 Ruffwear Front Range Harness The Ruffwear Front Range Harness is an everyday harness that is easy to put on and is comfortable for dogs to wear with a Y-Shaped fit and brush guard design to protect the chest and belly. This harness features 4 points of size adjustment and two points of attachment for leashes (reinforced webbing loop on the chest and aluminum V-ring on the back). If you have a dog who is a strong puller, the front attachment does a good job of staying on center when the harness is properly fit without gapping and does not restrict shoulder and front range movement unlike "no-pull harnesses" which can damage skeletal structure causing injury and chronic pain. Available in 6 Colors
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Dodds Minimal Vaccination Protocol 2016 DODDS VACCINATION PROTOCOL FOR DOGS (Newest Protocol) Posted July 18, 2016 The following vaccine protocol is offered for those dogs where minimal vaccinations are advisable or desirable. The schedule is one I recommend and should not be interpreted to mean that other protocols recommended by a veterinarian would be less satisfactory. It’s a matter of professional judgment and choice. 9 - 10 weeks of age Distemper + Parvovirus, Modified Live Vaccine e.g. Merck Nobivac (Intervet Progard) Puppy DPV 14 – 15 weeks of age Distemper + Parvovirus, Modified Live Vaccine 18 weeks of age Parvovirus only, Modified Live Vaccine Note: New research states that last puppy parvovirus vaccine should be at 18 weeks old. 20 weeks or older, if allowable by law Rabies – give 3-4 weeks apart from other vaccines Mercury-free (thimerosol-free, TF) 1 year old Distemper + Parvovirus, Modified Live Vaccine This is an optional booster or titer. If the client intends not to booster after this optional booster or intends to retest titers in another three years, this optional booster at puberty is wise. 1 year old Rabies – give 3-4 weeks apart from other vaccines 3-year product if allowable by law; Mercury-free (thimerosol-free, TF) Perform vaccine antibody titers for distemper and parvovirus every three years thereafter, or more often, if desired. Vaccinate for rabies virus according to the law, except where circumstances indicate that a written waiver needs to be obtained from the primary care veterinarian. In that case, a rabies antibody titer can also be performed to accompany the waiver request. Visit The Rabies Challenge Fund at https://www.rabieschallengefund.org/ for more information. W. Jean Dodds, DVM Hemopet / NutriScan 11561 Salinaz Avenue Garden Grove, CA 92843 https://drjeandoddspethealthresource.tumblr.com/post/147595920886/dodds-vaccination-protocol-dogs-2016#.W7MDD3tKjIV How does the Dodds Minimal Vaccination Protocol compare to the newest recommendations from the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA)? 2017 AAHA Canine CORE Vaccination Guidelines Published September 7, 2017
The most significant change AAHA has made is on its position on antibody titer testing. It is an admission by AAHA that titer testing is an alternative to vaccination - "Titers, or quantitative antibody testing, can help determine your dog’s protection from some diseases. Titer testing can be useful when a dog’s vaccination history for distemper, adenovirus, and parvovirus is unknown—a positive result typically means he is considered protected." Dr. Jean Dodds on Adenovirus - "At the current time, I do not recommend routinely giving the adenovirus (CAV-2) vaccination for either infectious canine hepatitis (ICH) or kennel cough. In the United States, there has only been one documented and isolated domesticated dog ICH incident in the past fifteen years. If and when a true outbreak does happen, my vaccination protocol can be revised appropriately to include CAV-2 vaccination to cover ICH for a specific region." Dr. Jean Dodds on Parainfluenza - "Parainfluenza is simply a member of the kennel cough complex. By itself, canine parainfluenza produces mild to moderate upper respiratory disease or no discernable clinical disease. When parainfluenza virus is combined with a bacterium such as Bordetella and several other potential viral pathogens, kennel cough could result. So, the attempt to pin down canine parainfluenza to specific respiratory lesions is difficult within the kennel cough complex. The current oral or intranasal Bordetella vaccines also cross protect against the other organisms in the kennel cough complex, including the CAV-2, discussed above. Plus, the vaccine