Vaccination
In this unit we look at the scientific evidence regarding annual vacination. If you’re not sure whether you should vaccinate your pet, then this Unit is a must. We won’t tell you what to do, but we will give you the information so that you can make your own informed choice.
Only healthy individuals should be vaccinated.
Vaccinating animals when not optimally healthy is a contraindication written on many vaccine pack instructions. Dogs and cats should not be vaccinated if suffering from any of the following conditions. Bacterial, viral or parasitic infection, chronic allergy, arthritis, spondylosis, chronic colitis, recurrent pancreatitis, KCS, AIHA, IMT, liver/kidney/heart/repiratory disease, on immune suppressive drugs, cancer, or if pregnant, if under anaesthetic, or if recently had an accident, surgery or emotionally traumatic event. In summary, the animal needs to be healthy at vaccination time.
It has been shown conclusively that vaccinating humans when slightly malnourished can greatly increase the likelihood of adverse reaction, as detailed in Dr A. Kalokerinos’ book ‘Every Second Child’, an account of an up to 50% death rate in Aboriginal babies a few days after routine vaccination in the 1970’s, decreasing over the years as nutrition and management standards were improved. It is likely, therefore, that a healthy diet in animals is likely to be important in decreasing adverse affects to vaccination and reducing infectious disease incidence, a factor which should be considered in any vaccination program.
Many veterinary bodies around the world (WSAVA, AVMA et al.) have now publicly stated that annual vaccination in neither necessary nor safe.
In this unit we look at the scientific evidence regarding annual vacination. If you’re not sure whether you should vaccinate your pet, then this Unit is a must. We won’t tell you what to do, but we will give you the information so that you can make your own informed choice.
Only healthy individuals should be vaccinated.
Vaccinating animals when not optimally healthy is a contraindication written on many vaccine pack instructions. Dogs and cats should not be vaccinated if suffering from any of the following conditions. Bacterial, viral or parasitic infection, chronic allergy, arthritis, spondylosis, chronic colitis, recurrent pancreatitis, KCS, AIHA, IMT, liver/kidney/heart/repiratory disease, on immune suppressive drugs, cancer, or if pregnant, if under anaesthetic, or if recently had an accident, surgery or emotionally traumatic event. In summary, the animal needs to be healthy at vaccination time.
It has been shown conclusively that vaccinating humans when slightly malnourished can greatly increase the likelihood of adverse reaction, as detailed in Dr A. Kalokerinos’ book ‘Every Second Child’, an account of an up to 50% death rate in Aboriginal babies a few days after routine vaccination in the 1970’s, decreasing over the years as nutrition and management standards were improved. It is likely, therefore, that a healthy diet in animals is likely to be important in decreasing adverse affects to vaccination and reducing infectious disease incidence, a factor which should be considered in any vaccination program.
Many veterinary bodies around the world (WSAVA, AVMA et al.) have now publicly stated that annual vaccination in neither necessary nor safe.