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Originally Posted by ladyjane  My vet is very current and is always doing continuing education. She does NOT recommend Lepto, flu or the dental vaccines! |
One last point... It's not the vets that are money hungry... it's the pharmaceutical companies. All the vets do is offer it to us, as consumers. Since the law changed just in Maryland from 1 to 3 years on most vaccines, they basically lost 2/3 of their profits on vaccines alone. That's probably why they started to develope vaccines for everything... and when the H1N1 flu hit, they sure jumped on that bandwagon quick!
I had never heard of a dog getting the flu before that year.. and then I only heard of 2 in New York I think it was, that supposedly died from it. And as scared as they have people about the flu, not to minimize the severity of it at all as it can be very serious, I just think someone thought to market a flu vac for dogs, just to generate more income, knowing the fears people have about the flu to begin with.
When I'm sick, I don't let my dogs lick my face or hands, and I wash my hands almost constantly and use rubber exam gloves whenever I do eyes or teeth or butts, which usually wait till I'm feeling better anyway unless they can't see, chew or poop!
If I hear of something going around that is affecting the dog population in my area, I stop taking them to places where other dogs frequent until things blow over. They are fine with staying in their yard for a week or two. Or just riding around in the car!
Wow, am I slow or what! This only took me a few years to figure out!