Hi Paula  I'm curious, did you loose a dog due to a Lepto shot? Good friends of mine had 2 of their dogs get lepto, one died and one survived but had to be quarantied for quite some time so he would not get the others infected with his urine. The dog that died was misdiagnosed and not treated with the proper medication. He contracted lepto at a dog show. Since he was not diagnosed correctly, he was not removed from the other dogs and thus infected one more dog.  Due to that incident, we did quite a bit of research and were told by two vets that the lepto vaccine does make some dogs sick but were not aware of any deaths. If one lives in the country or goes to a lot of shows, I think the lepto is a valid vaccine to give.  Chris Chris S. (Jolley)  Kimerer www.tanbarkgsd.com  Ch. Trotwood's Emerald v Tanbark Joelle Aramist AOE Sel.Ex.Ch.Carousel Farms Samantha, PT, TC OFA H/E Ch. CaralonQED JD Drew Bleibtreu, RN OFA H/E       --- On Tue, 5/11/10, Paula Cooke <pcooke212@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: Paula Cooke <pcooke212@xxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Lepto vaccine To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Tuesday, May 11, 2010, 7:33 PM In memory of Ch Bomar's Diana of Asgard, CD, RN, TC, HIC, OFA...................                                          A big, huge NO!!! See: http://www.cedarbayvet.com/duration_of_immunity.htm See: http://secure.aahanet.org/eweb/dynamicpage.aspx?site=resources&webcodeÊnineVaccineGuidelines Paula, 153 days and counting Home of Best in Show, Multi-Group Winning, GSDCA Dual Title Award Recipient, AKC JAM/AOE, International and American Champion Asgard Harley Davidson v Plamark, HT, PT, CGC, TC, HIC, OFA CHIC #64047, DNA tested clear of the long-coat factor. ---------- Original Message ---------- Date: Tue, 11 May 2010 11:41:19 -0700 (PDT) From: Luanne Crinklaw <silvermoongsds@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: Lepto vaccine This has probably been discussed before, but I have been set to no-mail until recently. My sister in law called me from CO and she had her dachshunds in for their annual check-ups. Her vet wanted to do the lepto shot for both dogs and then have her come back for the booster 2 weeks late. She called me for my opinion on whether she should have this done. I told her I would ask the list. I don't do vaccines for my dogs other than the required rabies, so I don't know what to tell her. Any help would be appreciated. � Thanks Luanne ____________________________________________________________ 2550% Penny Stock Gains? Our last pick exploded 2550% - Join our newsletter for free picks! http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL3241/4be9b1503e92c408bfbst06duc ===========================================================================POST is Copyrighted 2010. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ =========================================================================== ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================