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Time to Vaccinate the Dog?
Every new dog owner looks for a definitive dog vaccination schedule to follow, but the truth is that the best vaccine protocol for your dog is very subjective. Puppy vaccinations are important, but...
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Rolled-Up Welcome Mat?
No good deed goes unpunished. That’s what Pam Rowley of Upper Brookville, New York, discovered last November, when the hospital administrator who always greeted her and 8-year-old Vizsla Gunner at the...
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Vaccine Titer Tests for Dogs
It’s always been interesting to me that few people know why young puppies have to be vaccinated several times, a few weeks apart – and yet, few question the practice. There’s a term for it: puppy...
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The Deal with Puppy Shots
You might be surprised to know that dogs don’t actually need a “series” of shots in order to be immunized against canine diseases. That said, paradoxically, there is a good and compelling reason to...
View ArticlePuppy Vaccines: Why Your Puppy Needs So Many Shots
The first rule of puppy vaccinations is that there are no hard and fast rules for puppy vaccinations; the best way to make sure a puppy is fully immunized against the most common contagious diseases...
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Canine Parvovirus Vaccine, Symptoms, and Treatment
When parvo strikes, it moves fast. Infected dogs may appear to be in perfect health one day and violently ill the next. Emergency veterinary care is expensive, and unless dogs are diagnosed and treated...
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Can Dogs Get Tetanus?
Your canine companion is walking calmly with you one minute, and the next, a rabbit! Off streaks your dog, ignoring your calls and bent on chasing the rabbit. Unfortunately for him, he doesn’t notice...
View ArticleWill the Rattlesnake Vaccine Protect My Dog?
Every year rattlesnakes bite more than 100,000 dogs in the United States, with an estimated 40% of bites resulting in severe reactions and fatal reactions in about 5% of bites. So why wouldn’t every...
View ArticleRabies in Dogs: Symptoms and Prevention
Rabies is a fatal viral disease that there is no cure or treatment for. The earliest signs of rabies in dogs are anxiety, nervousness, mild agitation, unusual behavior changes, itchiness, and fever....
View ArticleWhat Is Distemper in Dogs?
Canine distemper is a serious viral infection in dogs caused by paramyxovirus. As a viral disease, it is often fatal, and even dogs who survive may have lifelong damage. The canine distemper virus is...
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The Lyme Vaccine for Dogs
Lyme disease is the most commonly reported tick-borne disease in dogs. Fortunately, we can help protect our dogs from Lyme disease with preventive measures and using a vaccine sometimes called a “tick...
View ArticleLeptospirosis in Dogs
Leptospirosis is caused by the bacteria Leptospira. Several species of mammals can become ill with leptospirosis, including dogs and humans. Leptospira bacteria are found worldwide. Leptospirosis in...
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Bad News for Dog Owners Looking for Single-Antigen Vaccines
I have always run titers on my dogs before vaccinating and my vet provided individual doses when required. This year was different. The office manager called and said their practice could no longer...
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