Imunização em cães e gatos: tendências atuais

Abstract

Vaccines are important tools for the practice of the veterinary medicine. The life of many animals is saved by their use. Despite their visible benefits, it´s not an innocuous procedure, and can cause adverse reactions. In the last decades it´s been seen a larger contestation about the safety of the vaccines used for dogs and cats. Many pathologic conditions have been associated with their use, although it lacks confirmation in some cases. There are doubts about the real necessity of their use, especially about the frequency they have been administered today, because of new founds about the induced duration of immunity. This monograph´s objective is to present a review about the topic, revealing how the experts and veterinary associations are approaching the theme, pointing up new guidelines for more reliable and effective pet immunization.