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02-11-2010, 07:06 AM | #1 |
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| Over vaccinating Canine Health Concern this is a very good letter. Perhaps the Breed clubs in the US should push for this also. |
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02-11-2010, 08:20 AM | #2 |
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| Wow...that was very interesting. Our vet gave Sophie a Lepto... shot when she was 12 weeks old that he said was to be followed by a second injection. She reacted very sluggish after her first shot and he opted out of giving the second shot but I worry about all the other shots. Thanks for posting this. I think I'll print a copy for my vet.
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02-11-2010, 08:29 AM | #3 | |
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02-11-2010, 08:38 AM | #4 | |
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02-11-2010, 08:39 AM | #5 |
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| I read a book a few years ago about the necessity of vaccinations being given every year and the fact that if testing were done on dogs after a vaccination, they would have the immunity and not need the vaccinations to be repeated. It was very interesting. I asked my vet about it and he was aware of the issues but said unless the protocol or something was changed that they would continue as they were doing. I just remember realizing the fact that he did not dispute the fact. If innoculations for humans are given only once or so why do dogs need them every year? Just wondering? |
02-11-2010, 08:47 AM | #6 | |
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I can't remember if the AAHA recommendations are in the links or not but if you go to this website you can download a 28 page report on all vaccinations.. Canine Vaccine Guidelines Revised
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02-11-2010, 08:49 AM | #7 | |
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Sorry to say but vaccinations are the bread and butter to a vet so many of them will over vaccinate...
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02-11-2010, 08:58 AM | #8 |
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| [QUOTE=livingdustmops;2998638]They don't need them and it is in your pups best interest to read as much as you can...There is tons of information on YT... Sorry to say but vaccinations are the bread and butter to a vet so many of them will over vaccinate...[/QUOTE] I am happy to hear you say this. I was really flammed on another thread for pointing out this very thing, and was told that Vets were educated pofessionals and would not do that "just for the money" the latest theory is that all this over vaccinating is the cause for all of the allergies that we see in ever increasing numbers. |
02-11-2010, 09:02 AM | #9 |
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| All of my dogs were vaccinated their first year, I have one now that has just turned 4 and I'm wondering if I should revaccinate or not. They are never in contact with other dogs so I really don't believe it is necessary. |
02-11-2010, 09:06 AM | #10 | |
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I had someone argue with me once saying titers were more expensive than shots so why wouldn't vets do titers to make more money but i believe it is because the labs get the bulk of the money - what are your thoughts? I also think allergies and auto immune diseases are due to inbreeding the breed thus creating a poor immune system thus throwing a vaccination on top of that and whamo you have a nightmare my dog also is hypothyroid as well as atopic dermatitis so both auto immune diseases dee dee was inbred the vet mentioned it right off when reading her akc papers and breeder said she was an accident i guess i know what that is now Last edited by dwerten; 02-11-2010 at 09:10 AM. | |
02-11-2010, 09:15 AM | #11 |
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| just to clarify dd has been titered since 6 mos shots and had enough in system so she never got the one year booster which is recommended - when she had all the problems i started titering her once a year when she gets her blood work- so that being said once the damage is done it is done - she had poor breeding and then throw the vaccines in and she is a total mess |
02-11-2010, 09:42 AM | #12 |
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| I have read a number of articles that it might be why so many dogs are getting cancer also.
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02-11-2010, 09:58 AM | #13 |
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| I started reading about vaccines about 3 years ago when I received one of those reminder cards in the mail from the vet. I got to thinking, is all this really necessary???.....That got me started on researching and reading and reading and more reading....Then I got very angry and sad ......Sad at all the animals that are deliberately made ill because their owners are being taken advantage of my their vets......The vet that they trust.....So sad...... This information is not new.....The research has been out there for about 3 decades, it's just that we, the pet owner, didn't know it. When a vet knows that vaccines are not harmless and still continues to administer them in a reckless way, in my eyes that is a vet committing malpractice and is an unethical vet....... The research is in, no vet should ever use combo vaccines, ever.....It is also proven that boosters are not needed....But it's done anyway...Why would he/she do this??? I see breeders also doing this same thing. A breeder will research genetics, food, blood lines, health conditions, whelping, even grooming products, but when it comes to one of the most important parts of the animals long term health very little research is done in the overvaccine issue. I still see breeders giving vaccines to soon, too often and giving unnecessary ones......What a shame .....IMO, a lot of people are making these decsions out of fear, fear of diseases that's lurking "out there".....Fear is the motivator, and it works very well for the vet......Create fear and they will come......
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02-11-2010, 10:08 AM | #14 | |
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I also see few breeders understanding the mental health of dogs either but that is another discussion but the information is also out there...
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02-11-2010, 10:38 AM | #15 |
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| Please excuse my ignorance but does titiered mean they are checking to see if the dog still has the immunity from the vaccination? If so, can anyone tell me how much it costs to have that done? |
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