they aren’t exposed to anything by being
outside, we all go outside and bring things home to them. Right off
hand I can’t think of the name of the cat vax, but you can do it
yourself as well. If anyone has any questions, PLEAS feel free to
ask me, I will do my best to help in anyway that I can.
Marcia & Allen & the Sassy Bassets
Utah’s finest Basset HOunds
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