You totally missed my point. I have always recommended that people speak with their vets about the AAHA protocols and that IF their vets are not following them, they may want to look elsewhere. Let us not forget that many people go to the cheapest vets they can find and that often means vets who are so out of date and not doing any continuing education. It is another reason I recommend AAHA accredited vets.
IMHO to start threads with a topic that is alarming will only do harm. Mind you, that is MY opinion. I know a lot of pet owners and I see a lot on here who are so terrified of vaccinating that they go the opposite way instead of middle of the road. That is so very sad for their pups. One exposure could be the pup's last....parvo and distemper KILL. That is a fact.
I am all about education, but NOT about fear mongering and whether you choose to believe that some of your statements could instill fear or not, is totally up to you. I feel it is something worth my mentioning since it directly affects those who cannot speak.
You keep mentioning Dr. Schultz....he does titers on his dogs but he is a vet. How much do you think he pays for them? The same as the general population of pet owners? I think not. Even if he did, his income is higher than most. Titers are not cheap. Vaccines are and the AAHA has recognized his work and revised their standards. It is hard enough for vets to get people to bring their pets in for exams and vaccines because of money...can you imagine asking them to pay for titers? Those of us who spend top dollar for quality care for our pets come far and few between. I am always astounded when my vet says what a wonderful pet owner I am when I do something like cook for a sick pup or something else very simple...how sad that she finds me to be an anomaly.
Maybe things are not moving quickly enough for you but Rome was not built in a day. I personally don't believe that adverse reactions are at the numbers that some think they are. I have been a pet owner for many many years and a foster parent to more than I can count off hand and I have never had an anaphylactic type event. Not wishing it on my pups, but just saying....and every single one of them was vaccinated as recommended. In the early years definitely more than they probably should have been, BUT they lived to a ripe old age. |