dhlpp shots
When I was vaccinating my litter a year ago I called Jean Dodds at Hemopet to find out the best way to vaccinate them without over doing it. She suggested just parvo and distemper then rabies as close to 6 months as possible depending on the law. The puppies got a round of shots at 7.5 weeks before going to their new owners, then the owners followed up at 12 and 16 weeks with the same 2 vaccinations. One did vaccinate for rabies at 16 weeks as they live in the country and have had rabid animals in their county, all other pups were about 6 months old. My vet uses the same 2 vaccinations plus a third one - began with an a - sorry I cannot remember it - so I had him order Introvet Pro-Guard Puppy for me as recommended by Dr. Dodds. Both Dr. Dodds and my vet said there are such low chances in hlp that unless there is an outbreak in the area or the dog would be traveling to an area where the chance of these is high, there was no need to over-vaccinate. She also recommended titring at one year versus automatically vaccinating. I titred my 3 year old when he turned 2 - he had only had his puppy and 1 year boosters - his titres were high enough that we did not vaccinate at 2 years. He will be titred again this spring. Check your area for what diseases may exist before deciding for or against certain vaccines but in Virginia, the distemper and parvo then rabies is all they need according to these vets. Molly and the gang Charlottesville, VA
dhlpp shots
I have heard Berners can have severe reactions to the Lepto portion of the DHLPP shot. Friends have connected this to the illness and subsequent death of their beloved Berner a few years back, where it attacked his immune system. I have also heard that having both DHLPP and the rabies vaccine given at the same time can cause the immune system to shut down. My 5 1/2 year old has had those shots given at the same time, and never had a reaction, however, I am considering spacing them out at this time, due to their unfortunate case. Has anyone on the list had experience with either of these problems or know if eliminating the Lepto portion of the shot is common practice? Linda LaBraico [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bloomsburg, PA
