I have been reading alot about vaccinations and whether or not it is actually necessary after the first year or so. I will continue at this point to read about them as I find the information very interesting and useful. They say the vaccines can actually cause our animals to be more prone to types of cancers, etc. We self vaccinated our cockers we bred for years. I always gave them their yearly vaccines around the time I was going to breed them because I felt it would help with the puppies immunity. After reading more and more we stopped altogether after they were 5-6 years old and done breeding. We lost our last boy this past Sunday. He was 15 years old. His mother died at 16.5 yrs and his stepfather at 16 yrs. We commented on Sunday when Jackson passed how lucky we had been with all our dogs. We never had one of them put down. They died with us, at home very peacefully. I do not have a clue as to whether this had a thing to do with the fact that we did not have them vaccinated every year. Maybe we were just lucky and it was a combination of good genes, good food, and lots of love. Who knows. I do know I will continue to look here for support and information others can share and also read as much as I can coming out about studies.
Very Good Thread. Great and interesting topic to stay on top of.
