MINNESOTA Board of Veterinary Medicine issues Rabies Vaccination Guidance Document 3/1/12 _http://www.vetmed.state.mn.us/portals/22/RabiesVaccinationGuidanceDocument.pdf_ (http://cts.vresp.com/c/?RabiesChallengeFund/5c495be185/39366366df/299b4f7598) (please copy & paste link into browser if it doesn't work by clicking on it) "rabies vaccination certificate should always comply with Minnesota Rule 1705.1146, including displaying the date of vaccination and the rabies vaccine labeled duration of immunity, even if the veterinarian recommends more frequent rabies vaccination" A major victory for Minnesota pet owners thanks to Jane Anderson & Chris Addington, who, with assistance from The Rabies Challenge Fund, have prompted the Minnesota Board of Veterinary Medicine to publish a rabies vaccination guidance document in order to get veterinarians to follow the recommendations of the CDC's Rabies Compendium, to issue rabies certificates accurately reflecting the duration of immunity on the vaccine label, to obtain documented informed consent if administering rabies vaccines off-label, and to have "credible, scientifically-based information....in the possession of the veterinarian and available for review" if the veterinarian chooses to adopt a booster protocol other than that recommended in the Compendium. The Rabies Vaccination Survey Report can be viewed here: _http://www.rabieschallengefund.org/images/stories/pdfs/rabies_vaccination_committee_survey_re sults.pdf_ (http://cts.vresp.com/c/?RabiesChallengeFund/5c495be185/39366366df/7898487237) (please copy & paste link into browser if it doesn't work by clicking on it) Permission Granted to Cross-Post CROSSROAD'S GERMAN SHEPHERDS Cathleen Bennett & Joseph Guay _VP of the SB/R GSDC .http://www.sbrgsdc.org/_ (http://www.sbrgsdc.org/) _www.crossroadsgsd.com_ (http://www.crossroadsgsd.com/) _www.gsroc.org_ (http://www.gsroc.org/) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================