[20887]

Lion will need his DHPP booster soon. I have been doing some reading on vaccines, and from what I understand, boosters are not needed after the 1st one. I want to have a titer done for immunity instead of him getting a booster every year. I am just unsure where to have it done. Is this something your regular vet can do? I have also been trying to find information about Oregon rabies vaccine laws.. I am not sure if you can request a waiver if your dog shows immunity to rabies through a titer. Does anyone know where to find this information?

Thanks everyone

 

[Brodysmom]

Yes, your vet will be able to do a titer. They will take blood there in the office and then send it off to Antech or to a similar lab that runs them. It took about 2 weeks to get Brody's distemper and parvo. His rabies titer took about a month.

I'm not sure where you can find the information on rabies titers for different states.

 

[20887]

I am sure costs are different depending on the vet, but how much does it cost for Brody?

 

[Brodysmom]

The distemper/parvo titer was $65. The rabies titer was expensive, it was $130. It was worth it to me though as my vet said he would give us an exemption, so he won't be vaccinated again. If you add up all those vaccinations, they would easily equal what I spent on the titers. Here's the thread from when I had them drawn awhile back .....

http://www.chihuahua-people.com/chi-chat/60482-brodys-labs-vaccination-titer-results.html