Booster vaccines

If you board your dog in kennels it is a requirement or a titre test proof. My old dogs stopped having boosters on vet recommendation (lovely vet). My young dogs still have boosters when required. Parvo is prevalent currently in this area which is a concern.

I suppose it depends on the health risks if you discontinue these vaccinations.

I live near the Danish-German border, so I certainly will not be discontinuing the cats' vaccinations against rabies!

My Bichon Frise hasn’t had boosters since arriving in the (UK) she’s 7 now and I won’t bother. My old vet told me when they get to 7ish not to bother anymore as what they have in the early few years gives them immunity for the rest of their lives. Similar to children’s chicken pox/ measles etc. the only vaccine I would have now for my dogs is if there’s a kennel cough or parva outbreak then obviously they have that.

I agree with you, Bluedaisy. Our dog doesn’t stay in kennels, so there is no requirement for boosters. This is on the advice of a number of vets.

Our old dog has to have kernel cough as it's a requirement of our sitter. If it wasn't for that we wouldn't do it anymore. Young dog is of course fully vaccinated.

Kennel not kernel.

Absolute no to boosters. Our dog-breeder gave me a lot of literature about the bad effects. So many dogs get cancer these days and vaccines may be part of the problem. Yes, it will mean most kennels won't board them - personally I would make other arrangements, with a dog-sitter for instance

undines that’s why I asked the question..read an article about a lady who blames the death of her three golden Retrievers on them having had their booster shots regularly

My beautiful feral cat aged 7+ has never been near a vet.Perfect health, fit as a fiddle.The envy of my vet-loving friends.

Undine I think most properly registered sitters and boarders require a kennel cough vaccine. The local council is pretty strict about that.

It can invalidate your insurance if pets are not up to date with vaccines?

The breeder I got my current dog from doesn’t believe in booster vaccines, so I assume that breeders don’t have to vaccinate their dogs to show them.

All my dogs and cats over many decades have only ever had their initial core vaccinations, no boosters ever. I’ve been with my wonderful independent vet practice for over 30 years, they’re not aggressively sales-driven like the big chains.

If you research this, rather than asking on social media or your vet, you will see that dog vaccinations last years and annual boosters have not been recommended for many years past.
Most vets still send annual reminders despite knowing that it is completely unnecessary.

I think my daughter had her two dogs vaccinated regularly, and they lived long healthy lives. On the other hand It's many years since I had any of my cats vaccinated. We live on a quiet estate with a very stable cat population. We very rarely have any strange cats passing through, and the vet agreed that they were very unlikely to catch anything.

watermeadow. The reason for starting the thread was because I’ve been doing research..
Am interested though to hear the opinions of others 🐕‍🦺

I'm in two minds about this.
I've had several dogs, (goldens), who had all their regular vaccinations, along with the required rabies jabs to travel back and forth to Europe, plus all the excessive worming, tic pills etc. They all lived until 12+, did not die of anything horrible, just back legs giving way.
The dog who wasn't subjected to these vaccines died very young of cancer.

My dogs are 11 and 10 and have had boosters all their lives and I won’t stop that now. They’re still very fit and healthy so I’ve no reason to stop.

I stopped having my terrier vaccinated when he was about 7 after reading that it was no longer really necessary when they reached a certain age.

I’m in two minds about my new rescued cat, as there seems so much that that she could catch. Leukaemia being one. I need to read up a bit more. But she has recently just finished her initial injections so I have a year to think about it.

I also did not de-flea my dog, he never had anny, although did occasionally worm him.

But I will always de-flea and worm Roo as cat fleas are such a pain.

If the cat gets a de-flea treatment but the dog doesn't, will the cat fleas automatically jump onto the dog and start infesting him?