Deb, I wonder about this Elvis had (has) dental issues, seems to me this is okay (Yorkies are prone to dental issues) but basic preventative care could substitute for it and lessen the side effects etc.
Again though, my mind frame has always been why take a pill if you can just alter (blank) and not need it, I see a lot of this as "band aid solutions"
I believe only real issues should be medicated and treated in my opinion and preventative care is foremost important to triage. Okay, there's my 2 cents.
Porphyromonas Vaccine
Where my opinion comes from in my thinking:
Now I also didn't let my kids get the "new flu" vaccine, sorry it hasn't been around long enough to see any long term side effects, and I'm not into guinea-pigging my children, but I do believe whole heartily in getting vaccinations, definitely not one of those who doesn't believe it in, my children had the Hep B vac. many people opt out on that, I looked at the risk and decided it was necessicary, we live in an area Hep B is a reality of exposure-of course I also don't get my children vaccinated when they have a cold and I didn't follow the standard schedule my children were older, we keep our babies at home here and limit their exposure and use homeopathic remedy as much as possible and immune boosters in the interim and as much as possible.
I have the same attitude towards my dogs, I get the rabies vac. every three years and said not to the Leptospirosis vac.