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**IteseFrusty** · 09-13-2010, 10:05 AM

Ouch, Elizabeth.
You are not relying on nature, but on something called "herd immunity" ... because everybody else being vaccinated decreases the occurence of infectious diseases, your risk of exposure is decreased. Your immune system still sucks wind.

If more people did what you do, we'd have childhood polio back.. wait... we DO have polio back.. same with whooping cough ... thanks to an increasing number of people who base their life choices on anecdotal mumbo jumbo. Both, Polio and Whooping Cough were thought to be eradicated... but the herd immunity has been getting quite unreliable due to people like you.

As far as people vaccinating their own pets.. as long as people stick to the studied and proven vaccine protocols, I am good with it. Unfortunately, very few people know what that looks like. Too many stop giving vaccines too soon, too frequently or not often enough. Take aside the storage and administration fubars... a home vaccinated dog is more likely to come up positive with parvo than one that was vaccinated by somebody who knows what they are doing (and that includes some owners).
The saddest was a beautiful 2 year old Rotti whom the owner obviously loved dearly. She stated that she "doesn't believe in vaccines" and felt that they do more harm than good. That was before the parvo test revealed that the dog had parvo (was presented for vomiting and diarrhea). She had absolutely no money to spend on it. The dog ended up being put to sleep.

About 1 month ago, a 2 year old chihuahua with V/D came in. Had one set of puppy vaccines. Also parvo positive. Also no money. Also put to sleep. In this case, the owner wasn't even that upset. Poor baby dog never got a chance.

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On a side note.
Vaccine companies guarantee their vaccines as long as they were administered under the supervision of a veterinarian (at a vet hospital). If a pet comes down with whatever it was vaccinated for in a manner matching their vaccine protocol, they will pay for the treatment of the disease.
We actually had a case with a cat that came down with very similar symptoms as feline distemper. The manufacturer paid for testing and treatment... and never asked for their money back even when biopsies proved that it wasn't feline distemper.

Getting the vaccinations through your veterinarian DOES give you that guarantee, which home vaccinations do not.

09-13-2010, 10:05 AM	#1
IteseFrusty Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 399 Senior Member	Ouch, Elizabeth. You are not relying on nature, but on something called "herd immunity" ... because everybody else being vaccinated decreases the occurence of infectious diseases, your risk of exposure is decreased. Your immune system still sucks wind. If more people did what you do, we'd have childhood polio back.. wait... we DO have polio back.. same with whooping cough ... thanks to an increasing number of people who base their life choices on anecdotal mumbo jumbo. Both, Polio and Whooping Cough were thought to be eradicated... but the herd immunity has been getting quite unreliable due to people like you. As far as people vaccinating their own pets.. as long as people stick to the studied and proven vaccine protocols, I am good with it. Unfortunately, very few people know what that looks like. Too many stop giving vaccines too soon, too frequently or not often enough. Take aside the storage and administration fubars... a home vaccinated dog is more likely to come up positive with parvo than one that was vaccinated by somebody who knows what they are doing (and that includes some owners). The saddest was a beautiful 2 year old Rotti whom the owner obviously loved dearly. She stated that she "doesn't believe in vaccines" and felt that they do more harm than good. That was before the parvo test revealed that the dog had parvo (was presented for vomiting and diarrhea). She had absolutely no money to spend on it. The dog ended up being put to sleep. About 1 month ago, a 2 year old chihuahua with V/D came in. Had one set of puppy vaccines. Also parvo positive. Also no money. Also put to sleep. In this case, the owner wasn't even that upset. Poor baby dog never got a chance. ---------- Post added at 03:05 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:52 AM ---------- On a side note. Vaccine companies guarantee their vaccines as long as they were administered under the supervision of a veterinarian (at a vet hospital). If a pet comes down with whatever it was vaccinated for in a manner matching their vaccine protocol, they will pay for the treatment of the disease. We actually had a case with a cat that came down with very similar symptoms as feline distemper. The manufacturer paid for testing and treatment... and never asked for their money back even when biopsies proved that it wasn't feline distemper. Getting the vaccinations through your veterinarian DOES give you that guarantee, which home vaccinations do not.
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