Lovo said:Hi all. off to France again this summer. looks like I've wasted another 300 pounds on post BREXIT madness, getting our passported pooch rabies vaccinated AGAIN! twice in less that a year. surly there is a risk to the dog getting over vaccinated??
Many medical doses are determined by the size of the animal.otherclive said:I think you will be okay as one of mine was vaccinated twice within weeks. On the first vaccination she didn’t show enough antibodies in the blood test. The second vaccination and repeat blood test was required and her antibody count came well above the threshold level. That was over 11 years ago so I don’t think it caused her any harm. Anyway Switzerland used to insist on annual vaccination. So your fears are unfounded.
Are we really Post Brexit :silly: :woohoo:Lovo said:Hi all. off to France again this summer. looks like I've wasted another 300 pounds on post BREXIT madness, getting our passported pooch rabies vaccinated AGAIN! twice in less that a year. surly there is a risk to the dog getting over vaccinated??
ProfJohnL said:Many medical doses are determined by the size of the animal.otherclive said:I think you will be okay as one of mine was vaccinated twice within weeks. On the first vaccination she didn’t show enough antibodies in the blood test. The second vaccination and repeat blood test was required and her antibody count came well above the threshold level. That was over 11 years ago so I don’t think it caused her any harm. Anyway Switzerland used to insist on annual vaccination. So your fears are unfounded.
Unless someone has all the information about the medication and the animal it is poor advice to suggest that a second dose is safe.
Check with your professional.
Using a forum for this type of question is dangerous, because you have absolutely no way of knowing how accurate or safe the advice is.
All you need to do is to phone your Vet, you will know your through to qualified people, and your concerns should be correctly addressed. Chances are it won't cost you anything!
otherclive said:ProfJohnL said:Many medical doses are determined by the size of the animal.otherclive said:I think you will be okay as one of mine was vaccinated twice within weeks. On the first vaccination she didn’t show enough antibodies in the blood test. The second vaccination and repeat blood test was required and her antibody count came well above the threshold level. That was over 11 years ago so I don’t think it caused her any harm. Anyway Switzerland used to insist on annual vaccination. So your fears are unfounded.
Unless someone has all the information about the medication and the animal it is poor advice to suggest that a second dose is safe.
Check with your professional.
Using a forum for this type of question is dangerous, because you have absolutely no way of knowing how accurate or safe the advice is.
All you need to do is to phone your Vet, you will know your through to qualified people, and your concerns should be correctly addressed. Chances are it won't cost you anything!
Prof
You cannot obtain rabies vaccine other than through a vet. Therefore if the OP has had his dogs done twice in less than a year it can only be via a vet who would know from the dogs EU passport when it was last vaccinated and who also has access to the anti rabies vaccine makers data sheets.
I get the feeling here that you think that I am giving animal health advice based on a self medication regime. I can assure you that despite my many skills administering vaccine via a syringe and then taking bloods are not within my skill base. Plus I don’t have authority to endorse a pet passport despite being able to do it for a humans passport.
Lovo said:... surly there is a risk to the dog getting over vaccinated??
I read it that both Clive and the OPs vets made the decision. So is there still a question? Note Mel’s latest response too.ProfJohnL said:Lovo said:... surly there is a risk to the dog getting over vaccinated??
That is the question , and unless anyone here is a vet, I doubt we can answer it.
ProfJohnL said:I am not disputing that only vets can obtain the vaccination shots, But at the same time only a vet could provide a professional based response to the OP's question.
Whether canine vaccines work in the same way as human ones, and whether the risks are the same again only a Vet could answer.
It would be unwise to take the responses on a forum over and above those of a professional.
I too suspect the OP was simply bemoaning the cost they'd been put to, but there was a defined question about multiple vaccinations and their possible negative effects in the post.
Dustydog has summed up this situation perfectly.Dustydog said:I read it that both Clive and the OPs vets made the decision. So is there still a question? Note Mel’s latest response too.ProfJohnL said:Lovo said:... surly there is a risk to the dog getting over vaccinated??
That is the question , and unless anyone here is a vet, I doubt we can answer it.
You cannot give your dog any vaccination . It must and only can be administered by a Vet.
No problem .
EH52ARH said:Proff , Lovo was stating They had their Pouch revacsinated, and I think light heartled mentioned the possibility, of over vacsinating. As anyone who has their , Dog Cat or Ferret , vacinated against Rabies are told the problems , the Latest vaccine are so good that there is no need for a Titration test , but with this "Breackfast" thing , the possibility is that we need the the Titration, to be marked on the animals Passport. If you wish to bring animals to and from the Uk. This will affect animals from Europe as well.
Except for the super rich who keep their pets on the private aircraft and yachts and then smuggle them in in Hand bags.