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In my Dad's Vet practice, he also reduced vaccines on older dogs and cats. He stopped vaccinating our cats in their elder years, and we found a groomer for the longhaired cat that was okay with that.

Liz, isn't Justice an old dog now? There really is no medical reason to vaccinate him except maybe for bordetella and leptosporosis. And honestly, if he has vaccine reactions, both of those are batcterial diseases and can be treated with antibiotics. Most boarding facilities require the bordetella vaccine to take a dog, though. My Dottie is medically excused from vaccines because she has immune mediated poly arthritis and giving her anything that triggers an immune response is contra indicative for her condition.

In general, I stop vaccinating when a dog is 7 years old. There are exceptions, but that's kind of how I roll. You can always check titers on Justice, too, rather than just vaccinating pell mell. I am by no means an anti vaxer, but I've done my research on this one because of my long time involvement in dogs and dog sports.

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The sisters leave today at around 1. I am playing golf this morning so if they don't get up until after 8:45 I won't see them before that. This afternoon will involve sheet and towel washing. And leftovers for dinner.

We leave in 5 days for Massachusetts. Feeling cold every time I look at the weather forecast there.

Justice had several vaccinations yesterday and he is really feeling poorly. That happened last year as well. When he was younger it didn't seem to affect him but for the last 3 years each time has been worse. He walks like he is all achy and feels a bit warm. Then he shakes for a long time after he moves - takes him about 15 minutes before he can relax and sleep. Last year it lasted almost 2 days. I hope he recovers faster this time. Don't know if he will be up for a Justice walk.

Have a thriving Thursday!

Once you get involved in the community the HOA rules will become more familiar because people will talk about what they did. CC's rule is a good one. You don't want to inadvertently get in trouble and have to backtrack on something you do to your home/yard.

Good find on the hairdresser!

Property taxes are a necessary evil. I didn't mind paying them on the Cape Cod house as they weren't onerous, but our tax rate in Florida is very high. I read that Desantis wants to eliminate them for those whose home is a homestead (ours is). I'm not sure that makes perfect sense because that means the funding for local services would have to be shifted elsewhere. I wouldn't mind if they were lower though.