No kidding! I read through an issue of Veterinary Economics magazine once, and in it some vets were saying how they had managed to convince their clients to bring their pets in for vaccinations every 6 months by scaring them with stories of how prevalent certain diseases are in their area (not mentioning that the diseases occur in unvaccinated animals). So, yeah, give them an inch and they'll take a mile.If we just Let the states and pharmacies do whatever they want, soon they'll have us vaccinating every few months..
But I do agree that you need to know your local laws. Around here, they're much less strict than what otto describes. Someone I know was bitten by a stray/farm cat, and the doctor just said "if you still see him around 2 weeks from now, you'll be fine". Of course he chose that time to disappear for a couple months, so she had to get rabies shots anyway, and as soon as the shots were done he came sauntering back, healthy as ever :tongue2:. Apparently, they say, the virus is self-limiting in colder climates, although I don't know why temperature would affect the spread of a virus like rabies :dk:. If they were as strict about it around here, I would certainly put more thought into vaccinating more often.
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