[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Question on rabies shot going to and from Canada from US

  • From: Stormy Hope <Stormy435@xxxxxxx>
  • To: Kay Springer <showgsd@xxxxxxx>, "showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx list" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2011 21:21:04 -0700

Please note the post that I posted earlier.  This may not help your  
particular situation,but a good talking point in why it is dangerous.

Storm
States consider controlling rabies vaccination intervals

Posted by: "Stormy Hope" stormy435@xxxxxxx   fairhope711Sat Aug 13,  
2011 9:00 am (PDT)


FYI

http://news.vin.com/VINNews.aspx?articleId=19501

States consider controlling rabies vaccination intervals

August 12, 2011
By: Edie Lau
For The VIN News Service

Spurred by consumer concerns about over-vaccination of pets,
authorities in Delaware and Minnesota separately are considering rules
governing the frequency with which companion animals are immunized
against rabies.

In Delaware, state Sen. Karen Peterson has introduced legislation that
would subject veterinarians to disciplinary action if they vaccinate
animals more often than is recommended by vaccine manufacturers.

In Minnesota, advocates for rules on rabies vaccination intervals are
scheduled to address the state Veterinary Medical Board at its next
meeting on Sept. 27.

In its present form, Delawares SB 147 covers all veterinary
vaccinations. However, Peterson told the VIN News Service in an
interview last week that she is likely to narrow its scope to rabies
vaccination, as that is the only veterinary inoculation mandated by law.

Proposals in both states have caused a stir among practitioners, many
of whom believe the issue is a medical matter to be decided between
doctors and their clients.

The veterinarian is a professional, said Dr. Heather Hirst, Delaware
State Veterinarian. A veterinarian is a source of medical expertise
and they need to be allowed to use clinical judgment to make decisions
about how they use vaccines.

Hirst and the Delaware Veterinary Medical Association (DVMA) oppose
the legislation. Manufacturer recommendations are just that
recommendations, said DVMA Executive Director Lynn Appel. Were not
in favor of taking the ability to practice veterinary medicine out of
the hands of the practitioner.

Peterson acknowledged that such opposition could be significant in
the Legislature. She said she would take the time while lawmakers are
in recess to retool the bill so it garners more support while
maintaining the principle that over-vaccinating pets would violate
state professional licensing code. The legislative session resumes in
January.

Concerns in Delaware and Minnesota about over-vaccination center
around the practice by some small-animal veterinarians of
administering every one or two years rabies vaccines that have been
proven to be effective for three years.

Peterson said her attention was drawn to the issue by Diane Meier,
whose 5-year-old apparently healthy beagle, Molly, died in January
shortly after a routine checkup at Savannah Animal Hospital in Lewes,
Del., where the dog received shots for rabies and distemper. Shortly
afterward, Molly became lethargic, unresponsive and glassy-eyed,
according to Meier.

I took Molly back to the vet twice and was told that they could not
tell from the exam, blood work or X-rays what was wrong with her,
Meier said. I asked if it could be the rabies shot and was told
no. Within about a week, she said, Molly died.

Later, after examining Mollys medical record with a veterinarian in a
different clinic, Meier said she became aware that Molly had been
given a three-year rabies vaccine IMRAB 3 TF made by Merial each
year for the past two years.

I was shocked, Meier said.

Molly was vaccinated at Savannah for rabies a total of four times
between 2008 and 2011, Meier said; she suspects but doesnt know for
certain that three-year vaccines were used each time.

Although the cause of death was not established, Meier believes
overexposure to rabies inoculant is to blame. You can say we dont
know, but when you put two and two together, its four, she said...

...continued

Stormy

On Aug 13, 2011, at 9:16 PM, Kay Springer wrote:


The info in the premium list for the BC specialty the day before the
National says that "A rabies certificate is required to bring a dog
into Canada. Government regulations required this certificate MUST be
dated at  least 30 days prior to re-entry into the US".

So my question is if you have given your dog a 3 year rabies shot
earlier this year, you have to give them another shot 30 days before
you come back to the US from the Canadian shows?

I would hate to have to give my dogs 2 rabies shots in the same year....

Input please?


Kay Springer
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