| Are yearly vaccinations good for you dog or cat? | | | | skin problems, inflammatory bowel disease, colitis, |
| The short answer is NO. | | | | pancreatitis, kidney failure, liver failure, arthritis, |
| Martin Goldstein, DVM: "I think that vaccines...are | | | | thyroid disease, epilepsy, seizures, paralysis, |
| leading killers of dogs and cats in America today." | | | | auto-immune disease, cancer. |
| Pet vaccinations started back in the 1950's. There | | | | Also, behavior problems such as aggression, |
| wasn't any formal testing done on how long a pet is | | | | suspiciousness, restlessness, aloofness, separation |
| immunized with specific vaccines. And - at the time - | | | | anxiety, excessive barking, destructive behavior, tail |
| no one believed there was any risk with vaccines. So | | | | chewing. |
| it became customary to do yearly "boosters" or | | | | In fact, vaccination site tumors have become so |
| re-vaccinations. | | | | common in cats (between the shoulder blades), that |
| That practice was publicly challenged in the 1990's. | | | | it's now recommended to vaccinate them in the tail |
| Although there was (and is) no requirement to report | | | | or hind leg so it can be amputated if it becomes |
| adverse reactions, there was mounting evidence that | | | | cancerous. |
| vaccinations were creating a lot of problems for pets | | | | Current Recommendations |
| ranging from minor to death. | | | | Yearly vaccinations are NO LONGER the standard of |
| In 1992, Dr. Ronald Schultz, a veterinary immunologist | | | | care. |
| and professor at University of Wisconsin published an | | | | All 27 Veterinary Schools in North America have |
| article with co-author Dr. Phillips in Current Veterinary | | | | updated their protocol as have: |
| Therapy. | | | | - American Veterinary Medical Association |
| They said, "A practice that was started many years | | | | - American Animal Hospital Association |
| ago and that lacks scientific validity or verification is | | | | - World Small Animal Veterinary Association |
| annual vaccinations. Almost without exception there is | | | | - Australian Veterinary Association |
| no immunologic requirement for annual re-vaccination. | | | | The World Small Animal Veterinary Association |
| Immunity to viruses persists for years or for the life | | | | (WSAVA) vaccination guidelines advise that duration |
| of the animal." | | | | of immunity is 7 years or longer, based on challenge |
| Dr. Schultz has been one of the leading thinkers on | | | | and blood studies. |
| vaccine protocols. | | | | Dr Ronald Schultz, expert in immunology and member |
| Vaccines do have a place, but they are not without | | | | of the WSAVA Vaccination Guidelines Group and |
| risk. While a Vet will likely only observe an immediate | | | | American Animal Hospital Association Canine Vaccine |
| response, adverse reactions can occur up to 45 days | | | | Task Force, says that if a puppy is immunized for |
| after the vaccine is received. Often people don't | | | | parvovirus, distemper virus and adenovirus "there is |
| associate the adverse reactions with the vaccination. | | | | every reason to believe the vaccinated animal will |
| Adverse Reactions To Vaccines | | | | have up to life-long immunity". |
| There are many adverse reactions ranging from | | | | Vaccines aren't risk free. Just because yearly |
| minor and short term to long term limiting illnesses, | | | | vaccination was common for years doesn't mean it's |
| chronic diseases and even death. Allergies, chronic | | | | a good thing. Current science says otherwise. |