I agree the breeder i got dee dee from begged me not to do rabies vaccine as she had a pup die from it but i was scared not to do it so i trusted the vet and dd got the rabies and after that all heck broke loose as she has horrible allergies and it all started after 6 month vaccines so i wonder if this breeder knew dd may not have had a good immune system when she sold her to me as there was some inbreeding in her line the vet told me after reviewing her akc papers. Now dee dee is also hypothyroid which is auto immune disease so she is atopic dermatitis, mvd, LP 4, and hypothyroid. Oh yeah and the breeder is long gone moved away and no helping me with the thousands i have paid in vet bills on her trying to keep her comfortable. Of course when i contacted her at 6 months with all the issues she said she never had a pup with allergies before - she did tell me she was an accident so all the red flags were there but me being a new dog owner had NO CLUE what the heck i was doing. Ironically she is from the PENNY SAVER no PENNIES SAVED HERE.

Do you think inbreeding these dogs attributes to poor immune systems?

because sadly PEOPLE TRUST THEIR VETS ALL THE TIME and never question them as they think they KNOW EVERYTHING - sadly THEY DO NOT so why people need to educate themselves. Just because someone goes to school for a degree in something does not mean the know everything about that profession sorry. I have a degree in finance and real estate and do home loans - i know alot about home loans as I have been doing them for 20 years but does that mean i know everything about every aspect of finances like investments, etc -NO - after your education you become very good at what you deal with on a daily basis so if a vet does not further educate themselves on the latest studies, etc and they become lazy in their profession which many people do then they are not up on the latest things and they trust big pharmaceutical companies for their information which is what they are taught in vet school just like Hill's does their training on nutrition so they sell vet foods (not agains them as my dog is on one and it works) but many do not further educate in nutrition after school and they take one semester in college of nutrition.

yep as some are arrogant and will do what they want then blame the reaction on something else like the one not sure if this is the dog but on the TOOTH PASTE - seriously like we are that stupid to think toothpaste would cause a dog to foam at mouth and get so sick. Please - this happened to my parents dog they too their dog in for bordatella and vaccines and he got so sick after vomitting blood and diarrhea blood every where - my dad took him in and they started running tests on pancreatitis - I was furious as this dog has eaten the same food for 7 years and never had people food and same treat for years - NO WAY DID THIS DOG HAVE PANCREATITIS. I called and said what vaccine did you give that was different this time and it was the bordatella vaccine instead of intranasal and bordatella is viral and guess what he had A VIRAL INFECTION not pancreatitis and was on iv fluids and meds at vet for 5 days. They refused to think it was the vaccination that did it yet it happened within days of that vaccination but since he tolerated other vaccines for years I knew it was what was different. I say own up to it and don't blame it on other things which is what i see them doing all the time and it really upsets me.

Yes I do. We know with the Biewers they are having some problems with auto immune issues.

This same thing happened to me last february and I knew better but vet pressured me into giving my dog metacam for a leg injury when i asked for tramadol as my dog is on steroids and nsaid should NEVER be given to a dog on steroids but he argued with me and said my dog is in pain yada yada and i said give me the tramadol instead as she is on steroids and that is not safe. He told me to stop the steroids and i said then i am going to have a itching dog in pain so finally i caved in and said WHATEVER you are the PROFESSIONAL and he administered the drug on an empty stomach another NO NO with nsaids as they can perforate a human bowel much less a dog 7lbs on empty stomach. Now this is a very well known vet 20 years in practice all the latest and greatest as went to him ONLY because he had a digital xray machine and i went over she is mvd, on steroids for allergies, hypothyroid all the info and he still said it was safe.

Well my dog ended up at ims because she was vomitting, diarrhea for months had severe colitis, and was very sick and for a year has been a mess and just finally got her on track

jean dodds freaked out when i called her telling her he gave her metacam and said STOP THE METACAM NOW we just got her blood work normal - the ims told me WHAT THE HECK WAS HE THINKING along with a few other vets i know

sorry i have lost faith and why i do so much of my own learning now

i agree and it infuriates me as allergies are a total nightmare to deal with and no real cure and it is miserable and frustrating to watch a dog itch non-stop and only steroids will stop it and that has its own issues that leads to other illnesses.

I am so sorry about what happened to your puppy. :( I started reading old posts here and I am finding a lot of useful information. Thanks so much and best of luck with your new puppy!

Thanks Cindy......For the life of me I just don't understand why a lot of breeders don't do more research on vaccines and the effects it has on a pets immune system. The pup should be started out in life with the healthiest immune system possible. Yet it can be terribly comprimised by the overload of vaccines it has recieved before the pet owner has even taken the pet home.......

There was a study done at Perdue (just one of many done ) concerning vaccines that clearly showed the damage vaccines can do to pets. These effects can be far reaching but they will/may never be connected to the vaccines. Such as hypothyroidism, allergies, cancer, liver, kidney problems, seizures, etc.etc.etc.

This was the findings by Canine Health Concern......

