MDR1 and Demodex Treatments

Can you ask them to order you the 3 year vaccines?

I've been meaning to ask my vet this myself. They use 3 year rabies vaccines, but their parvo, distemper, etc combo vaccine is every 2 years. I want to use the 3 year one with Bailey, but I really don't want to take her to another vet.
 
corbinam said:
Random question...is MDR1 genetic? Could I just ask the breeder to find out if my dogs are normal or not?
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It is absolutely genetic. Carriers come from carriers.

Normal/Normal bred to Normal/Normal produces 100% normal

Mutant/mutant bred to mutant/mutant produces 100% mutant

Normal/mutant bred to normal/normal produces:
50% normal/normal and
50% mutant/normal.

Mutant/normal bred to mutant/normal produces:
25% mutant/mutant
25% normal/normal and
50% mutant/normal

MDR-1 inherits just like vWD, though a single mutant copy of the MDR-1 gene can produce a mildly affected dog.
 
take4roll10 said:
I've been meaning to ask my vet this myself. They use 3 year rabies vaccines, but their parvo, distemper, etc combo vaccine is every 2 years. I want to use the 3 year one with Bailey, but I really don't want to take her to another vet.
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There is no time difference between the DHPP vaccines. It's the length of time your vet tells you it is. The current recommendation is every three years, but that was a compromise. It's thought that the viral vaccine immunity lasts 7 years, and probably for life (like in people). If your vet is doing every two years, they are making it up.

You can always tell your vet "no." There is no legal requirement for DHPP shots, and if the vet refuses to see them without it, you probably need a new vet anyway.

Here is the AAHA current recommendations.

www.aahanet.org/PublicDocuments/VaccineGuidelines06Revised.pdf

And Jean Dodds current recommendation:

http://www.doglogic.com/vaccination.htm
 
ClantyreSheltie said:
There is no time difference between the DHPP vaccines. It's the length of time your vet tells you it is. The current recommendation is every three years, but that was a compromise. It's thought that the viral vaccine immunity lasts 7 years, and probably for life (like in people). If your vet is doing every two years, they are making it up.

You can always tell your vet "no." There is no legal requirement for DHPP shots, and if the vet refuses to see them without it, you probably need a new vet anyway.

Here is the AAHA current recommendations.

www.aahanet.org/PublicDocuments/VaccineGuidelines06Revised.pdf

And Jean Dodds current recommendation:

http://www.doglogic.com/vaccination.htm
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This is very good to know. I was under the impression that the "1year", "2year" and "3year" were all different vaccines. If it's the same exact vaccine, then I'll just let my vet know, that I prefer to follow the AAHA guidelines. Hopefully, they won't give me a problem.
 
Smudge said:
So if the dog was mutant/normal would the dog be treated as a dog that was mutant/mutant?
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I would, just to be safe. Assume a normal/normal dog is 0% affected, and a mutant/mutant is 100% affected, a mutant/normal can be anywhere in-between. So I would treat any dog with a single mutant gene as though they carried two copies of the mutant gene.
 
Here's a shocker for you: the actual 3-year Rabies shot contains the same drug and is given in the same amount as the 1-year Rabies shot.

The only difference is the label on the bottle indicating 1-year vs. 3-year.

It's done that way purely to satisfy state laws. Some of the bureaucrats just haven't caught on that research has shown one single Rabies vaccination can provide protection for a number of years. Current research is being done to verify a dog's protection from Rabies over periods as long as 5 to 7 years.
 
SheltieChe said:
Here's a shocker for you: the actual 3-year Rabies shot contains the same drug and is given in the same amount as the 1-year Rabies shot.

The only difference is the label on the bottle indicating 1-year vs. 3-year.

It's done that way purely to satisfy state laws. Some of the bureaucrats just haven't caught on that research has shown one single Rabies vaccination can provide protection for a number of years. Current research is being done to verify a dog's protection from Rabies over periods as long as 5 to 7 years.
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I would argue that the 1 year and 3 year are drawn from the same bottle.

It's written into the manufacturer directions as well. I had a dog who had to have two Rabies shots 4 months apart (I know), and because there wasn't a year between the first and second, my vet gave me another 1 year certificate. At least where he is now, he won't ever have to have another one.
 
SheltieChe said:
Here's a shocker for you: the actual 3-year Rabies shot contains the same drug and is given in the same amount as the 1-year Rabies shot.

The only difference is the label on the bottle indicating 1-year vs. 3-year.

It's done that way purely to satisfy state laws. Some of the bureaucrats just haven't caught on that research has shown one single Rabies vaccination can provide protection for a number of years. Current research is being done to verify a dog's protection from Rabies over periods as long as 5 to 7 years.
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Really?! So the one year really is just a scam to get more money after all! :mad:
 
Smudge said:
They showed Where the Red Fern Grows when I was in 8th grade once. I read a book instead of watching like I should have so I don't know what the movie is about. Enlighten me? :lol:
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I meant the book. I didn't know there was a movie. :eek2:
 
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