Better Rabies Vaccine?

[KateN]

@Dr. Jeff @Dr. Christina @Dr. Jean Hofve @Dr. Barbara

My husband and I would like to travel with our dog Peaches (11yo spayed female bichon-maltese mix, 10lbs, good BEAM, all standard vaccines up until she was 6, no medications currently) but are wary of giving her the standard rabies vaccine after our other dog Jackson died from his last rabies vaccine. We listened to a webinar put on by Holistic Actions from a researcher/vet who suggested that there was another type of rabies vaccine that did not contain the the same problematic adjuvants and could potentially have less risk associated with it.

We've asked our vet about it and she said that they don't carry it/have access to it, but that it might be possible to find another vet that would be willing to simply give the vaccine.

Do any of you know where/how we might come by such a vaccine in our area? We're located in Northern California (either Nevada County or Mendocino County would work well).

Or perhaps I could get in direct contact with the researcher/vet that you hosted on the webinar?

Thanks for any help you can offer here.

-Kate

 

[Dr. Jeff]

Hey Kate!

You may be referring to Dr. Dodds's vacccine webinar where she discussed the non-adjuvanted Purevax for cats:

https://bi-animalhealth.com/pets/feline/products/vaccines/purevax/feline-rabies

Dr. Dodds is available for consultation through Hemopet:

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More info from the rabies challenge fund:

Articles About Rabies Vaccine and Duration of Immunity

Want to know more about duration of immunity of rabies vaccines and rabies virus protection issues and adverse events? Read these articles.

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[Dr. Jean Hofve]

Yes, Purevax for cats. There is no equivalent for dogs, mostly because they don't get the malignant tumors that cats get.