I am so uncertain of what to do after reading countless & varying opinions on vaccinating! I've decided not to vaccinate every year, which every vet in my town recommends.

According to my vet, my lhasa is due next week for the following ANNUAL vaccines:
DHP-PV
Lepto
Bordatella
Wellness Exam, blood profile, heart worm test

1. Are there titer tests for DHP-PV and lepto? If so, can they get the blood for the titer and his profile in one stick? Any recommendations for titer testing? I understand that there is no standard for results.

2. The daycare that I take him to requires annual bordatella. My vet does this nasally. Should I permit it or is it too high risk? Is there a titer test for bordatella?

3. How do boosters come into play, if at all?

I really appreciate any experienced recommendations. I'm really struggling with what to do.

Titer tests are more expensive. Wisconsin University still stands by the duration of immunity study that was done by Dr. Schultz in 1999.
http://svmweb.vetmed.wisc.edu/articles/6...
http://www.critteradvocacy.org
All 27 U.S. vet schools have been using a 3 yr protocol on vaccines for years. Check any vet school online. And this too will change to a longer protocol.
Bordatella is only good for 6 months, so what good does it do to get one annually?? Also, there are now some reports of intra nasal tumors in dogs who have had the nasal vaccine.
I have not vaccinated for anything in 5 yrs now.
I have one dog who seizures are getting farther and father apart since I stopped vaccinating. She was having 4 per year. She is now only having 1 or 2 seizures per year and I just noticed this year that they are getting shorter in durations.
As for the heartworm test, read what Dr. Malernee has on his website. http://www.evidencebased vet.com Click on articles and scroll down to the one on heart worm. If you have been faithful on giving the heart worm pill , then there is no need to have the test. Follow the link that Dr. Malernee gives you into the government's website and you will see that the heart worm pill is not necessary every month.

theres these people that come every 2 months to a feed store to vaccinate your pets at a cheap price

No, it is the same vaccine you get from the vet, often times the person giving the shots is a vet tech. You just don't get an exam to go with it and you can't get a rabies shot. Getting vaccines at a low cost clinic is better than not getting them at all and I would never tell anyone that they should not do it because it may be all they can afford. Make sure that the people giving the shots know what they are doing though, you don't want them to hurt your dog out of inexperience : )

we had the papers for our dog and everything, but for the dates of June 07 to Sep. 07 a friend was taking care of our dog. he took him to the vet and he got vaccinated i just don't know for what and when. the worst part is that the friend lost his paperwork and vaccination records.

What can i do?

Will Ii have to start a new record or is there any way of retrieving the old one?

Call the vet who did the vaccines. They have all the records. They have to keep medical records on file for 7 years.

for example the booster shots.

You've asked a question that is VERY controversial right now. The AVMA (Am Vet Med Assoc) has actually changed it's vaccine recommendations to every three years. Check their website for more info. However, that doesn't mean your vet is willing to be up to date, or even knows about the changes. I have shown my vets all the info and they are unwilling to change. It is a big income generator for them. But--researchers are now beginning to cite over vaccination for the massive rise in cancer and allergies/ immune system disorders in our pets.

Also, Dr Jean Dodds, DVM is currently doing rabies challenge studies to see if rabies vacs are needed as often as we give them. Her website: http://www.hemopet.com/ links to her study. She also has a more minimal vaccine protocol plan she has developed. If you search her name and "vaccines" on the web, you will find a ton of info (including her direct contact info... I've emailed her for help and advice. She is very knowledgeable and quite willing to help!)

Even if you choose not to vaccinate yearly, it is still important to go for a yearly "wellness" check-up. Just be prepared for lots of pressure to "get those yearlies updated".

Unfortunately, others on here are right... if you want to board your dog, travel by plane, or attend some training classes you will be required to have the "yearly" bit. I also discovered another potential difficulty... a child adoption home study. You might want to look into receiving a magazine called Whole Dog Journal... it discusses this issue, plus health, nutrition and training, and other readers have advice on how to deal with the issue, and what to do if vaccines make your dog sick and getting them is too much of a health risk.

my dog has to go get a bordetella vaccine and im wondering how much it generally costs. my mom just finished paying 3000 dollars for mortgage and taxes. whenever i ask her when we'll take the dog to the doctor shes like "wait a while i just got done paying taxes!" and then im said that i could pay for it and shes like "whats 600 dollars going to do" and im pretty sure that one vaccine doesnt cost that much, and also my dog has a little bit of a flea problem. i have the flea shampoo and after shower spray that im going to give to him on saturday. my mom is saying that if we go to the doctors it wont be just the bordetella vacine that ill be paying, they're probably gonna give him some flea medicine and that'll be about $200 total. the whole vaccine name is "IT-2 canine bordetella vaccin" im was wondering what the it-2 means. so if anybody can give me a price on the bordetella vacine i appreciate it

Forget the bordatella vaccination. It's non-core (meaning it's not required like rabies, parvo, distemper, and hepatitis...rabies is the only vaccination your dog is legally required to have) and often makes the dogs sick, especially if they are suffering from stress as it is. It often doesn't even work. Many places are now starting to recognize this.

I've fostered dogs for the local shelter for years and at least half the dogs I foster have kennel cough or kennel cough-like symptoms. My dogs never get it and they are never given the bordatella vaccine. Why? They get ester C supplements to help with their immune system and they are raw fed and minimally vaccinated. Their immune system is already strong. Also, forget the flea shampoo and just get something that actually works, like Frontline or Advantage. Don't be penny wise and pound foolish.

Edit: a cough can mean anything from a cold or kennel cough to congestive heart failure. Only your vet will be able to tell. But if it is a cold or kennel cough, giving it the vaccination is not going to help. Here's what I would do...for a small dog up to 15 lbs, give 500 mg of ester vitamin C, up to 30 lbs 1000 mg, up to 50+ lbs give 2000 mg a day. You can split the daily dose in half so half in the morning, half in the evening. This usually helps my foster dogs get over it within a few days, just like taking lots of vitamin C helps you get over a human cold faster. Use ester C as it is easier on their stomach (it can be found in any vitamin aisle of the grocery store or health food store. If symptoms don't improve with rest and the vitamin within a few days, certainly call a vet.

Edit 2: Yes, those are the ones in the grocery store vitamin aisle or in health food stores. Follow the weight guidelines I mentioned earlier on their size. Good luck.