Just mulling this over...
We are currently starting the long search for a puppy after losing our wonderful dog to bone cancer a few weeks ago.
The breed isn’t a common/popular one, so can be hard to find a planned litter waiting list and I’ve had some interesting chats with a few breeders.
All recommend raw feeding and one doesn’t believe in yearly boosters. She suggested getting the initial course of vaccines then yearly blood tests for immunity and only giving boosters if necessary. She feels it can be harmful to give yearly boosters and most dogs need no more than a booster for certain diseases every 3yrs and some aren’t needed for the rest of a dogs life.
I’m trying to do a bit of research myself into this. The idea seems logical. But how does it work in practice? Our vets would make you repeat the whole course if the booster was late.
Do many vets support this?
I’m not anti vacs when it comes to my children, is this the same thing?
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Witchonastick · 09/04/2019 18:45
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