needs to be reevaluated and be subjected to new clinical trials. The last one was conducted in the early 2000’s." Note: The American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) sets the gold standard for vaccination protocols for veterinarians. If your veterinarian is still recommending boosters every year or every other year or if they are pushing other vaccines that are not needed for your location - FIND A NEW VETERINARIAN! The 2017 AAHA Guidelines specify that subsequent vaccinations to the core vaccines should be administered at intervals of 3 yr or longer and that quantitative antibody testing (titer testing) is useful for assessing a dog's protection from disease. How long do canine vaccines last? Is revaccination every 3 years even necessary? (Duration Of Immunity & Over-Vaccination) When it comes to immunity and duration of immunity for dog vaccines, there’s one clear expert - Veterinary Immunologist Dr. Ronald D Schultz. Minimum Duration Of Immunity For Canine Vaccines Canine Distemper Virus (CDV) Rockbom Strain - 7 Years by Challenge / 15 Years by Serology Canine Distemper Virus (CDV) Onderstepoort Strain - 5 Years by Challenge / 9 Years by Serology Canine Parvovirus (CPV) - 7 Years by Challenge and Serology Canine Adenovirus-2 (CAV-2) - 7 Years by Challenge / 9 Years by Serology Dr Ronald Schultz realized that when dogs were exposed to viruses naturally, they developed lifetime immunity and he began testing the core vaccines (distemper, parvovirus, adenovirus and rabies). Dr. Schultz found that all core vaccines (distemper, parvovirus, adenovirus and rabies) last at least 7 years (which was the duration of the studies, not the duration of immunity for the vaccines). Dr. Schultz says about revaccination, "The patient receives no benefit and may be placed at serious risk when an unnecessary vaccine is given. Few or no scientific studies have demonstrated a need for cats or dogs to be revaccinated.” Dr. Schultz has done a number of interviews with Dr. Karen Becker which can be found on the Mercola Healthy Pets website and youtube channel. Here is my recommended interview to start with ( May 2011) - Entire video without accompanying articles Dr. Karen Becker and Dr. Ronald Schultz on Pet Vaccines - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrLD1NXIa5U Video broken into 4 parts with accompanying articles Dr. Karen Becker Interviews Dr. Schultz (Part 1 of 4) - https://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2011/05/31/what-your-vet-didnt-tell-you-about-all-those-puppy-and-kitty-vaccines.aspx Dr. Karen Becker Interviews Dr. Schultz (Part 2 of 4) - https://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2011/06/07/alternative-to-revaccinating-your-pets-annually.aspx Dr. Karen Becker Interviews Dr. Schultz (Part 3 of 4) - https://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2011/06/14/unraveling-the-pet-vaccine-tangle--what-to-know-about-rabies-vaccine.aspx Dr. Karen Becker Interviews Dr. Schultz (Part 4 of 4) - https://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2011/06/21/expert-proof-most-pets-are-vaccinated-way-too-often.aspx Here is my second recommended interview to (November 2013) - Dr. Becker Interviews Dr. Schultz About Vaccines (Part 1 of 2) - https://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2013/11/06/veterinary-vaccines.aspx Dr. Becker Interviews Dr. Schultz About Vaccines (Part 2 of 2) - https://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2013/11/08/rattlesnake-vaccine.aspx Dr. Becker and Dr. Robb Discuss Over-Vaccination of Pets - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETpOIriQ4Tc Dr. Robb's FULL Testimony to Amend the Rabies Law (includes discussion of dosages and titers) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k44JvhUDW2Y The Rabies Challenge Fund Charitable Trust will determine the duration of immunity conveyed by rabies vaccines. The goal is to extend the required interval for rabies boosters to 5 and then to 7 years. https://www.rabieschallengefund.org/ Where can I get a titer to see if my dog has immunity? Proactive and Integrative Wellness Veterinarian Dr. John Robb at Protect the Pets (Kansas State University) is offering blood antibody titers for Distemper, Parvovirus, Adenovirus, and Rabies all together for $75.00 at the time of this writing (October 1, 2018).
Please visit http://www.protectthepets.com/order-a-titer.html for more information. |
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