[doberlover]

Has anyone given a complete set of vaccinations - except rabies - at 6 months? Vet had mentioned to come in for a booster before 1 year is up but I don't remember doing that for my other dogs. Also what kind of bordatella do any of you prefer, nasal or injectible?

 

[Ann]

this is a personal opinion but I don't think I would . I'm even thinking about checking with titer testing befor boostering at a year. some people think the nasal is better. I've had both and never had a problem with either.

 

[Prettydobie]

I did injectible and trinity had all of her shots when she was 8 months old and then at 1 year she got her rabies.

 

[Lexus]

My vets have always done the rabies at 6 months. The one I worked for and the subsequent ones I've had. Lexus get the injectible bordatello. No problems with any.

 

[Prettydobie]

The only reason trinity had her rabies so late is because she had alot of worms when I got her and they were afraid that the rabies shot might not mix very well with all the worm meds she was taking.

 

[doberkim]

when the vaccinations go depends on how old the dog was when it started -- has your dog already completed its puppy series?

i dont do bordatella at all - its such a short lived vaccine, and most dogs dont need it. when i am FORCED to give it, i do intranasal.

 

[Lexus]

Kim,
The vet I worked for always did intranasel also, but my current does injectable. What are the differences for either? Is the intranasel more potent?

 

[doberlover]

when the vaccinations go depends on how old the dog was when it started -- has your dog already completed its puppy series?

i dont do bordatella at all - its such a short lived vaccine, and most dogs dont need it. when i am FORCED to give it, i do intranasal.

She has already had her puppy series 8wks, 12 wks and 16wks w/rabies. SHe actually got one from the breeder maybe 5-6wks I'm not sure, but the vet didn't like the vaccination she was given so he started his own. The kennel where we board them required bordatella every 6 mos so we just kept it up after the fact in case we needed to board them again. I did hear somewhere that the bordatella may help fight off that dog flu that is going around or is that a hoax? :eatchicke
Thanks for the all the input, I think I'll just wait for the 1 year booster.

 

[Prettydobie]

I haven't heard that about the dog flu but of course around dallas I haven't heard much about it. Trinity went through the same thing the breeder started her shots but when I got her I decided to start them over because the couple was old and had a coupld of older dogs and the only proof they could show me that the pups had there first 2 shots was an empty bottle.