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Originally Posted by jp4m2  This subject is a huge pet peeve of mine……I started looking into this about two years ago and I was shocked at the information that I found out about vets overvaccinating our pets. Dr. Dodds is not the only researcher fighting this, Dr Schultz is also….. Dr. B. Rogers and Dr. Pitcairn, Dr C. Loops and many, many, more vets are also voicing their objections to this practice. There are also many pet advocates trying to get the word out……This information is not new, many of these people who are vocal about this have been doing this for decades………
The three year recommendation is also too often for giving boosters. It was a *compromise* to appease the angry vets who are fearful of lost profits. Talk about ethical vets.....Shameful...... If you look at Dr. Dodds schedule she has no mention of boosters after the one year vaccines, this is also the same recommendation from all the other researchers. There is absolutely no scientific basis for boosters.
So you ask why are we still overvaccinating? We have allowed those in positions of authority to instill unnecessary fear in us; fear that if our animals are not religiously vaccinated, we are endangering their lives. Shame on all of us.
As a side note……..I was extremely surprised at the results of the poll regarding the use of combo vaccines. The use of combo vaccines is also not a recommended vaccine, they are not promoted by any researcher or advocate, yet most vets use them. This vaccine has many problems associated with its use……These are some of the problems with the use of combo vaccines…
*Their contents consist of a mixture of bacteria and viruses, several of which are not beneficial or needed.
*This powerful mixture overwhelms the immune system putting the dog at risks for developing chronic diseases, it also greatly increases the risks for adverse reactions.
*The components also compete with each other, which can result in neutralization or negation or can produce a poor antibody response.
*If your dog experiences a reaction to the combo shot, there is no way to determine which antigen caused the reaction and must be avoided in the future.
*If all this isn’t bad enough, the components are unnecessary for most adult dogs, the great majority of which have lifetime immunity to the important shots or have no need for other ingredients.
Combination shots are part of the unethical practice of over-vaccination of pets. They should have no place in your dog’s health care regimen. And vets who use them should have no place in your dog’s life. Please, speak up for the ones who can't...... |
I agree
there was a girl on here and she lived about 2 hrs from me and she called every vet near her and not one had the parvo and distemper separated. She was so upset posted on here so i called my vet as when mine were vaccinated i did not know this existed so mine got the combo. My vet now does separated parvo distemper but she charges for a vet visit each time to get them separately. I am not sure but sadly this girl would have had to drive 2 hrs to go to my vet due to none of them in her area having it. I think it is because most owners are uneducated and just go with the flow so it is cheaper for them to get the combo rather than the separated so why pay for two separate vaccines when you can just give one and if you do not carry it what choice does the owner have?
Is it more expensive for the separate parvo and distemper than the combo for the vet to buy as i really do not know what the costs are ?