Geronimo Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Hi everyone ! New to site just need some feed back on leptospirosis vaccinations for my dog .. We are moving to thailand in January and our dog needs to get some vaccinations done my question is has anyone had this vaccination done and is there any side affects I have done research online and still confused .. I also read that you can just have blood check to clear her of the leptospirosis. Thanks any help would be greatly appreciated .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ams Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 (edited) I have had rescue dogs receive a C7 when we are rehoming into Northern Qld. They have shown no side effects. Are you intending on remaining in Thailand for the life of your dog? From what I understand you cannot import a dog back to Australia direct from Thailand. Edited October 7, 2013 by Ams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geronimo Posted October 7, 2013 Author Share Posted October 7, 2013 I have had rescue dogs receive a C7 when we are rehoming into Northern Qld. They have shown no side effects. Are you intending on remaining in Thailand for the life of your dog? From what I understand you cannot import a dog back to Australia direct from Thailand. Hi ! Yes we are.. I'm retired and my wife will be doing a little casual work and plan on staying as long as possible .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsfevr Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Yes they can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkabull Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 We live in NT and I had one of my dogs done a few years ago with no side effects, however none of my current dogs get anything more than a C3. I am aware if the risks but my dogs sleep inside and we don't have trees that attract bats and we keep the yard clear. For me the chance of them contracting Lepto is not great enough to warrant pumping more drugs into them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geronimo Posted October 8, 2013 Author Share Posted October 8, 2013 We live in NT and I had one of my dogs done a few years ago with no side effects, however none of my current dogs get anything more than a C3. I am aware if the risks but my dogs sleep inside and we don't have trees that attract bats and we keep the yard clear. For me the chance of them contracting Lepto is not great enough to warrant pumping more drugs into them. Thanks for your reply .. It is a requirement for her to travel to thailand so we need to get the vaccination done and we could not leave her behind ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra777 Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 We lived in a Lepto area in NZ. For about 4-5 years our dogs were routinely vaccinated with no problems. Then we had a vaccinated dog die of Lepto - the vaccine doesn't cover all strains PLUS the vaccine only lasts about 4-6 months as Lepto is not a virus so the immune response is not the same as to viral diseases. We knew both of these things but the dog had only been vaccinated 10 weeks earlier. Then we had a dog die on the vet's table within 5 minutes of being vaccinated (for Lepto only). None of my dogs will EVER be vaccinated for Lepto again. If it's a requirement, get it done but get that vaccine ONLY if you possibly can & be aware that it doesn't guarantee any sort of immunity so just assume there's no immunity is the safest thing to do IMO Lepto is a horrible disease which is almost always fatal in dogs unless you are very lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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