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05-12-2008, 02:58 PM | #1 |
Luv my Angel, too! Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: USA
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| Please talk to your vet regarding vaccinations!!!!! Angel was due for her distemper booster, so we made our appointment and saw the vet today. Many of you know that there are new recommendations from the AVA regarding vaccinations - stating that once puppy shots are completed and the first booster is given, dogs are basically covered for life. Rabies is exempt from this because of the varying laws, but a three year booster is the current recommendation for Rabies. The new information also says that vaccines such as Lepto have such high risk factors that those risks far outweigh the benefits of the vaccination. When the vet asked me if I was vaccinating Sissy I told her my thoughts on the vaccination schedule, especially based on the new recommended protocols and varying articles I've read from Dr. Susan Dodd and other holistic vets - to which my vet responded that she completely agrees our babies are being over vaccinated. She said the vet practice mandates she recommend annual vaccinations (except for rabies), but if the owner initiates the discussion she can then give her two cents. So, we now have a notation in our chart that we will not vaccinate other than rabies every three years!!!! I am so relieved that I didn't have to put up a fuss or switch vet offices (cause we really like this office and we LOVE the vet we see). PLEASE talk to your vets about this. Not only will you save some serious cash, but your baby may potentially be much healthier as a result!!!!
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05-12-2008, 03:04 PM | #2 |
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| What's AVA?
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05-12-2008, 03:06 PM | #3 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member | I just read your post on Brooke's thread about Tate's ears. I can't get over it - they will not talk about the new protocol unless the subject is addressed by the pet owner. That just goes to show you, it's about the money and not the best interest of the dogs.....for shame! Ruby's vet tried to debate the point with me and was speaking to me in such a condescending way, I determined right then we would be getting another vet....and we did!
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05-12-2008, 03:10 PM | #5 | |
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05-12-2008, 03:14 PM | #6 |
Kyle Plus 3 Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Washington, DC
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| I was thinking that but I looked at their website and the vaccination page still recommends every year and hasn't been updated in 3 years. Also their acronym is AVMA.
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05-12-2008, 03:18 PM | #7 |
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| thank you for posting this information!
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05-12-2008, 03:52 PM | #8 |
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| My vet is having an open house on the 25th and one of the seminars is an informal discussion regarding vaccines. That's all the info that was in the email, but I'm very interested to hear what he has to say.
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05-12-2008, 05:57 PM | #9 | |
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If you go to Vaccination Schedule Recommendations For Dogs you can find the article by Dr. Jean Dodds, DVM as well (sorry, got her name wrong, too)!!!!!! And yes, it is a shame that the vet clinic won't discuss this unless you bring it up - but at least they will then.
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05-12-2008, 06:57 PM | #10 | |
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05-12-2008, 07:07 PM | #11 |
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| Thanks. Chipper is due for vaccinations at the end of the month.
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05-12-2008, 08:49 PM | #12 |
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| Thank you for this post Jodie!
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05-12-2008, 09:14 PM | #13 |
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| Thanks for the thread. I changed vets some time ago over this issue. There have been several threads and posts about this before, but I think this subject needs to be brought up often. Would love to see a sticky about this; it's important to get the word out. |
05-12-2008, 11:01 PM | #14 |
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| My vet is ahead of the times, I haven't vaccinated any of my dogs in the last 2 years, she said if I was worried about it I could give them titers to see how much vaccine is still left but I don't want them having any more vaccines. Only rabies every 3 years.
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05-13-2008, 04:02 AM | #15 | |
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me too!!! We (my vet and I) have a new take on vacs and he goes by what he sees come in and what seems to be actve in our area and we go from there! We actually we with the lepto this time and thats the only one. There is a new Lepto vac that is MUCH better than the old fort dodge one. Actually Luvmysissy and I live in water areas where Lepto grows and thrives. My vet has seen death in dogs in the last year so yes I got the new lepto vac. Jodie did you discuss Lepto? It was a nono in the past but my vet has seen an increase of dogs with lepto in our area even death.....Maybe ask your vet mine says DO NOT GIVE FORT DODGE lepto vac only the new one. The case of the death it was traced back to River Raisin which i directly connected to Lake Erie SCARY Glad your vet is talking to you about not over vaccinating If for any reason you need a new vet...call me...I go to Dr.Rob right here by ny house and he is VERY up to date on things and a really great vet. He graduated from MSU. And just a lil bonus.... He is a cutie!!! lol
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