Dog vaccintations

[UniGirl1993]

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Hello, everyone I'm new to the forum world so would like to start off by saying hello. Secondly I am training to become a vet and for one of my dissertations I am looking into vaccinations. My question is 'Should Vaccinated Dogs in the UK Continue to be Vaccinated against Distemper, Parvovirus and Kennel Cough after eight years old?'. If anyone could help me by filling in a short questionnaire or would like to comment I would be hugely greatful. Any dog any age. Thank you xx

The link for the questionnaire is below;

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/5K8NJLV

 

[MissYeh]

Hey unigirl,

Interesting topic... What are the arguments for and against it?.. can you name a few?

 

[UniGirl1993]

I've heard a lot of stories about dogs that have boosters and then a couple days later are severely ill, I have recently read a news report which I can't determine is because of vaccines or 'cocker rage'. The article can be seen below. There have been many cases were dogs have been blood tested to show the antibodies in their blood, and in many cases the dogs were immune to the disease. However some research has shown that black and tan breeds are more susceptible to parvo and distemper which is why vets insist on vaccinating throughout the dogs life. I also believe that all dogs are different like humans with their immunity, I own three Border Collies, Dad, Daughter and Niece all from the same line, however the niece, under a year, seems to have the most problems with her health. So it really depends on the dogs immunity to the disease, although I still believe that we are over vaccinating and that one day in the future, like some of our diseases, these diseases could evolve or mutate into something worse. But as I want to be a vet I thought this would be a good dissertation to look into I've had a lot of feedback from owners believing that their dogs do not need to be vaccinated anymore, one person hasn't had any of her dogs vaccinated, due to one dog in the line being vaccinated and after became seriously ill after being vaccinated, I do not suggest you do this. I agree with puppy vaccinations and then getting blood tested to determine whether the dogs need a yearly vaccination. The blood test does cost a lot more than the vaccination which is another factor to discuss.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1255863/Vaccines-making-dogs-sick-vets-cash-in.html

 

[pippywhippet]

Theres some interesting info regarding over vaccination and its dangers here ; http://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2013/07/03/new-pet-vaccination-protocol.aspx

Having had very bad reactions to vaccines from one of my cats in the past I no longer vaccinate my cats after the initial kitten vaccines and the first yearly booster. We live in a semi rural area though and rarely get visiting cats (probably because of my dogs!)

My dogs are currently boostered every 3 yrs, and have had puppy vaccines and first yearly boosters. I would have titre tests as recommended in the above article, but when I enquired at my vets I found that they wanted to charge me £200!

 

[UniGirl1993]

Thank you for the link, that will be an interesting read.

I know it seems easier just to vaccinate the dog it's cheaper in the vets views. If it does come to light that vaccines are making dogs sick, I wonder if they would ever put the price of the titre tests down. I'm just about to send a message to the publisher of dogs today to see if she can mention my survey ever on the website or on in the magazine. Fingers crossed x

 

[MissYeh]

This just popped up in my FB about annual vaccinations and dogs...seems quite related to your dissertation.

 

[Poochbypost]

I have done alot of research into this topic and I actually decided to not get my 2 newest additions vaccinated, this is not a decision I took lightly but one I researched ALOT. Some puppies develope Autism or Epilepsy after the vaccinations, many dogs which have been vaccinated are diagnosed with cancer a few months after the injections and the risk of cancer when older is much higher. Richard Allport a vet from Hertfordshire signed a letter to the VMD stating that he was constantly seeing animals that had developed worrying symptoms after vaccination, also animal vaccinations are not subjected to the same rigorous pre-market testing that is required for the release of a human vaccine. Otherwise stated, animal vaccines can be released without large, controlled challenge studies that are necessary prior to the release of human vaccines

Just my opinion I dont claim to be a vet, but I know people who have had a few dogs vaccinated and a few not, the vaccinated dogs died of cancer, the unvaccinated ones are still alive and well today, coincidence?

 

[lurcherman]

Always get first puppy jabs and booster next year then after that its up to you, to those who decide to never jab then in.my view your taking a massive risk.

 

[Rocky Rescue]

With vaccinations and boosters we must also take into account what is stated in our dogs insurance small print. Some require annual boosters to be made and some go with what the vet requires/recommends.

Please make sure you know which and dont void the pets insurance through not getting them done annually.

 

[Poochbypost]

Alot of insurance companies do insure dogs which are not vaccinated, some will state that they will not pay for illnesses which could of been avoided through vaccination. A puppy has a very delicate immune system, vaccinations can highly inbalance this and do more harm than good

 

[lurcherman]

So can parvo do damage, think id advise to jab up early.