Exploring the Importance of Vaccine Titers

[@gclepine]

I live in Massachusetts and I had to drive an hour and a half in order to take my miniature Dachshund puppy to an Integrative veterinary clinic. It is a shame that there are not more veterinarians that are interested in saving pets from unnecessary vaccinations. My friends thought I was nuts, but I know that I was right in doing this for her because of her size and the tendency for miniature Dachshunds to react adversely to over vaccination. Thank you, Dr. Judy, for all your wonderful advice. I bought your book and it was very helpful for me to make the decision to find an Integrative Holistic vet.

[@Aetherfield]

I am just entered this rabbit-hole searching for an integrative vet in Ma. as I prepare to rescue a dog this Spring. Would you mind sharing the name of your vet or a list of them in Ma. if you have found there is such a thing?

[@dennisarbeit3793]

I live in western ma. I drive over an hr. To see this vet. Hope this helps you. MASH Main St Animal Services Animal hospital in Hopkinton, Massachusetts .

[@Aetherfield]

@@dennisarbeit3793 Thank you!! Totally worrh the drive.

[@azulasbluefire9788]

Thanks for the info I am also in MA I’ll go there

[@ambientweets8408]

I can't like this enough ❤ A million thanks to both of you. You guys are the vets that people are looking for.

[@enthusiasticdirection]

Fantastic... I will be booking in soon for the titer consult! Thank YOU!

[@shelleyzoe8254]

in November I had to put my dog down and had I known any of this. We would've had a different life together and much longer one I am convinced.broke my heart

[@dorothypuntarich784]

*Important *....Dr. Judy can you discuss with Dr. Zac how pet owners can make changes at their local Gov't LEGISLATION to except Rabies titers!!!! We need this legislation in all states!!! Thank you😊

[@nw5419]

I agree! I don't want my 12 yr old furbaby to go through another rabies shot!

[@di_kid00]

Yes! My city requires yearly rabies vaccination or else I am fined. I moved and had to keep my dog a secret, bc they do not accept tither testing results.

[@blikewat3r]

@@di_kid00in a state I lived in, they sent me a form with a list of reasons I didn’t have my dog V’d and one of them was “dog died”. I selected that and sent it back so they would stop hassling me. You can also give your dog another name when they go to a vet so the state never gets an accurate paper trail on them. The state should have no involvement in personal health decisions we make for OUR pets and people need to start fighting back or at least be as sneaky as the state has been to prevent them from gaining more access to our personal information. It’s one thing to be an irresponsible pet owner who allows a pet to roam around unsupervised causing havoc in a neighborhood and another to be a concerned pet owner who doesn’t want to expose an animal you love to toxic ingredients that can potentially cause them harm.

[@paijahvoo]

There are a lot of inaccuracies in Dr. Zac's statements.

[@analarson2920]

I found out they may accept titers in some cases but if the dog bites they w🎉ill definitely put the dog down so get all the details

[@nicolahooppell4265]

Thank you for all this information. I sadly lost my flat coated retriever in 2022 at the age of 5. I wonder if all the vaccines, worming and flea/tick meds contributed to her sudden death. So sad.

[@cosmeticsandpurseswithevelyn]

Flea & Tics is poisons Dear...anything put on their skin flows into their blood stream . I use a Flea comb when needed Vacumm and shampoo carpets I wouldnt trush any type of Chemical either Im starting to only use HOT WATER....on floors.

[@kathleenkirsan8032]

I was forced to give rabies to 4 of my dogs (animal control,), they have been sick since, two of them had a sex organ base response , 10:27 one has chronic prostate and another, an older female had a full blown false pregnancy. The other two noticably have reduced energy. I am so angry, this is tyranny...I am so disgusted with pharma, vets, dog food industry

[@scoobydadog246]

I AM So sorry to hear this Kathleen! I just didn't go for the ravies after this guy got older. - he lived until 17.5 - no others of course. I am with you - playing along by getting titers and us paying more $ is NOT the answer! Ending mandates IS. I am responsible for my pet's health and care, NOT the GOV'T! (and don't even get me onto the humans!!). If even 1/3 of dog owners refused to go along, we could shut the system down. Praying for your pups.

