[nagdu] Canine flu vaccine

[Tracy Carcione]

Thanks Deanna.  That makes sense, especially if you volunteer at the
animal shelter.
Tracy


> Hi Tracy,
> When I took Mr. Pascal to the vet in December, I got him the Canine Flu
> vaccine. I thought it would be beneficial as he is in contact with other
> dogs at NFB meetings, and conventions. And also, since we occasionally
> volunteer for the SPCA. Take care.
> Deanna and Pascal
>
> On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 1:25 PM, Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Ben had his annual checkup yesterday.  He's strong and healthy, which
>> confirmed my opinion.
>> The vet offered to give him a canine flu vaccine, which I declined.  The
>> vet said dogs are most at risk when they congregate with large groups of
>> dogs, like in dog parks, the groomer's, or a kennel (or the dog track).
>> Ben doesn't go any of those places, and I want to keep the shots he gets
>> down to a minimum.
>> I wondered if others had gotten the vaccine for their dogs.  I might
>> have,
>> if Ben went to the groomer.
>>
>> I did get him the lepto vaccine, which is kind of a pain, since he has
>> to
>> go in for a booster in 3 weeks.  But the chances of him coming into
>> contact with squirrel urine seem pretty good.  At least, there are lots
>> of
>> squirrels around here, and Ben's a curious guy. I had assumed that it
>> was
>> bundled with the distemper shot, DHLP, but this new vet likes it
>> separate.
>> Tracy
>>
>>
>>
>>
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