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| How many of you vaccinate horses for rabies? I have seen a lot of skunks lately and am going to vaccinate for rabies. Just curious who else does it? |
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Location: south dakota | I have for years. If you ever see what happens you will too.
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| I always vaccinate for rabies, you just never know what might be carrying it. I would rather pay for the vaccine and be safe then sorry. |
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Location: Slipping down the slope of old age. Boo hoo. | Yes. |
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Location: Up and over to the right | I always vaccinate for rabies but skip potomac and strangles. I couldn't go to any shows, events or leave the state w/o a rabies vaccine on my horses. |
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| We vaccinate all animals for rabies. Horses, cows, cats, dogs, etc. |
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | Always have always will. |
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| I do. It has to be given by a vet though. The others I give myself. |
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| FYI; Read and agree or disagree in your own mind ... this is not a poll ....
... this article and on-going research goes for all vaccines that DO CREATE IMMUNITY .... not the maybe so (recommended it may be best to do) vaccines that DO NOT create any immunity ... just profits for the drug makers ...
Time for laws to change????
http://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2011/06/21...
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Location: minnesota | Every year. |
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Location: Muskogee, OK | Absolutely and positively! Every year. |
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Location: Texas | Yep. pretty sure its required in Texas anyway. Hey I'm even vaccinated for rabies, LOL. had to for school. |
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| I sure do! |
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More bootie than waist!
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | nance - 2014-03-12 8:08 PM I do. It has to be given by a vet though. The others I give myself.
Not around here. I give them myself. |
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Location: Paradise , tx | Have for 35 years. In Texas, only dogs and cats are required by law, I always give the rabies myself. I do have to purchase it from the vets office, cann't get it from any of the feed stores. |
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Location: Greenville Texas | Getting coggins and rabies is at the top of my yearly list.
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Location: never in the right place | Rabies is required every year here in Ct and you need a Rabies Cert. So I get Rabies and Coggins every year, do the rest of the shots myself. |
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Location: Do I hear Banjos? | Interesting article. My issue is the variable level of immune response based on the individual. My philosophy has always been that I should vaccinate regularly for those diseases that do not have a treatment (i.e Rabies). If I had the cash to run vaccine titers on all of the critters...I would do that instead and only vaccinate/booster those that needed it. HOWEVER...as the article pointed out...those tests are very cost prohibitive. Re-vaccination (other than VAS in cats) has a low risk of harm....therefore that's where I choose to spend my cash. For the adult dogs/cats they will get rabies every 3 years...other vaccines are annual to start...but once they are 3 years old I only give the DHLPPC once every 3 years. And I skip it altogether after age 9.
I guess I am not much of a risk taker. I may occasionally run with scissors...but in general I play it safe. Especially with the health/welfare of the critters. But I do feel that the vaccines do likely build immunity for longer than they can claim due to FDA approval status etc. The titer is the only way to know for sure. |
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Location: Oklahoma | Every year ... horses and dogs |
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Location: N Texas | Been vaccinating for it for years. Better safe than sorry! |
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