[@openyoureyes3969]

I just got a pup and man, this really sucks. PA has a rabies vaccine law.

[@dailydoseofdouglas2665]

One again, thank you! Thank you Dr. Judy and Dr. Zac! We go to the vet Monday and doing titers for their core and rabies. You have given me so much knowledge to prepare for this!

[@LynnerdSkinnerd97]

My alternative vet up here in the rural mountains of N GA retired last year. The vet practice close to us has multiple vets, and hardly any of them knew about titer testing. They just say it's highly expensive and we should vaccinate our dogs regularly. I put them off for another year until I could research where I could get testing done cheaper, because it was about the same cost as getting the vaccines at my last vet. And she would put the titer date for the rabbies vax as well as long as my dogs' tests came back good.

[@Wendy-qy1gr]

This is great information ❤ Thank you!

[@kristelsmart8318]

Really informative! Thank you! We have a legally required rabies vaccine coming up in March, and I’m dreading it. I’ll definitely be doing the titers for everything else! Also, we use Dr. Zac’s Nayked Pet products and they are AWESOME. I very highly recommend them!

[@mackenziefarley4338]

So what vaccines do they recommend? Trying to figure it out

[@HandsOfAnAngel]

When I was attending chiropractic college with .u service dog. They battled me but eventually won because my neighbor was a Vet that supported me.

[@Pulsardogtraining]

Dr Judy, can you speak on why someone wouldn’t feed their dog with a cleft pallet raw? Is there a special way of feeding dogs with this deformity?

[@jenxer608]

My dog had a severe reaction to the DHLPP vaccine years ago. The vet "guessed" it was from the Lepto portion but because they give those all at once, there is no way to be sure. Since then, I've been hesitant to give her any vaccines. I cringe every time they give me a print out at the vet because all the vaccines show past due. She is 14 year old Morkie with an enlarged heart so I don't think she will get anymore vaccines. Thank you for raising awareness. I had no idea as pet parent and have learned so much since I found your channel.

[@Bonjourdoodles]

At 14 she has been inoculated plenty enough, please listen to your gut feeling and do not give her anymore vaccines! She does not need, at her age to have any more challenges to her immune system. I will share with you as a pet owner my philosophy when it comes to our dogs, show dogs as well as rescues: we give the core vaccines as puppies, we do not give bordetella and certainly not give Leptospirosis, they get 1 booster then we titer around age 7 or 8 that’s it. My oldest died last year, after a stroke, she was my 20 year old cattle dog. We feed our dogs raw or gently cooked depending on the dog. We do not use flea and tick medicine either and they have no fleas. Good luck with your little dog, you are her best advocate!😊🐾🐾

[@wendynjflnc5065]

There is nothing ever " due " except rabies every 3 years. You are your pet's advocate,not the vet. Look up Dr Shultz vaccine protocol and information about each vax and his recommendations. It also talks about the efficacy and adverse events with each .

[@Glitterleaf]

Dr. Judy thank you for posting about this topic. I am now booking a teleconference with Dr. Zac to ask for his guidance regarding my new puppy about vaccinations. My puppy arrived from the breeder with a load of vaccinations. And I don't want to re-vaccinate. It's so hard with conventional vets.

[@jimg75]

Awesome information for pet owners. We have been Titering our dogs since 2009. Which we only did Puppy Core Vaccines.

[@kathy3230]

Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge and expertise!

[@pattisteely4650]

Thank you!

[@sherryuroff2423]

I have been lucky in Southern Ca with finding a Holistic vet who does Titers and is higher than vaccines but not crazy.

[@shelleyzoe8254]

? tryin to get an idea.

[@MrSmith-vu1hu]

Hi Sherry Would you mind send me your vet information? I am in Southern CAL too. TIA !

[@enthusiasticdirection]

One question - is there a list of which states do except titer results for Rabies? TY!

[@michellewei7349]

Before my basset passed away... I hadn't done a titer for rabies since he was two (I didn't know any different). At 10 years old he still had a rabies titer over 0.5! I used to drive almost two hours to the Clayton clinic. Sorry guys.. no more. So many changes happening there! It's just nothing like how DJM used to run it!

