02-17-2018, 04:22 AM
I heard interesting news today about the veterinary practice where I used to take Misty. Or rather, about the attitude of one of the younger vets there. She is now recommending boosters every three years.
Titer testing is and always has been available, literally. It's just that most people didn't know to ask for it. It usually isn't suggested by the vet. When I asked for it, I thought I caught a trace of "Oh you've been reading things on the internet, have you?"....but that could have been my imagination.
It was certainly not denied, and the vet was happy to comply. However, a thought to bear in mind is that Titer testing cost about three times as much as the regular boosters. So if vets quote that, it's not a rip-off gong on.
Our vet said he'd never been asked for that before.
The one thought that did go through my mind was why wasn't it offered as a possible alternative? But it never was.
Titer testing is and always has been available, literally. It's just that most people didn't know to ask for it. It usually isn't suggested by the vet. When I asked for it, I thought I caught a trace of "Oh you've been reading things on the internet, have you?"....but that could have been my imagination.
It was certainly not denied, and the vet was happy to comply. However, a thought to bear in mind is that Titer testing cost about three times as much as the regular boosters. So if vets quote that, it's not a rip-off gong on.
Our vet said he'd never been asked for that before.
The one thought that did go through my mind was why wasn't it offered as a possible alternative? But it never was.