There were over 4,000 dogs in the survey. We asked, if your dog is ill, when did he become ill in relation to the vaccine? We have been astounded by the results so far.

* 91% of Ataxia cases occurred within three months of a vaccine event
* 81% of dogs who had tumours at their vaccine sites, first developed the tumours within three months of being vaccinated
* 78.6% of dogs with encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) first developed the condition within three months of being vaccinated
* 73.1% of epileptic dogs first became epileptic within three months of being vaccinated
* 65.9% of dogs with colitis developed the condition within that first three months
* 64.9% of dogs with behavioural problems started to be a problem within three months of vaccination
* 61.5% of dogs developed liver failure within three months of being vaccinated.

The above figures were chosen at random from our findings to illustrate the principle to you: vaccines may be protecting our dogs against viral disease, but they are doing this at a very high price. If vaccination had no bearing on subsequent illness, only 25% of dogs should become ill in each three-month period.


Would anyone connect these illness to the vaccines they've had done? .....It's doubtful they would....

Boosters are another huge contributor for our pets health decline......They are not needed, they do more harm than good. But how many times do people take their pet in for them......With the approval of the vet I might ad.......I would consider this malpractice.......

"What are the ethical and legal implications if vets continue to insist their clients unnecessarily revaccinate their dogs annually or triennially with core MLV vaccines? These recommendations are not evidence-based. It is not ethical practice to urge clients to have medical interventions for their pets that are not needed and which may cause harm – Ronald Schultz calls this “an unacceptable medical procedure”.

Thanks for the information! Wonderful post. :thumbup::thumbup:

Still feel lost
 

I appreciate all the good advice given here. If only I had seen this site before last Wednesday. We've used this vet for over 12 years. I just blindly thought they knew best.

Now how to find a vet that will listen to me. I can't pay consultation fee after consultation fee. My breeder has always used the same vet I have. She just hasn't ever had any problems. I don't blame her at all for this. I think she just wasn't informed. She does have papers on her dogs and offered to give us papers for Sophie. She raises these dogs for love I think - not profit. She is very particular about who she sells to, requriring visits and fully knowing your home circumstances. She normally doesn't let the puppies come home till 14-16 weeks but since I'm a at home mom, she let me have her early. This is only her 2nd or 3rd litter and she said it probably would be the last. It is too hard on her to let the dogs go.

I feel like saying no vaccines, no vets but I know that is not the answer. We have to have the rabies by law and the fact that we are a foster home and it is requried for that. I am praying that this new pup is healthy. We get to pick him up tomorrow and though he won't replace Sophie I hope it will close the hole in my heart a little. At night I think over and over about what happened and that if I had only been informed it might have been prevented. I just never imagined anything like this could have happened. She was the cutest, liveliest thing. So playful even with our big 38 pound dog. She would hang on his tail as he walked around (he didn't mind). It is just hard to believe that all the life and energy could be gone in 4 days.

I pray your new little boy is healthy and that he will help your heart mend.

I sympathize with your concerns about finding a good vet. We are going to go to a new one soon, one that was recommended by a local breeder/YT member.

As several people noted above, the best thing you can do is educate yourself, arm yourself with info so that you aren't relying solely on the vet. Now you have the benefit of YorkieTalk and the knowledge and experience of lots of people.

Even if you had found YT before, things still happen. :(
It was probably the lepto, but it could have been one of the other ones.
Sometimes, even though this vaccine doesn't agree with Yorkies, it may need to be given anyway (depending on your area and the dog's lifestyle). If lepto absolutely needss to be given, it should be done after 16 weeks.

Sometimes even great vets give it without thinking. They just don't understand this breed...

It sounds like you are still very unsure about vet care (as most of us would be in this case). Can we answer any questions for you? There is a thread in the YT Library about things to look for in a vet office.

I completely understand your apprehension now concerning going to the vets......The vet can make recommendations concerning treatment and care of your pup, ultimately it is your decision, if it isn't an emergency you could always decline and go home and research.....:)

.......You can always call the vets office instead of going in and ask if they do just the core vaccines (distemper, parvo, and rabies) and their position on boosters.........You could also try a holistic vet, here is a list of some possibilities ....

AHVMA - American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association

I also agree with Ann, (Wylie's Mom), I don't do corona, bordatella, lepto, giardia, or lymes. Here are a couple of experts views on lepto......

Dr Ron Schultz (the world’s foremost independent authority on canine vaccines) hates to see them in with anything else and, in puppies, advises that they are completely finished with the viral inoculations before getting a vaccine against Lepto, which he neither recommends nor advocates - even in Lepto endemic areas.
“I have seen older dogs go into kidney failure within two days of receiving a Lepto vaccine.”



In the Canine Health Concern vaccine survey, 100% of dogs with leptospirosis contracted it just after being vaccinated against it. Leptospirosis, of course, attacks the kidneys – and the puppy had severe kidney damage.

Good luck and I wish you and your new pup well....

agree and lepto nor bordatella covers all strains of it anyway and kennel cough is easy to treat if they get it so many vet techs on groups say they just treat it if they get it