[@patriciagoncalves-adiestra970]

Many thanks 😻

[@citrumpet1]

What is your opinion of the new CDC guidelines for dogs coming back into the states from Canada? I was told at the border that even though my dog has current vaccinations I could be sent back to Canada and she would have to be microchipped and then vaccinated again for rabies to get the proper letter "documentation" from the cdc. It seems a bit ridiculous.

[@jaredzimmy]

Thank you so much extremely informative very helpful

[@BobbieB-if2ly]

Great information. I wonder what lab he uses for the titer tests and if he goes by their recommendation on the results of the titer, or uses his own , since the results are subjective.

[@Birdpoo777]

Maybe at this stage in the game one should use caution with anything that has an “able” or stakeholder involved with its wordage. Unfortunately, the misled hypnosis subjects may never be able to realize why?

[@dattisneha9253]

Hey I live in India, rabbies is very high here , do I need to vaccinate my pet every year for rabbies and other core vaccines like( distemper, parvo & adeno virus )

[@sarahmooney3866]

What happens if the titre comes back negative? What should you do next?

[@KathleenJohnson-mh7bh]

My vet sent a text to me basically stating the DAPPV are core vaccines and are not separated. I mentioned I did not want more than one vaccine given should my great Pyrenees have a reaction as he did with the 3 year rabbies. I also stated I don't want him to receive non core vaccines. He is not around other dogs as he is dog agressive. She said these are mandated by the American Medical Hospital for pet protection. Since when? Basically she told me my dog will not be allowed for any treatment at the clinic without all there mandated vaccinations. Titer is $160 should I pursue this. She has also told me I need to give the toxic heart worm along with flea and tick meds. I asked if she can guarantee neurological problems which happened to my Bernese. I do not know what to do.

[@Tailionis]

Find a new vet

[@shawnalLovesJesus]

@@Tailionis yep

[@martincroke75]

I have a 10 year old Puggle. From when she was a puppy, up until she was 7 years old, my veterinarian's always gave her the combination vaccine. I just tiered her at 10 years old. Her parvo titer showed no protection. So it would seem to me that your "vaccinated for life" statement, doesn't always hold true. My actual question is this...a Puggle is 28lbs. If she has been getting the full vaccine same vaccine that they give a 100lb dog , then why isn't she vaccinated for life,as your statement would suggest? Are combination vaccines effective vaccines? I had to mail order my own Parvo and administer, due to my vet only carrying combination vaccines. Titering again for Parvo this week. Thank you for your response.

[@shelleyzoe8254]

interested to read responce.

[@Bonjourdoodles]

Unfortunately vaccinated does not mean immunity, some dogs ‘ immune system does not always respond to vaccines, there is a small percentage of dogs like this… Make sure though that the result of her titer was interpreted properly. 😊🐾

[@newbie101]

May I ask if leptospira and influenza and bordetella shots every year necessary? Or any link that I can find out? Thank you.

[@shelleyzoe8254]

I don't know maybe you should watch this whole video because in my impression is no

[@aliciakow6600]

No. My yorkies got very sick from lepto in months! No more noncore vaccines for us

[@aliciakow6600]

I have 3, 9 weeks old small yorkies that less than 3 pounds have not vaccinated yet. My dogs never go out for public place. I am only interested to do the core vaccines, distemper and parvovirus vaccines and law required rabbies. Is 5 in 1 necessary? What do you recommend the time to do it for them to be effectively protected? 10 weeks, 14 weeks and 18 weeks or less? Please advise 🙏

[@jaredzimmy]

So I've listened to this a couple of times my question is there are core mandatory in Maine vaccines that need to be done every 3 years is it worth doing titers for those for our own benefit and refusing the vaccinations if they're covered because these vets in Maine don't do titers for the core and other vaccinations

[@jaredzimmy]

Since the introduction of Highly processed foods and vaccines all the dogs that die for the most part that I have encountered which is a lot because I have customers happens because of cancers. Some vaccines may be beneficial but most of them such as are vaccines are packed with chemicals heavy metals and dogs don't sweat so I tried to find a way to help my dogs detox

[@martincroke75]

If I am a pet parent,giving my own core vaccines,how do I know that the vaccine that I am purchasing as a single dose,is a quality vaccine?

