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Age of Pups |
Vaccine Type |
9 - 10 weeks
14 weeks
20 weeks or older, if allowable by law
1 year
1 year |
Distemper virus + Parvovirus, MLV
Same as above
Rabies
Distemper virus + Parvovirus, MLV (0ptional)
Rabies, killed 3-year product (give 3-4 weeks apart from any
other vaccine) |
Perform vaccine antibody titers for
distemper and parvovirus every 3 yrs, or more often, if desired.
Written waiver of rabies booster, with justification by client
veterinarian, and rabies antibody titer may be granted. See
www.rabieschallengefund.org
W. Jean Dodds, DVM. Hemopet, 938 Stanford Street, Santa Monica, CA
90403; 310-828-4804; Fax 310-828-8251; e-mail
hemopet@hotmail.com.
REASONS FOR VACCINE
TITER TESTING *
- To determine that animal is
protected (suggested by a positive test result)
- To identify a susceptible animal
(suggested by a negative test result)
- To determine whether an
individual animal has responded to a vaccine
- To determine whether an
individual vaccine is effectively immunizing animals
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* from: Schultz, Ford, Olsen, Scott. Vet Med, 97: 1-13,
2002 (insert)
AVAILABLE VACCINE
TITERS FOR DOGS
- Distemper Virus
- Parvovirus
- Adenovirus 2 (hepatitis)
- Bordetella
- Panleukopenia
- Corona Virus [not recommended]
- Rabies Virus (RFFIT: non export)
CANINE VACCINE
ADVERSE EVENTS *
- retrospective cohort study; 1.25
million dogs vaccinated at 360 veterinary hospitals
- 38 adverse events per 10,000
dogs vaccinated
- inversely related to dog weight
- vaccines prescribed on a
1-dose-fits-all basis, rather than by body weight.
- increased for dogs up to 2 yr of
age, then declined
- greater for neutered versus
sexually intact dogs
- increased as number of vaccines
given together increased
- increased after the 3 rd or 4th
vaccination
- genetic predisposition to
adverse events documented
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* from Moore et al, JAVMA 227:1102–110
VACCINE CONCLUSIONS
FOR CANINES *
Factors
that increase risk of adverse events 3 days after vaccination:
- young adult age
- small-breed size
- neutering
- multiple vaccines given per
visit
These
risks should be communicated to clients
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* from Moore et al, JAVMA 227:1102–1108, 2005
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