I saved more dogs from unnecessary vaccinations this week. And I\’ve had people asking me questions on the facebook page about thing vets have told them about puppy vaccinations – things that are flat out wrong. Are these vets lying, or have they been brainwashed by the vaccination industry? I\’d like to think it\’s the latter, but surely, surely, vets can find the truth out easily enough. Dr Ronald Schutz\’s research around duration of immunity for C3 and F3 vaccinations has been around for ages – and is only a short google away from anyone.
Anyway- here\’s the thread of comments about puppy vaccinations – with some additions in brackets to explain it all more clearly…
Question: This is interesting. I recently asked my vet about titre after initial puppy vacs to see if the follow-ups were needed and was told that it was pointless as it could show a false positive. Is that likely to be due to a different testing mechanism?
Answer: That is, frankly, utter nonsense from your vet. (I must have been a tiny bit frustrated at the ongoing misinformation and complete lack of understanding that is generally displayed by the veterinary profession at this point!) Seroconversion and titer testing is well and truly validated scientifically (and is definite proof of positive disease protection status after vaccination, no matter what age the puppy or dog in question – and the chances of a false positive are very, very low).
Question: Oh, maybe I haven\’t expressed it properly. They are happy to titre in future, but not straight after the first puppy shot. The reason given was that full immunity isn\’t conferred immediately and any results could be skewed. So, as it stands, we have done a course of three puppy shots. I have also been advised that I should have the first annual booster. And then titre at 4 years (i.e. 3 years after the shot) I\’m dubious about the first booster and would prefer to titre then. I\’m not in Australia, if that makes any difference …