[@stephaniedorsey4221]

DR JUDY I CANNOT GET IN WITH A REALLY GOOD TRAINER IN MY AREA DUE TO HIS VET TELLING HIM TITER TESTING IS NOT ENOUGH AND HIS DOGS WILL BE AT RISK! PLEASE HELP, there’s not many options in my area to just go find someone else. This is really stressing me out, I need help with training but I also don’t want to vaccinate if unnecessary. My one dog was not well for two days!!! Any suggestions???!!!?????

[@wendynjflnc5065]

Any trainer who doesn't understand the correlation between vaccines and the brain, isn't a quality trainer. Look online for zak George and other behaviorists that can help you train your dog. That's ultimately what works.

[@T_97112]

My vet claims that there is no proven level of immunity for anything other than Rabies and therefore they can't accept titers for Parvo, distemper, etc. (My dog is only there bc he has to be sedated for grooming, which they require vaccines for. Trust me, we're working on an alternative to avoid this!) I know you mentioned that you're either protected, or you're not, and then Dr. Zak said that "as long as you're over that threshold"- my question is, what is that threshold and who determines it? Trying to get as much information as possible to go back to my vet with when this comes up again.

[@wendynjflnc5065]

Ask for the t free rabies vaccine and use homeopathic lyssin protocol for detox.

[@chiron591]

Ubiquinal, or coenzyme COq10 in high dose is good for dogs with heart disease. Also Taurine supplement, which is found in meat. Recently had my dogs titers done for Parvo, cost me 85.00 in BC Canada. Whats most ridiculous is if the dog requires certain vaccines, you can get it Monday, and Tuesday they're protected. Really bad thought processes there.

[@Ladytwosocks486]

I paid $300 for the Titer test and the Vet said it was low & need the shots!! She even called the lab & talked to the tech. What the heck. She was determined that she was going to give those shots. My dog shook for two days. No more!!

[@ny_gsdluver6227]

I'll repeat my story: Adopted a rescued German shepherd dog, purebred. At 6 months we rescued her from a backyard breeder, her& brother were both underweight, huge swollen paws, bloody scabs all over. They both had demodex mange so bad, vet wanted to put them down. I said no, not without trying. I took the dog to Cornell University for ivermectin & her fur came back. Just before he 6th bday she was dx with myasthenia Gravis and secondary to that: mega esophagus. So far we know this dog does not have a strong immune system. Vet said no vax & I was happy.. even exempt from rabies. At age 13, I decided to titer the dog in April for rabies, only because I was curious as to her "protection " for rabies, knowing she's been vax'd for rabies in the past & we've stopped for a bunch of years. Titer test for rabies was very expensive.. something like$400 but I'm guessing. Took 6-8 wks for results.: she was still protected per results! Cool! Then in July of that year, a very large raccoon was under my deck, my shepherd was trying to get to the raccoon and ended up with some scratches on her nose. Vet told me we needed to vax her. I said, no we don't, she's protected! Vet said: "ehhhhh..". Vet scared me into getting vax🤬.I had checked with local animal control& no cases of a rabid raccoon. Needless to say, since I was scared into a rabies vax I stopped going to that Vet. I'm doing puppy vax & that's it. Titer test for me, waste of time and money! Thoughts??

[@BelindaTN]

I think we need holistic/natural groomers. I choose breeds of dogs that do not require professional grooming.

[@nogames8982]

I would be all for titers if they were available where I am and affordable. Neither of which is true.

[@scoobydadog246]

That's right! The answer is not titers , but to end mandated vaccines for dogs and humans! We are responsible for our own pet's health and care, NOT the gov't.

[@j.c.h7127]

Vets don't understand? Horseshit.

[@wendynjflnc5065]

$$$$

[@shelleyzoe8254]

I am so lucky to have found a holistic vet in Sonoma County. It's not time for tires yet but when it is, I'm curious of what she's going to charge and I will suggest using.nakedpet. I am not vaccinating for rabies ! Distemper and Parvo only. puppy is 15weeks, we are doing nosodes 1st then the vaccines seperately. thank you for your huge contribution to integrity in vet care❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@shelleyzoe8254]

my dog will not be boarded. I have no reason to over vaccinate just because some shop requires it. Last year there were six cases of rabies in this county and they were all from bats one from a fox