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While the practice of annual vaccination should be as antiquated as the use of wringer washing machines, it is alive and well among many veterinary practices. Also overused are multiple-antigen products that include vaccines that are unnecessary.

We’ve come a long way, baby – on paper, at least. In the past decade, the veterinary profession’s overall attitude toward vaccination has evolved to a point that can be tentatively termed progressive. In 2002, the American Veterinary Medical Association issued a policy statement that urged veterinarians to “customize” vaccine protocols for individual patients, since there is “inadequate data to scientifically determine a single best protocol” for initial or repeat vaccinations. A year later, the prestigious American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) released its landmark canine vaccination guidelines, which were updated in 2006. The AAHA guidelines separate vaccines into different categories – core, noncore, and not recommended at all and suggest that veterinarians…

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