"How do I get my dog into the groomers or kennel if he's not current on his shots?" I hear this question a lot. I've carefully explained the dangers of repeating vaccinations throughout an animal's life (allergies! itchy, funky ears! ADD behavior, aggression! thyroid disease, autoimmune disease, tumors, etc. etc.), and my client's lights have gone on. Sometimes the lights really go bright with this thought provoking question: Does your physician send YOU reminders every year to come back for more vaccinations? No. Why not? Because she knows you're immune from your early life vaccinations, and there's no need to repeat them! And that's the nub of it. As the veterinary immunologists have been saying all along, once you establish immunity early in life, it doesn't increase with further vaccinations. In their own words: “A practice that was started many years ago and that … [Read more...]
