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Take Your Best Shot At Dog Care--
By Andrea Waggener
Dog care includes vet care, which includes regular vaccinations, right? That’s what good parents have always done, haven’t they? They take their dogs for vet care check ups and make sure vaccinations are up to date.

Well, that may be what good parents have done in the past, but times are changing. Or they’ve already changed.

Barking, uh, breaking news: All 27 North American veterinary schools are changing their vaccination protocols. Good care no long requires regular vaccinations.

Here’s why:

Dog immune systems are fully mature by the time a is six months old. If a vaccine (which is a live virus given in a dose that activates the dog’s immune system for that virus), is given after the is six months old, the immunity produced by that vaccine lasts for the rest of the dog’s life.

According to veterinary specialists, if another vaccination is given a year later (or at other regular intervals as we’ve been told our dogs need), the antibodies from the first vaccine will wipe out the antigens from the second vaccine. In other words, the second vaccine will have very little to no effect at all. There is no “boost” given by the second vaccination.

This is why regular vaccinations aren’t necessary. And not only is this

kind of care unnecessary, it’s also risky. Annual vaccinations put a at risk of allergic reactions and an illness called immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia.

So when exactly should you get your vaccinations?

You don’t want to wait until your is six months old because your this puts your at risk. Although puppies do get antibodies from their mother’s milk, this natural immunity lasts only 8 to 14 weeks. During the first 8 weeks of a puppy’s life, the puppy shouldn’t be vaccinated because the immunity from his mom’s milk will neutralize the vaccine.

The best vaccination schedule, as outlined by veterinarians using this new vaccination protocol, is a series of vaccinations given at 8 weeks, then another set once a month up until 16 weeks (4 months) of age. After that, another set of vaccinations should be given after 6 months of age (veterinarians usually suggest waiting until your is a year old).

This last vaccination is all your needs then for the rest of her life. These early vaccinations provide lifetime immunity.

So how’s that for good news? Good care no longer requires regular vaccinations. You’ll be providing your better care if you don’t get regular vaccinations. And you’ll be saving a little money too on care.
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