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Just want to start off, that Iam not opposed to NOT vaccinating this dog again...if anyone here is a vaccine nazi, Iam listening...I always hear about them being *bad* to over do, but I'd like more info/detail etc.
Chili is now a year old. He recieved all his puppy vacs and a rabies shot...his rabies shot left a LARGE lump at the site, it took about two weeks to go down and was Ouchy to the touch. I read online it was an allergic reaction?
When I asked the vet if it was normal he kinda dodged the question, when I asked again, he said, Um yeah, sure, normal. I have since changed vets.
here is my concern. Chili came to me @ 5 weeks old, and had been away from mom for AT LEAST a week at that point...I don't know about antibodies and nursing and whatnot and windows of time, but that happens during the first few feeding correct?
He also had the worst case of Demo mange my vet had EVER seen in person. Both my vet and two others, plus my own research indicate that this suggests an underlying genetic problem with the immune system. Either suppression, or a defect.
He has not been ill in any way this year after the initial problems were cleared, not even KC when the other dogs had it. He recovered from the mange and all the fungal/baterial infections, plus his giardia and cocidia with flying colors (he was a *mess* when I got him)
That said, Iam concerned about vacinating him. As the time is coming for boosters...how accurate are titers? Can they run them for multiple things? Iam afraid of killing him or messing him up more with repeated vacs...I know that the rabies vac is supposed to last up to a decade.
anyway, sorry if that seems a bit all over the place...and info/thoughts are appreciated.
Chili is now a year old. He recieved all his puppy vacs and a rabies shot...his rabies shot left a LARGE lump at the site, it took about two weeks to go down and was Ouchy to the touch. I read online it was an allergic reaction?
When I asked the vet if it was normal he kinda dodged the question, when I asked again, he said, Um yeah, sure, normal. I have since changed vets.
here is my concern. Chili came to me @ 5 weeks old, and had been away from mom for AT LEAST a week at that point...I don't know about antibodies and nursing and whatnot and windows of time, but that happens during the first few feeding correct?
He also had the worst case of Demo mange my vet had EVER seen in person. Both my vet and two others, plus my own research indicate that this suggests an underlying genetic problem with the immune system. Either suppression, or a defect.
He has not been ill in any way this year after the initial problems were cleared, not even KC when the other dogs had it. He recovered from the mange and all the fungal/baterial infections, plus his giardia and cocidia with flying colors (he was a *mess* when I got him)
That said, Iam concerned about vacinating him. As the time is coming for boosters...how accurate are titers? Can they run them for multiple things? Iam afraid of killing him or messing him up more with repeated vacs...I know that the rabies vac is supposed to last up to a decade.
anyway, sorry if that seems a bit all over the place...and info/thoughts are appreciated.