titer
I titer my dogs for rabies, distemper, parvo & ck for heartworm, lyme & erilycieousis(sp) (another mosquito driven disease). I don't recall the cost of the titers, but they cost way more than giving the vacination. But I would rather titer than give an unneeded vacinations. So far my dogs had not needed another vacination on any of their permanent shots. I don't intend to give them anymore until they show a lack of adequate immunization. Rabies vacinations will be given at a minimum level to re-immunize without overdoing it based on titer results. If titer shows sufficient immunity, rabies vaccination will be at minimal amount & not full immunization level to avoid extreme over innoculation. I will do titers annually or every 1 1/2 yrs. My dogs are only 2 1/2 & 3/12 yr old. So far they have both only been titered 1x since original vacinations. Both have levels of immunity equal to having just been immunized to all above stated diseases.