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Originally Posted by Maximo  Brittany, part of the reaction is because the first article linked from Dogs Naturally Magazine. It states that distemper is rare and lists it as a reason "not to vaccinate." While the statements are accompanied with reasons to vaccinate, I agree with Linda and others that this is irresponsible writing. Everyone in this thread knows that the distemper vaccination is crucial, but other people may not.
The reason distemper is "rare" and no longer the leading cause of puppy death is because of vaccination programs. Many people may read an article like that and think distemper vaccinations are unnecessary. |
Oh, I must have missed that. I skimmed what the OP copied/pasted and assumed it was simply about the reporting of lack of reports of reactions! Which, I wouldn't think were too far fetched. But probably not as large of a problem as the OP made it out to be. As a person who had a dog that did have a terrible reaction to a vaccine, I may be a tad biased, as well as more passionate about over-vaccination issues.
Here's my question though - I am sure my dogs vaccine reaction wasn't "reported" - or maybe it was? I'm not really sure how that works. But I never filed a complaint or anything of the sorts. The vet also never told me what the heck she was even giving my dog, nor explained what any of the vaccines were for, what the possible risks were, and when I got home and thought my dog was dying, rushed him back in there, for them to charge me a ton more for the visit back for his reaction. This was a while back, he was 12 weeks, but I remember being frustrated.
But absolutely can see how the first article could be alarming.