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When did they stop vaccinating dogs for hepatitis?
I get my dogs vaccinated every 3 years or less. I just took my Chihuahua, Dori,to the vet last week for her shots,HW test,etc. She got a rabies shot and a Duramune adult 3-year vaccine for parvo,distemper and adenovirus ( kennel cough). It was only later that I realized she was not vaccinated for hepatitis. So I looked online at some of the sites that I order pet supplies from - Revival, Foster and Smith,etc. I didn't see any vaccines that included hepatitis. When did this start? I'm not worried and I will ask my vet later when I take my other dog, but just wondered. I don't vaccinate for leptospirosis because it is a more dangerous vaccine and I do not live where there is a lot of wildlife and my dogs don't run loose or anything. So does anyone know? Thanks.
Pat -Dummy me,I was thinking for some reason that adenovirus was one of the viruses that caused kennel cough. They used to put DHLPP on the certificates. Distemper,hepatitis,lepto,parvo and parainfluenza. So I was wondering where the "H" went to! Thanks for correcting my mistake.
Verulam - My vet and I decided against lepto because it has more side effects than other vaccines and I live in town - no rats in my yard with a dozen cats patrolling the property. No stagnant water,either. I haven't had any of my dogs vaccinated for it in years.
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- ?Lv 77 years agoFavorite Answer
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Infectious Canine Hepatitis Of Dogs (ICH, CAV-1)
This disease is caused by a virus. It is part of a group called adenovirus (CAV-1). This disease is not infectious to people or cats, but foxes, wolves and bears also catch and carry it. Dogs catch this disease by inhaling or eating the virus that is present in the urine, nasal and eye secretions of other infected dogs. Dogs can carry and pass on the virus for up to a year after recovering. Canine Adenovirus is part of the vaccine combinations your puppy receives when it is 12 -16 weeks old. Although the virus in the vaccine is Canine Adenovirus 2, it protects against type 1 as well. After receiving this vaccination at 12 and 14 weeks of age, your dog will be immune to CAV-1and CAV-2 for many years - probably for life. So booster vaccinations are not needed. Because of the effectiveness of this vaccine, Canine Infectious Hepatitis has become very rare in dogs in the United States.
- ?Lv 77 years ago
I just checked mine and Hep. is still there UK. Mine are on a 3-yearly booster regeme now, apart from the one for Leptospirosis which drops over 12 months, and is felt still needed to be boostered annually (no rabies in the UK - yet!)
Lepto. can be carried by rats and in any stagnant water. I'd always get this done. http://www.petmd.com/dog/conditions/infectious-par...
