Do You Vaccinate?

PinkFox said:

CD&T how often?

I practice limited vacination on my dogs, i did alot of research and found most vets are seeing a 3 year minimum immunity in dogs with most vaccines...
I now titer test the dogs and havent had to revacinate yet...

BUT theres no info out there on the "lifespan" of CD&T in livestock...
Id hate to give it every year if it provides much longer term protection (ive seen the results of vaccinosis and its not pretty), i also know tetnus for humans is 10 years, but i also know tetnus is a horrible way to go.

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Not sure where you live but where we live for adult dogs most vets give out a 2 or 3 yr shot. However, there is a lot of research going on, with more and more veterinarians supporting it, that there seems to be immunity up to 7 years. http://www.dalmatianrescue.org/info/Vital Rabies Vaccine Info.html Those guys quote 7 years, others more recent are quoting ten years of immunity for rabies for dogs.

doreenmcd said:

Here in Idaho our soil is lacking in Selenium and it's important to vaccinate with Bo-Se and I also do CD&T.

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Hey I have just moved to Idaho. I know it has a wide range of environments. I thought selenium depletion was more associated with areas of higher rainfall. Could you tell me what part of the state you are from? Down in Utah that is not something people really worried about.

As with any medication you need to remember the 5 Rights: right animal, right med, right dose, right route, and right times. Reading the attached labeling helps so much. Some meds are topical (external use only), and some meds like LA200 (oxytetracycline) can be given a few different routes (IM or Subcutaneous). Always stay away from giving an IM shot in anywhere but the neck if at all possible because these injections tend to put "blemishes" or dark spots in the muscle of meat goats or other meat animals. USDA recommends to give injections in the neck muscle and this is because this is the cheaper cut of meat. Some meds are specific to be given in the muscle or skin because they are an irritant and can cause abscesses.

CL vaccination (previous to her joining my herd) of one of my does has resulted in a "positive" result in subsequent testing prior to sale, thus frightening off the prospective buyer.

I do CDT a few times a year, because I heard that immunity does not last that long.
Mine have never gotten an abscess at the injection site.

GLENMAR said:

I do CDT a few times a year, because I heard that immunity does not last that long.
Mine have never gotten an abscess at the injection site.

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@GLENMAR We used a 8 Way CDT vaccine that we got from our vet once, and got abscesses at injection site. The brand was Covexin 8

GLENMAR said:

I do CDT a few times a year, because I heard that immunity does not last that long.
Mine have never gotten an abscess at the injection site.

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This is because it was given correctly.

goatboy1973 said:

This is because it was given correctly.

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When we told our vet that the Covexin 8 had caused abcesses, he said "you have to rub it in good". We had to remind him that he gave some of the injections himself.