10 Comments:

• I wish this article would give a base line price for this vaccine. It sounds like a great idea. Now lets hope it can be affordable to all of us, for our dogs. Poodles, Yorkies and Chihuahuas are very prone to this disease. We must feed more dry foods to these smaller breeds. It really helps to control this problem.

  By  Tracy, at 11:00 AM, November 18, 2006  

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• Another vaccine so they can make
  money off us. All you have to do
  is brush your dogs teeth or clean
  them your self. Get your pet use to
  doing it when they are small.
  The vet should teach the poeple
  how to do it then dogs teeth would be ok.
  A new vaccine that can give your
  dogs cancers or whatever so they can
  make money off us. Teach the people
  how to take care of the dogs teeth
  more then pushing shots.

  By  Anonymous, at 2:21 PM, November 18, 2006  

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• When people have dogs thier
  teeth should be taken care of too.
  I can't believe people let their
  dogs teeth go that long to where
  there is a smell. Then they should not have dogs.

  By  Anonymous, at 2:26 PM, November 18, 2006  

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• Fod God's sake - I have NEVER had any of my dogs teeth cleaned and they are sparkly white. Don't feed the crap dog food that the pet food industry puts out there, and that vets peddle on their shelves, and dogs will not get the horrible breath and rotten teeth! It is as simple as that. Why vacciate for YET ANOTHER thing that dogs don't need? Over vaccination is already killing our dogs.

  By  Anonymous, at 6:17 PM, November 19, 2006  

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• To whom ever thinks that their dogs teeth are sparkly clean. Consider youself lucky. Small dogs tend to get Periodontal disease much harder and more often than larger breeds. I know many dogs on one of the top brands you can buy and they brush, feed rawhides and everything and yet they still have problems. Crap dog food is not the cause of this disese. Humans get this diesae as well when we don't brush and we can't substitute hard foods to solve this problem.
  
  By the way we don't over vaccinate. How would you like to die from rabies or distemper? Humans can get rabies and distemper from animals Did you know that Kennel cough can kill some dogs?
  
  Some vaccines are to protect humans as well as animals. Think about that the next time you vaccinate.

  By  Vet Clinic aid, at 3:26 PM, April 26, 2007  

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• It is correct that, regardless of diet, some dogs are still prone to bad teeth. Genetics plays a significant role but diet can help. Most commercial foods, even the super premiums won't cut it for these dogs. They need raw meaty bones to chew on, and a raw diet. Think about it human cookies are hard foods but they still stick to our teeth. A hard crunchy food that sticks to teeth isn't the answer, either. If you can feed raw, than brush your dogs teeth weekly. Many love it. My five-year old's teeth look great, partially due to genetics and partially due to good hygiene and diet.
  
  Yes, we do over vaccinate our pets.
  Many vet schools are switching to a 3 year vaccination schedule, following the normal puppy schedule. A good friend of mine works for one of the veterinary drug companys, is a licensed veterinarian and is a dog breeder, follows the recommended three year vax schedule but stops vaccinating altogether after age 6 or 7 years old, with the exception of rabies which is required by law. I do blood titers on my dogs. After 2 1/2 years since his vaccination for parvo and distemper, he still has 100% immunity. I'll test him annually to decide if/when he needs to be vaccinated for either of those again.
  
  The CDC (Center for Disease Control) has declared the elimination of the strain of rabies that affects canines in the US in a press release in 09/2007.
  And there is a study planned at the U of Wisconsin to identify the duration of immunity of the rabies vaccine, and to change the vax schedule to every 5 years, and then to every 7 years.
  http://www.rabieschallengefund.org/
  
  The greater human rabies threat is from bats, not the canine.
  
  The comment about humans getting infected with canine distemper, and DYING from it is a very misleading and ignorant comment to make (adding that you are a vet clinic aid only makes you look more ridiculous). I would love to see evidence to back-up your comment.
  
  From Marvistavet.com:
  Can humans get infected with the canine distemper virus?
  
  Humans can get infected with the virus meaning the virus seems able to replicate in the human body but no illness results. At one time, multiple sclerosis was thought to be associated with exposure to the canine distemper virus but further research suggests that it is actually the human measles virus (a close relative of canine distemper) that may be the culprit. It does not appear that there is any human hazard in the canine distemper virus
  http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body_canine_distemper.html

  By  Anonymous, at 9:26 PM, January 02, 2008  

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• I just got the vaccine for my Boston and it was $27. I have given him CET chews and brushed his teeth for years. We have some issues with some back teeth that are hard to get to due to the folds in the skin. So to you know-it-alls who want to beat down this vaccine. Some of us rejoice it exists. And for your info, I have him on titers otherwise.

  By  Anonymous, at 1:36 PM, January 05, 2008  

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• I worked for a vet for several years and have owned animals all my life. I decided to give the vaccine to my three dogs (2 Chihuahua mixes and 1 Beagle mix). I waited a year in case it would be pulled for any problems. All of my dogs have become ill from the vaccine. My Beagle mix was lethargic and screamed in pain for about 2 days then was completely fine. The Chihuahua mixes however had many problems. Both started shaking a few hours after receiving the shots (first vac then 2 weeks later w/booster). This was also accompanied by screaming if they were picked up, both screamed in pain when they had to walk down the stairs and one woke up in the middle of the night screaming in pain. My other Chihuahua also had severe diarrhea for 4 days. The first time, the symptoms lasted 4-5 days for both at which point they recovered to there normal selves. I am now on day two after the booster with the exact same symptoms as first time. I would recommend that if you have a small dog, you thoroughly research this drug. I will also be contacting Pfizer to report the problems. I think this vaccine will help prevent periodontal disease which plagues dogs especially small breeds but the initial problems it has caused have made me think twice about ever giving it to my dogs again or recommending it to anyone with small dogs.

  By  Anonymous, at 7:55 AM, January 06, 2008  

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• My two shetland sheepdogs had the vaccine. One dog has had non stop pruritis (itching) in the area where the vaccine was given. She cannot stop biting the area and she is losing fur there. The muscle tissue is raised and has formed a 10 cm x 8 cm lump at the site of injection. Added to this this dog is doing what another person wrote on this forum--she whimpers a lot and if one tries to pick her up she yelps as if in pain. I would never, ever, give this vaccine to a dog under any circumstances. Pfizer in their literature lists the side effects as minimal but do not elaborate specifically on what they are. I noticed the lump today. Thought that the issue was a skin allergy. It is not. It is directly at the site of the injection of that Pfizer vaccine.
  Off to the vet on Monday with this.
  Would like to think that Pfizer would incur the veterinary costs related to this but doubt it very much. I have e-mailed them.
  
  I am very worried that my dog will have life-time problems from the vaccine.

  By  Anonymous, at 3:21 PM, February 23, 2008  

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• To Shetland Sheepdog lady:
  I wrote about my three dogs having problems with the vaccine. All three had injection site lumps that disappeared within a week or so. However, my one Chihuahua mix now has a chronic cough, developed pulmonary edema that is not cardiac related and is in severe distress. Cough started right after the injection. I am wondering if there is a connection but don't want to jump to conclusions as she is an older dog and was adopted only a year ago. I do have to wonder though why it started right after the vaccine and the doctor is completely stumped as to the cause after x-rays, EKG and ultrasound revealed no definitive diagnoses for the edema or cough. Antibiotics, heart meds (enepril) and cough suppressants have done nothing. If anyone may have had a similar issue, please respond. I would love to find out what’s going on.

  By  Anonymous, at 10:17 AM, February 28, 2008  

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