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Originally Posted by tammy8833  i know parvo is everywhere and i feel safer knowing my pets are protected
so what happens in ten years when people have stopped vaccinating regularly and there is a bigger problem with parvo and the new research says go back to vaccinating? are you just going to switch back because thats what they say to do?
sometimes these "new researches" are marketing scams..you just never know..like someone else said is it the scam to not vaccinate n have sick puppies and make money off the sick puppies? or is the scam over vaccinating and having sick puppies and making money? could the scam be to not vaccinate and de-populate all the dogs out there, so many in shelters and such...just like when they take a prescription drug that does multiple things but sell it for one thing at a time and just rename it three different times. |
Good questions
I have a friend who has owned dogs for years she does puppy shots then one year then she is done and she has never had a sick dog so she has done the opposite of you and never had a problem.
I think getting non-bias info is key - what profit do the people saying to titer or not vaccinate after 1 year make? What profit do the vets get from an over vaccinated dog that is now sick? I can tell you it is about 10,000 as that is what i have spent on my dog with allergies over 6 years trying everything to help her. Sadly a dog dies of parvo or it cost own 1,000 the plumber said to save his dog but that dog is not going to cost the owner for the rest of its life like it is costing me for my dog. I got off cheap with dd but my friend whose dog got cancer at 7 just spent 30,000 in chemo, surgery removing cancer, etc over the course of a year to get him in remission. Neurology costs 2500 for mri and spinal tap and my friend whose dog has gme has spent a ton in chemo drugs, neurological exams, etc.
Follow the money and usually you will get your answers sadly
It really is what you are comfortable with for your dog and it is good to hear the other side for sure that your dogs have been fine
My parents dog was great for 7 years went into vet for ANNUAL vaccines yep even my dad did not believe the vet could be wrong. His dog got the bordatella vaccine and started vomitting blood and diarhea blood and was very sick with a viral infection right after vaccine. The vet said maybe it is pancreatitis and failed to accept it could be the vaccines done all one one day as well. My dad paid 1500 i believe and bear was hospitalized for a week for this. The only difference is the bordatella shot that year and it is viral. After that my dad went whoa you are right this is scary and now will not do vaccinations for bordatella or dhpp anymore. Bear is a silky so a bigger dog than most yorkies