I was just wondering if you give your dog their boosters regularly or if you don't bother?

Storms due his today and is having it, but alot of people i have spoken to say they don't bother with boosters once the dog is over 2?

So now i dunno what to do lol

Also i've lost his medical card thing ... do i need it?

 

always give ours their required jabs at the time needed - keeps them fit and healthy

 

if you keep any pets you should treat them as part of your family cos thats what they deserve. they cant look after themselves and you the owner has the responsibility to look after them. if they need injections, they get them. if it was your child/bro/mum ect and the docs said they needed somthing you'd get it.

pets are no different, IMHO

so get the boosters!!!!

 

I always keep my dog up to date with his booster

 

I would mate just to be on the save side as for the card will be on file

nick british bulldog owner

 

i work with dogs and to be honest the jabs are always kept upto date , think of the dog as a member of the family, would you let them not have a yearly jab to protect them??

 

I would do hun, best to keep them up to date

 

thats that then lol

i was only asking as alot of people have told me that after 2 years the dogs don't need boosters and its just a way of vet making money so thats why i asked.

I've kept him up to date until now so i shall carry on

 

In theory, you are correct, after the age of two then they don't need a booster every year as there immune system is now fully up and running. BUT if there is an outbreak, of say Parvo, in your area then you would need to get your dog done.
For the sake of twenty quid a year, its not worth the risk.


Leigh

 

Have always kept our up to date.

Also, if your dog ever has to go into kennels, they won't accept any dog who isn't up to date with their vaccinations, including the 'kennel cough' one. A dog doesn't necessarily have to have been in kennels to catch this.

Kennel cough one used to be every 6 months, but now you can have an annual one.

 

My Dogs both had boosters untill the age of 8, Then i stop. The Vet said it wasnt nessisary

 

The vet might not think it's necessary, but as I said above, boarding kennels will insist on a dog being fully vaccinated.

 

my dog hasent had a booster for at least 5 years hes ok

 

No idea ours always come away with us or left with family so have no idea about kennels

 

TBH, it's taken many years to eradicate many dogs catching Distemper and to a lesser extent Parvo, solely by more responsible owners having their dogs vaccinated. If people take the attitude that boosters are a waste of time, Distemper and Parvo could be endemic again.

Dogs who haven't been vaccinated can become carriers, even though they might not actually have the diseases themselves, is that fair?

 

sorry to disagree with that. the boosters guard against 5 viruses of which three only need boosting every third year but the other two need to be done every year i looked into this last year

 

Agreed, But should Vets not be telling people to keep going with them rather than stopping at 8 years old?

I have no idea about these things and just take the advice of a Pro.

 

Maybe the Vet was just making a casual observation of what he thought, but not actually advising you not to have have your dog vaccinated. I am a little surprised that he said that. My Vet isn't of that opinion.

It would also, I suppose, depend on what area you lived in, if you were right in the middle of nowhere as opposed to a busy town/city, the need to vaccinate wouldn't be so great.

 

Subburbs - Outside of Watford. Maybe thats why then, Cos im a Country bumpkin

 

Deffinately mate keep everything up to date

 

Alfie's insurance is not valid if he doesn't have his boosters, but i would get them done anyway.

Better safe than sorry.

 

its all about piece of mind why take the risk over no more than 25 quid

 

Totally agree with Redkop! Everyone should keep them upto date to help stop the spread of the Deisease etc. I mean look at the case with humans atm People are not getting MMR Jabs so Polio (sp) etc has come back and on the increase

For sake for £20 is it even worth worry about? I get my little cat done every year

 

yeh i always get my rottys done, there never on time as i always forget.

but had a letter from the vets last week to tell me there overdue again

 

Ours are always done. It invalidates their insurance otherwise!!

 

we pay £2k+ for our bully's so £20 a year is fine never know what other dogs might have and the roads etc my friend use to walk his huskey everday same route and one morning it started moaning took to the vets and had x-ray and bloodtest etc and the vet said the dog had been licking anti-freeze it died 4 days later turns out where he walk it it would lick a drain sometimes
where the bloke up the road emptied it down the drain one day i know a booster wouldnt had stopped this but you never know what he or she licking

nic nic

 

thanks for all your comments everyone. storms had his booster and is now tucked up fast asleep in his bed

hes havin his balls off tuesday!! poor boy!!

then 2nd booster week after

 

Hi

I agree, we do not have diseases as much nowdays as owners are vaccinated as said before. I have seen quite a few dogs with PARVO when I worked at the vets and nursed the poor little things, its not nice and ive seen many owners of these dogs sobbing their hearts out only to wish they had vaccinated, its not a very nice thing to witness and Distemper is even crueler so yes as its only 20 to 30 a year its worth it rather than facing the possibility of illness to your beloved pet.


lisa10

 

we've always had our dogs done but never the cats and they've been fine? although saying that the cats don't go out.

didn't know a dog could die from licking anti-freeze though, thats well shocking as i've often left anti-freeze in the back of the car with the dogs, i didn't know it was that dangerous.