My girl had parvo virus when a pup.
I’ve decided against vaccinating every year. When my girl was ill I became ill due to stress. She was 8 weeks old. I had 3 months on sick due to my condition. In this time all I did was research. And research and well
I spoke to many holistic veterinarians mostly from USA, as well as some of the top rated breeders of her breed, highly commendable and educated of the breed and dogs.
After reading article after article of information I have made this decision, that is wildly accepted in the USA, even though they have many many more infectious diseases but it is seemingly a new concept in the UK titer testing - testing immunity against infectious diseases.
These infections are misunderstood, and are alike us ending up with a disease due to conditions.
I’m trying to employ a dog walker who requires them to be vacced yearly, disregarding that she has antibodies (like humans, you get vacced you build up immunity - once is all it takes normally).
Yearly vaccinations make up a huge percentage of a Vets income. And I decided against them when the vets themselves were 50/50. One was fine with my decision for not vaccs and the other was not. Therefore there is a warp on the rule. And it wasn’t my dog my rules, if they believed that it was best then, it’s their duty of care.
Same for flea treatments. A dog I know became ill off a flea treatment, and will forever have seizures due to it. My dog has never had fleas, and has never had a chemical put on her skin.
Slight eye infection they immediately administer antibiotics that’s cost £30 - use a warm damp teabag seriously it works. She would be likely to build immunity to antibiotics the amount they give.
As soon as I take her the vets for something minor she’s never away , until I think I’ll sit this one out and she ends us absolutely fine! As I would with myself or a child!
I trust vets, but it’s a business. There has been a connection made with over vaccing and cancer. My old dog lived till 18, having only her initial vaccs. Growing up on a council estate no dogs were vaccinated and all dogs were fine, mostly living to a ripe age.
I don’t know why I’m posting.
I just want what’s best for my girl, and constantly pumping crap in her doesn’t feel right.
When she had gotten over the parvo, the first thing they did was get her in the paper, to urge vaccinations. It was because of the dire place she was rescued from. There was no mention of that. Just urging people to vaccs there happy healthy dogs who if they were titer tested they would have immunity to the disease. Many many dogs especially of the older generation have never boosted their dogs after the initial injections.
I’m just pissed off, but I know I’m being unreasonable.
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