Rabies vaccines; it's a hot topic these days. www.rabieschallengefund.org The Rabies challenge has brought it to the forefront and is digging into the facts. I have always got rabies vaccinations for my dogs but now into their senior years and having health issues I am not willing to compromise their health. With Titers you can reliably test the amount of immunity a dog has to certain diseases.
Great article on Titer testing
With a good titer result; our dogs are still protected but sometimes this isn't enough for the officials. With simple common sense it should be; you can have titers done for humans as well and that seems to be enough for us. Why should be re-vaccinate when the dogs body has enough immunity? They are finding out that over vaccinating is alot more dangerous than once thought.
I have a very inquiring mind; I always want to know more. If I hear about an important issue that I hadn't heard before then I dig in; I want the facts. I listen to what people have to say; take what I think is important and toss the rest. Life is a constant education; to deny facts, to turn away in an "I don't want to know" manner is really useless.
Take the whole Autistic/vaccine debate going on in the human world right now. Many just don't buy it; thankfully many are also digging.
Information on the Rabies challenge
We are only human and humans make mistakes; but to turn away from the facts is a disservice to us and our animals. Before you re-vaccinate; research, research alot.
There have been studies which show that over vaccinating is contributing to developping cancer. It seems that most pets develop enough immunity by the time they are 1 yr old that they might not have to be vaccinated again after that.
ReplyDeleteWith my seniors I always cut back on the shots. I've been doing a lot of research and I hope that with my next puppy I'll be able to minimize the number of shots she will receive in her lifetime.
Thanks for bringing this topic up :)