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Without One Simple Test, No One Would Have Known This Dog Wasn't Protected | Dog Health
Description
Vaccinated once. Vaccinated again. Still nothing. A dog can be vaccinated multiple times and still not actually be protected, and the standard vet visit alone won't tell you.
Em talks with Noga Shiller from Bio Gal Labs about how vaccines and immunity actually work in dogs, why the term "booster shot" is misleading for the vast majority of already-protected dogs, and how titer testing catches the small number of dogs whose vaccines aren't actually working, including one case that stumped an entire clinic before a simple blood test revealed the answer.
You'll hear:
- Why most annual "boosters" aren't actually boosting anything in a dog that's already protected
- What titer testing is, how it works, and why it can be done in-clinic in under 30 minutes
- The full story of a dog who failed vaccination after vaccination, and what titer testing finally revealed
Press play if you've ever wondered whether your dog's vaccines are actually still protecting them.
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