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Canine Vaccine Guidelines

These  protocols  needs veterinary advice to assess risk and appropriate vaccination.

A full assessment will take a long consultation, and should be part of a preventative medicine protocol.

Note:  At present these vaccine protocols may be more expensive than protocols offered routinely in veterinary surgeries. As more people request these procedures, the price will drop.

For safe vaccination, manufacturers specify to Vaccinate only Healthy animals:  a dog with a high temperature, poor teeth, bad skin or vomiting and diarrhea and coughing, poor testicles or vaginal discharge or incontinence is unhealthy.

1. Vaccinate as pup and at 12 months
2. Titre test for core vaccines dispemper hepatitis and parvo virus from then on
3. Kennel cough and influenza need doing yearly in at risk animals. eg kennelling, owner travelling
4. Vaccines are better as single disease doses , not combinations. This is not available but will come if there is customer demand.

Simple Puppy Vaccination Protocol:

1. The best possible protocol, where the mother has been fully vaccinated.

• 10 and 14 weeks C3 (Distemper Hepatitis and Parvovirus).
  18 weeks Kennel cough: Parainfluenza and Bordetella, if the dog is at risk.
  22 weeks Parainfluenza If desired.
  
  
• Puppies living at home are usually not at risk from kennel cough, without abnormal stress the disease is usually only mild.
  
  
• Never under 6 weeks; preferred not before 8 weeks.
  
  

2. Possible protocols of AT Risk dogs:

Protocols can be commenced earlier according to the risk e.g. transport, leaving home early, kenneling, unvaccinated mother

• 6 weeks C 3
  10 weeks C4 plus Bordetella
  14 weeksC4 plus Bordetella
  
  
• 8 weeks C3
  11-12 weeks C4 plus Bordetella
  14-16 weeks…C4 plus Bordetella

Avoid double dose of hepatitis vaccine. The young Immune system is at risk from excess vaccination. Nobivac supply a kennel cough vaccine without hepatitis( adenovirus type2).

From then On:

• Titre tests Yearly: These are available locally for all diseases except Para influenza and Bordetella. If the titre test is low, parvovirus particularly can be of concern. It is possible to, boost the immune system herbally/ homeopathically and retest, or vaccinate if there is an imminent risk. Any hepatitis or distemper titre means the animal has specific committed immune memory cells to afford protection upon exposure.
  
  
• Kennel Cough is caused by hepatitis type 2, parainfluenza and Bordatella
  
  
• Hepatitis tyope 2 has at least a 3 year immunit after 12 monthof age iimmunization
  
  
• Opinions about the length of time over which both Parainfluenza and Bordatella immunity last, vary from 3 months to a year, Ther safest way is to vaccinated for both diseases 2 weeks before entering a close contact stressful situation like a kennel , and repeat this every 6 months if the dog is being repeatedly kennelled.
  
  
• Do not routinely get a kennel cough vaccine with added heptatis if the dog has a measurable hepatitis titre.
  
  
• Before Breeding: The Hemopet/Hemolife complete thyroid antibody panel from Dr. Jean Dodds www.hemopet.com via your vet, to establish that the pet is free from autoimmune thyroid disease. Breed only those which are free: cost approx $200. This disease appears as a result of vaccination, and the capacity to respond in this way is inherited.
  
  

If you do not wish to get yearly titre tests, all vaccine companies have research showing that the three core vaccines last 3 years at a minimum in normal circumstances. Unless there is an outbreak, three year vaccination will be sufficnet. Titre testing is an added insurance.

Canine influenza

has been recently recognized, dogs normally do not die from this disease, however it may be severe if the animal is stressed, eg kennelling, new owner and yearly vaccinations may be necessary. Titre testing is available. This is an influenza virus, and changes in these viruses mean regular vaccination will be necessary.

Leptospirosis

Puppies at risk only first vaccine 16 weeks then two more 3 weeks apart.

This vaccine can have both liver and kidney side effects. Titre test first using a Lepto multi-serovar titer test . Do not give with other vaccines. Greater risk from this disease than kennel cough, if there is a big contamination. Then...

Once or twice yearly vaccination with the correct vaccine for the type of leptospirosis in your area, ask your vet. There are no single or monovalent vaccines, so some a complex will be used.

Yearly doses are given 1 month before the beginning of the rainy season, if there is a defined dry season. Titre test first using a Lepto multi-serovar titer test.

Cold and dry kill this organism. Dry out all rat/ cow urine affected areas: source of bacteria.

Corona Virus

Only at risk intensive situations where there is a build up of fecal contamination and a history of debilitating diarrhea in puppies.

This is not common.

If it is occurring it is a sign of inadequate immune systems.

This vaccine should not be given within 2 weeks of other vaccines. It is not needed in healthy adults, and will not stop the cause if there is an immune system problem.

Tetanus

Only to dogs under 6 months when very high risk, hunting, pig baiting with horses

Dogs have generally high resistance to tetanus. Vaccination is according to risk. The disease is usually caused by contamination of wounds with horse feces.

For full immunity two doses a month apart sub- cutaneously, then in 12 months, then every 5 years if risk continues.

Local reactions to this vaccine can be severe.

This vaccine contains horse based protein, and can cause reactions when the pet is given other horse based serum, e.g. tick and snake antivenom, and for this reason it is not generally recommended. you must tell your vet if your dog has been tetanus vaccinated.