Dutch Shepherd Forum

I just wanted to see if some people here have gotten the lepto vaccine for their DS. I’ve heard it can commonly cause some adverse side effects and I just don’t know if it’s worth it. We take Zoey swimming a lot in the lake and green belt here in Austin. The water is always flowing but still I just want to be cautious but I’m not sure how she will react to the vaccine. She’s been pretty sensitive to vaccines ever since we got her. Every time she would get her next shot she would usually have diarrhea for a couple days. Any suggestions?

the only vaccines I do are rabies

Lepto is carried in rodent urine and scat. That stuff is impossible to avoid. After seeing a friend's dog VERY nearly die from the disease, I do vaccinate against it. Neither of my dogs have shown any reactions to date. En is due for rabies and prob lepto, too. I'll let you know.

TimL_168 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 18, 2018 3:39 am En is due for rabies and prob lepto, too. I'll let you know.

Thanks hopefully Endeavor doesn’t have a reaction. I know every dog will react differently but I do feel she should have it. Especially since there are a large number of bats that live in Austin too and make home to a bridge that’s over the river here.

The circle to the left is where we typically let her swim and the circle on the right is the south congress bridge commonly referred to as “the bat bridge” where hundreds of bats live and come out at night. The current does gently and slowly flow towards the bridge.

I feel that if you go into undeveloped land with your dogs, especially in the southeast, lepto is a necessary vaccine (think hiking trails, river marshes, etc). Otherwise, you are safe without it. My DS has it because we go exploring together, but my little mutt does not because he prefers to chill at home.

The dog that I knew that caught it was an English bulldog that lived in the city. Rats galore.

TimL_168 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 18, 2018 6:11 pm The dog that I knew that caught it was an English bulldog that lived in the city. Rats galore.

Gross! I guess if you live somewhere like NYC which is notorious for rats, the vaccine would still be necessary lol.

oddbird wrote: ↑Wed Jul 18, 2018 9:38 pm

TimL_168 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 18, 2018 6:11 pm The dog that I knew that caught it was an English bulldog that lived in the city. Rats galore.

Gross! I guess if you live somewhere like NYC which is notorious for rats, the vaccine would still be necessary lol.

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