#but im sick of old people telling me their reactive bichon gets titers instead of just paying $35 for a rabies shot

[son-of-spiders]

The rabies vaccine is also one of the most convenient timeline- and cost-wise? The first dose covers for 1 year, and after that, all subsequent shots cover for 3 years. 3 years! That's pretty damn good for a $20-40 shot!

We have clients who insist on doing rabies titers (which easily cost $120+) instead of vaccinating on the recommended schedule. If your dog bites someone, a rabies titer means nothing in court -- at least in my state, and many others. If their rabies vaccine isn't up to date, the dog can be euthanized for testing. The titer will not protect them.

Further, rabies is ugly and 100% fatal. You are not saving your dog if they contract rabies. They will either be humanely euthanized or suffer a slow, agonizing death. Rabies cannot be treated -- but it can be prevented.

Istg, if I ever get rabies because some dumb ass antivaxxer refused to vaccinate their dog, I’ll probably be doing the rest of my blogging from prison because I promise you, Imma curbstomp the shit out of the owner