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Originally Posted by Britster  This is how I feel. I'm actually not anti-vaccine at all, I think initial vaccines are very important in both babies and dogs and cringe when I hear people talk about being completely vaccine-free. I know people who do this with their infants, as well as I've read a few that do this with their dogs. I just think that's a bit scary.
But vaccine research is not just some internet mumbo jumbo or a new trend or fad among high end dog owners. And it's part of the reason I feel so strongly about it. But it's honestly just mostly common sense to me and going with my gut.
Nancy, I'm curious why you would think your dogs would be putting other dogs in harms way? Your dogs are not sick, correct? They've been vaccinated since they were 1 year old, right? I just don't see why you're concerned. And on the flip side, even if your dogs are around other sick dogs or exposed, since they've been vaccinated at some point in their life, and they're adults, the odds of them contracting something is rare anyway. Obviously I wouldn't purposely expose my dog to something.
The only shot I've had since I was a kid was a flu shot... like twice. I don't really think it does anything for me but working in daycare, I just figured I might as well. But I've felt like I had the flu before after getting the shot and then sometimes I don't get the flu if I didn't have the shot. *shrugs* Who knows... |
Lets say my dogs got something from the park, it's literally in my backyard, and they caught it because I haven't kept up with their shots, and then they give it to someone else's who has kept up with shots, but maybe for some reason the shots didn't work, or maybe someone in family gets a new puppy, who doesn't have all it's shots yet, but they come for a visit etc. etc. Lol, I realize I sound nuts.
The flu shot is different story, I 100% believe in it. I think somewhere in my 40's I started getting a really bad case of flu each year, I'd always been healthy before that, but the flu really knocked me out each year for more than 2 weeks. I started sporadically getting the shot and those years I wouldn't get the flu, if I don't get the shot, I always get the flu and it turns into a various serious illnesses. I don't think anyone can really know for sure unless they've gotten a really bad case of the flu, then you know, you do anything to prevent that happening again.