The most recommended test examines antibodies for bothparvovirusand distemper, the two most important viruses.Rabiestiters are also often tested. Usually, for most dogs, tests for other diseases are generally not considered useful or necessary. Why Titer Test? The parvovirus/distemper test can help ...
At the time this study was released, vets were vaccinating dogs and cats every year. Not because they needed annual boosters, but because the makers of those vaccines only tested them for a few months. Nobody knew how long vaccines really lasted … But thanks to Dr Schultz’s work, the ...
(e.g., pneumonia incats,myositisin dogs). It is recommended that two samples for IgG titer be submitted; samples should be collected 2 to 3 weeks apart. A fourfold or greater rise in titer within 2 to 3 weeks is supportive of the diagnosis of active infection. Cats seropositive on a ...
The development of several commercially available, point-of-care, serum or plasma antibody titer assessment test kits for dogs and cats has heightened awareness of the utility of antibody titer assessment and made such measurement feasible and cost effective in the shelter setting (Figure 70-1). T...