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Date Posted: 1:32:28 pm, Wed, 04/11/07
Author: V~
Subject: Kate, I'm SO glad Maggie is doing so well! I'm also glad she was less stressed out for her trip by not using the evil carrier! In all honesty tho, at her age, I would not be vaccinating at ALL! info inside....
In reply to: Kate 's message, "Part of my busy Tuesday included taking Maggie to the Vet for her yearly check-up...(msg)" on 8:29:41 pm, Tue, 04/10/07

Vaccines don't suddenly "expire" after a year, that's just when the manufacturer's stopped testing the immunity. ONCE IMMUNITY TO A VIRUS EXISTS, IT PERSISTS FOR YEARS OR LIFE. There is no need to keep rechecking titers and re vaccinating every 3 years or whatever. You cannot add more immunity to an already immune animal. All you are doing is increasing the risk of chronic disease....there is no benefit.

It was the vaccine manufacturers who established the practice of YEARLY vaccinations, and it just was never questioned until recently. Yearly vaccinations means more money for the manufacturers! There are more and more studies being done, and even some veterinary schools are teaching a 7-year vaccination protocol instead of yearly. There is also a study going on for a 7-year rabies protocol instead of every 3 years, in an effort to get state laws changed.

There is an incredible amount of information out there about vaccines and their side effects. Often previously considered to be benign and harmless, now we are learning that we were wrong! Vaccines can have very many serious side effects, including autoimmune disorders, epilepsy, encephalitis, allergies, behavior problems, digestive disorders, cancer and death.

The duration of immunity to infectious disease agents is controlled by memory cells, B & T lymphocytes. Once programmed, memory cells persist for life. Even in the absence of an antibody titer, memory cells are capable of mounting an adequate immune response in an immunized patient. A negative titer does not indicate lack of immunity, or the ability of a vaccine to significantly enhance the immune status of a patient.

The USDA Center for Biologic and Therapeutic Agents asserts that there is no scientific data to support label claims for annual re-administration of modified live vaccines, and label claims must be backed by scientific data.
It is the consensus of immunologists that a modified live virus vaccine must replicate in order to stimulate the immune system, and antibodies from a previous vaccination will block the replication of the new vaccinate virus. The immune status of the patient is not enhanced in any way. There is no benefit to the patient. The client is paying for something with insignificant or no effect, except that the patient is being exposed to unnecessary risk of an adverse reaction.
According to Dr. Ronald D Schultz, head of pathobiology at Wisconsin University and arguably the world expert on this subject, once immunity to a virus exists, it persists for years or life. I am told that he vaccinated his own Golden Retrievers as puppies, and then didn't vaccinate them again. He took yearly blood tests. His Goldens are reported to have died naturally at around 15 years of age, and showed good antibody levels from the first booster until they died. Moral of the story: this and other research shows that annual shots are not necessary.

Research by Dr. Ronald D Schultz, shows that a vaccine received at or after 12 weeks of age provides immunity in over 95% of animals. He also states that the less than 5% which did not have immunity would never get immunity regardless of how many vaccinations they received. Dr. Schultz is the author of this paragraph in Kirk's "Current Veterinary Therapy XI", the conventional medicine textbook: "A practice that was started many years ago and that lacks scientific validity or verification is annual re vaccinations. Almost without exception there is no immunologic requirement for annual re vaccination. Immunity to viruses persists for years or for the life of the animal. Successful vaccination to most bacterial pathogens produces an immunologic memory that remains for years, allowing an animal to develop a protective anamnestic (secondary) response when exposed to virulent organisms. Only the immune response to toxins requires boosters (e.g. tetanus toxin booster, in humans, is recommended once every 7-10 years), and no toxin vaccines are currently used for dogs and cats. Furthermore, re vaccination with most viral vaccines fails to stimulate an anamnestic (secondary) response as a result of interference by existing antibody (similar to maternal antibody interference). The practice of annual vaccination in our opinion should be considered of questionable efficacy unless it is used as a mechanism to provide an annual physical examination or is required by law (i.e., certain states require annual re-vaccination for rabies)."

Since my cats don't go outside, I don't do rabies vaccinations at ALL. There is a direct correlation between rabies and injection-site carcinoma, especially in cats.

I do kitten/puppy shots, and that's it for the life of the animal. I only do rabies for dogs, and only cuz that's the law.

I hope this doesn't offend you..... I just thought you might like to have the info, and possibly rethink getting Maggie vaxed again.

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