Leptospirosis vaccination risk

I had a GSD who developed immune mediated polyarthritis which MAY have been down to her boosters . We couldn't be sure as she had a few other problems already going on bless her, but made the decision with the vets that she would have no more boosters, she was 6 at the time It didn't stop me carrying on vaccinating other dogs.
 
I do remember distemper being a problem in the 70s when I was a kid. We also had parvo puppies brought into the practices I've worked at in the late 80s, early 90s-a smell you don't forget!

I work in animal vaccine development so unlikely to argue against it-Quarrie had everything and he's recently had kennel cough too as there's lots of it about in our area right now. Its about risk assessment and when it comes to our animals, we all do what we think best. Like ticks and fleas, I never had a problem with fleas for years and didnt need to treat. I currently live somewhere where there should be lots of ticks but in three years, I've not had a dog come in with one-compared to living down south or in East Scotland where my dogs often did.

I do think social media amplifies the bad reactions-its too easy for people to say 'friend of a friend's dog/ I heard that/sign this petition' etc
 
I was a "non believer" until it happened to our dog 2 years ago.We don't now vaccinate for Lepto as the risk of adverse reactions is too high and there's no real benefit.
Unfortunatly in the UK we drag said pooch to the Vets and don't even know what we are asking them to do other than "a jab"
It's common practice and this is a quote from Duramune "Vets have a fill them full of it attitude" Yes a lot do but when a vaccine costs around £3 and your legally allowed to stick a needle in a dog and charge a healthy profit on top then why not.
Customer doesn't know or have sometimes any inclination until it goes wrong and then they pay again.
It's not until then however that research is done and you realise the Lepto vac is a waste of time, unnessary and doesn't work in most cases.
Luckily now with social media people are becoming more aware and even the reports to the VMD have nearly doubled in the last couple of years but as most people don't know how to report an adverse reaction and Vets only report when they've managed to stick the needle in themselves.No Vet would admit that a product they had administered caused harm to an animal, if they did off to Court they would go.
I'm not anti vaccination but I am anti over vaccination. At least the Councils over the next couple of years are adopting the CIEH Model Boarding Kennels Licence 2016 which clearly states that Titre Testing (a test to prove immunity) can be done and results given instead of re vaccination for DHP.
 
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