Question re: 7 in 1 dog vaccine
Our new vet recommends a 7 in 1 vaccine for dogs every two years. Since our longtime vet died suddenly a couple of years ago, and he was very conservative in treatment, I am wondering if that isn't a...
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I'm not sure about the totality of evidence, but my experiences have been that very small dogs (not so much cats) seem to have a greater reaction to multiple vaccinations. Not serious, life threatening but pain and ADR (ain't doin' right :) ). It's common enough that we usually split vaccines by a couple of weeks in very small breed puppies.
Mark is totally correct in that there are several things in the vaccine component that can cause reaction.
The whole situation that started re-evaluation of vaccine protocol in veterinary medicine was the "vaccine induced sarcoma" in cats. It turns out that it's not just vaccine, it's any injection (or tissue trauma) and there is a genetic component - most cats do fine with and never develop cancer.
The point here is to minimize the number of injections, thus Mark's protocol.
The point here is that NO injection (or medication for that matter) is an innocuous procedure. It needs to be discussed and decisions made based on the risks/rewards for each individual.
Doug, DVM
Mark is totally correct in that there are several things in the vaccine component that can cause reaction.
The whole situation that started re-evaluation of vaccine protocol in veterinary medicine was the "vaccine induced sarcoma" in cats. It turns out that it's not just vaccine, it's any injection (or tissue trauma) and there is a genetic component - most cats do fine with and never develop cancer.
The point here is to minimize the number of injections, thus Mark's protocol.
The point here is that NO injection (or medication for that matter) is an innocuous procedure. It needs to be discussed and decisions made based on the risks/rewards for each individual.
Doug, DVM
