Comments on: Your Dog Vaccination Schedule – Very Important http://www.dog-hospital.com/dog-health/your-dog-vaccination-schedule-very-important.htm Its all about dogs - we care for them Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:50:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Elizabeth Hart http://www.dog-hospital.com/dog-health/your-dog-vaccination-schedule-very-important.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1181 Elizabeth Hart Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:50:24 +0000 http://www.dog-hospital.com/?p=223#comment-1181 This information is incorrect and risks putting dogs at needless risk of an adverse reaction. Dogs do not need an annual DHLPPC Booster. Experts advise that dogs that have been vaccinated as puppies for parvovirus, distemper virus and adenovirus, with a back-up booster at 12 months of age, are likely to have lifelong immunity. Ongoing revaccination for these diseases is unnecessary. Check the World Small Animal Veterinary Association Dog and Cat Vaccination Guidelines for more information on core and non core vaccines: http://www.wsava.org/PDF/Misc/VGG_09_2007.pdf My paper titled: "Overvaccination of pets - an unethical practice" provides more background on duration of immunity, adverse reactions, and ethical considerations. It is freely available at via this link: http://users.on.net/~peter.hart/Over-vaccination%20of%20pets%20-%20an%20unethical%20practice%20(2).pdf This information is incorrect and risks putting dogs at needless risk of an adverse reaction.

Dogs do not need an annual DHLPPC Booster.

Experts advise that dogs that have been vaccinated as puppies for parvovirus, distemper virus and adenovirus, with a back-up booster at 12 months of age, are likely to have lifelong immunity. Ongoing revaccination for these diseases is unnecessary.

Check the World Small Animal Veterinary Association Dog and Cat Vaccination Guidelines for more information on core and non core vaccines: http://www.wsava.org/PDF/Misc/VGG_09_2007.pdf

My paper titled: “Overvaccination of pets – an unethical practice” provides more background on duration of immunity, adverse reactions, and ethical considerations. It is freely available at via this link:

http://users.on.net/~peter.hart/Over-vaccination%20of%20pets%20-%20an%20unethical%20practice%20(2).pdf

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