Edna Thackeray

"If you vaccinate your pets pay attention to their behavior and health following... people are also catching on to the dangers of pet vaccines. Some just stop vaccinating their pets and some use Nosodes. Here are reasons not to vaccinate your pet: Parvo Vaccine: Vaccinating for parvo keeps the disease in the environment. There is no vaccine for the original strain of parvovirus, CAV-1 yet dogs no longer get sick from it. The newer strains, which do cause illness in dogs, are the result of mutation due to vaccination. The same issue is happening worldwide with the polio vaccine. Like other modified live vaccines, the parvo vaccine has been known to create the disease it was intended to prevent. Puppies are likely to be exposed to parvo when brought to the vet’s office for their parvo vaccination. It takes two weeks for the vaccine to protect the puppy, so not only can the vaccine cause parvo in puppies, the trip to the vet’s office can. Parvo is more treatable in unvaccinated puppies, especially over the age of 8 weeks. Vaccinating before that age is just as likely to not protect the puppy as it is to protect him. The risk of Vaccine Induced Autoimmune Disease is greater than the risk of parvo. The parvo vaccine has been linked to heart disease. Vaccination suppresses the immune system for several days, increasing the puppy’s risk of developing disease. Parvovirus vaccination can create a chronic form of the disease, the symptoms of which include chronic gastritis, hepatitis and pancreatitis, chronic diarrhea and food sensitivities. Distemper: Distemper is a relatively rare disease. Like many modified live vaccines, the distemper vaccine has been known to create the disease it was intended to prevent. The distemper vaccine has been strongly linked to joint disease and arthritis – two increasingly common chronic diseases in dogs. The risk of Vaccine Induced Autoimmune Disease is greater than the risk of distemper. The distemper vaccine likely caused the parvovirus outbreaks in the 1970s. The distemper vaccine may cause parvo in young puppies. Maternal antibodies are likely to block the vaccine until 12 weeks of age. Post Vaccinal Encephalitis is a recognized complication of the vaccine. Vaccination suppresses the immune system for several days, increasing the puppy’s risk of developing disease. The vaccine can cause persistent skin problems and allergies. Distemper vaccination can create a chronic form of the disease, the symptoms of which include watery eyes and nose, chronic gastritis, hepatitis and pancreatitis, chronic diarrhea, food sensitivities, epilepsy and rear leg paralysis, spondylitis, lip fold dermatitis, allergic eruptions on the face, eruptions between the toes and a habit of licking the feet, interdigital dermatitis, kennel cough and bronchitis, lack of appetite and failure to thrive. Kennel cough: Because of the various environmental and microbial causes of this disease, the kennel cough is not a vaccine preventable disease. (Ronald Schultz) The disease is mild and self limiting. There are alternatives to boarding kennels and training centers that require kennel cough. Pet sitters are often inexpensive and in-home training is always available. There are also many progressive facilities that will accept pets without kennel cough vaccination. Like other modified live vaccines, the kennel cough vaccine has been known to create the disease it was intended to prevent. The risk of Vaccine Induced Autoimmune Disease and the severity of its symptoms are greater than the risk and severity of kennel cough. The kennel cough vaccine can pneumonia. Leptospirosis The vaccine may or may not protect against the serovar the dog is exposed to. Most of the clinical cases of leptospirosis reported in dogs in the US are caused by serovars L. grippotyphosa, L. pomona and L. bratislava. Vaccines do not protect against all of these serovars."