Vaccinations?

Just been reading this article.
What do think, and do you give your dog yearly boosters?
Does anyone give the homeopathic alternative?


Vaccination Questions and Answers

Q: Should I vaccinate my dog or cat every year?

A: No. There is no need. According to the world’s most eminent experts on canine and feline immunology, “once immunity to a virus exists, it persists for years or life”. This fact has been accepted by official veterinary bodies in America and Australia. If you wish to vaccinate your dog, then he should have puppy shots followed by one shot after six months of age, and then no further shots are required. Studies show that 95% of dogs are protected for life following this regime. However, some dogs fail to become immune following vaccination, and some vaccines can fail. Vaccines are not guaranteed to protect – not even if you vaccinate a dog every week (which would be highly dangerous).

Q: I thought vaccines were safe - what are the adverse effects?

A: Many informed dog lovers are choosing not to vaccinate at all, because vaccines appear to be creating an epidemic of vaccine-induced disease. Inflammatory (‘itis’) diseases, and immune-mediated diseases are becoming increasingly common in dogs, due largely to vaccines. The words ‘hypersensitivity’, ‘allergy’, and ‘inflammation’ are interchangeable – and all are associated with vaccines. Sometimes the hypersensitivity reaction is so severe that the patient must be immediately injected with adrenaline or they will die.

Depending upon the animal’s genetic predisposition, the inflammatory reaction could manifest as inflammation of the brain, inflammation of the digestive system, inflammation of the bones and joints - in fact, any of the many inflammatory conditions. The inflammatory reaction could even lead to cancer. This is why scientists have written and produced scientific papers that link vaccines in with brain damage, epilepsy, behavioural problems, colitis, arthritis, thyroid disease, heart failure, kidney failure, autoimmune haemolytic anaemia, leukaemia, cancer and more. It makes sense to minimise the risks, and vaccinate as little as possible.

The UK vet Christopher Day observed that around 80% of patients first became ill within three months of vaccination. CHC conducted the world’s first independent vaccine damage survey to test this observation. 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 were astounded by the results, which are published in full in Catherine O’Driscoll’s book, What Vets Don’t Tell You About Vaccines.
•91% cases of Ataxia (a neurological problem) 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. (Studies also show that cats and ferrets develop terminal cancer at their injection sites.)
•78.6% of dogs with encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) first developed the condition within three months of being vaccinated. This is where conditions like epilepsy arise, and where many behavioural problems start.
•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, and vaccines are also known to cause food-related allergies.
•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 so 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. It is also worth noting that one study showed that vaccines cause dogs to develop autoantibodies against their own DNA. Vaccines are therefore theoretically capable of causing inheritable disease.

Q: Is CHC saying that we should leave our dogs unprotected against horrible diseases like distemper and parvovirus?

A: No. You should not leave your dogs unprotected. But you can minimise the risks.

Firstly, if you choose to vaccinate, you could have puppy shots and possibly the first year’s booster, and leave it at that. There is no scientific justification for the overkill that is happening now. Secondly, you could use the homoeopathic alternative. It’s called the ‘nosode’ and it’s been used by many breeders and show people for years. Take a look at CHC’s web site for details of homoeopathic vets near you, or send an sae to the British Association of Homoeopathic Veterinary Surgeons, Chinham House, Stanford in the Vale, Oxon SN7 8NQ, UK. If you are outside the UK, you could ask your conventional vet for a referral.

Vaccine manufacturers are currently trying to tell us that dogs need annual boosters against leptospirosis, which is a bacterin rather than a virus. However, many eminent scientists say that this vaccine should be withdrawn as it is not very protective, and it is the vaccine most associated with adverse reactions. If you are worried about leptospirosis in your area, then by all means consider the homoeopathic alternative.

The kennel cough virus mutates (like the flu) so you can’t guarantee permanent immunity with the vaccine. However, one study showed that the homoeopathic nosode is more protective against kennel cough than the vaccine - and it’s safer.

Incidentally, if you are feeding a wholesome natural diet, your dog’s immune system will be far better able to withstand any viral or bacterial challenge. Transfer Factor (colostrum) is also known to inhibit bacterial and viral effects, and natural foods like garlic and olive leaf extract are also anti viral/bacterial. Colloidal silver is also worth checking out. Again, study our web site for further details.

Q: My vet tells me that you are scaremongering and that I should continue to vaccinate every year. I don’t know what to do.

A: Vets, however well-meaning, are educated in colleges that rely upon vaccine and pharmaceutical companies for funding, and few people are willing to bite the hand that feeds them. Vets’ education with regard to vaccines tends to stop beyond “do it”. In short, your vet has been misled and poorly educated. Some of the information coming to light about vaccines has presented an ethical and economic challenge to vets – and so far, they aren’t responding ethically to the truth. But your pet deserves to come first, over and above any such challenges.

I think its personal choice, as long as the initial first vacs have been done and after a yearly booster, research says no need to have booster for 2/3/ years. I opted not to have Vins booster this year but did have Lepto one which I think is most important.   

Rocky only has the Lepto booster each year, the others every 3 years. Check with your insurance policy if you have it to see if there is any small print about vaccinations.