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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Pet Island > Veterinary/animal health thread
 
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stratdax
Sep 14, 2006

 I'm looking for a new vet due to moving. I have a healthy 7ish year old lab/husky/Shephard/6 other breeds mix. She was getting DA2PP, lepto, Lyme, and Bordetella vaccines annually, plus rabies every 3 years.
Looking at new vets, turns out a lot feel strongly about only vaccinating everything every 3 years. Searching online turns up arguments for both timelines, and another vet I know vaccinates annually, because that's what the manufacturer says.

Is this a hot-button issue or is it pretty settled one way or the other?

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stratdax
Sep 14, 2006

Crooked Booty posted:

Giving DA2PP annually to adult dogs is old school and arguably bad medicine. There is no science to support doing this.
Giving Rabies annually is old school unless you live in a weird municipality that requires annual rabies vaccination.
Lepto, Lyme, and Bordetella all have to be given annually to be effective, but these are considered "non-core" vaccines meaning not all dogs need these depending on location, lifestyle, etc.
I would say all of this is pretty settled, but you will find plenty of veterinarians who do things differently. Here's a link to AAHA canine vaccination guidelines which is the closest thing you'll find to a consensus statement for best practices regarding vaccine schedules.

Alright perfect thanks. I didn't really think about it, but as soon as I saw the other vet clinics saying they do core vaccines every 3 years it sent me down a rabbit hole. Annual is probably an easy money maker too.

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