Rabies is a very harsh vaccine, and I would do it as a stand only vaccine.
Titers tests are blood tests to see if the vaccines are still prevalent. Roxy and TJ are both 4.5 y/o - They had their last vaccines in 07 and we are doing the titers on Saturday. I feel there is no need to over vaccinate them any longer.
Rabies is the ONLY one required by law here in NYS and it is a 3 yr vaccine. I will do the Rabies again in June and hope that in 3 yrs the laws will change and it will no longer be needed.
What I never knew about Rabies, is that if a dog bites someone and the dog is not current with its Rabies shot, the dog can be taken for quarantine, and possibly have to be tested for Rabies. And for those that do not know, the dog must be PTS in order to test the dog for the Rabies Virus....
For me, my TJ *could* and *has* nipped/bit
for real...so I can't take the chance of someone turning on me and TJ and insisting about the Rabies shot.
- So *if* you have a bitter, it is best to continue with the Rabies shot, all others can be titered after they have rec'd their core and boosters.