I haven't lost to a vaccine reaction but have seen dogs die from the diseases - a family pet from distemper when I was younger, my Doberman from Lepto before the vaccine and two friends dogs from Parvo(well, I didn't actually see the latter two die). All terrible deaths for any dog and none had had vaccine but could have gotten them with the vaccine, too, although I've yet to personally know of even one death after vaccination or reaction in my lifetime among all of the dogs I've known or known about on a personal basis. One's personal experience does weigh heavily, doesn't it, despite what the experts are saying.
Last year the Health and Human Services Administration gave its take on more modern mammogram guidelines based on studies, etc., but not one real-world, credible, practicing cancer specialist that I heard speak or read or even one cancer patient whose cancer was caught under age 50 seems to agree with HHS so I am not yet ready to trust corporate decisions or even studies all that much as I look at the mammogram situation and some of the other lovely private corporate decisions made lately. I'm just pretty conservative until I get all the facts straighter in my head than I've got them to date but I've got to admit there is some pretty compelling information to sort through and despite my fears, I'm open minded to learning all I can for Tibbe's sake. |