Puppies have immature immune systems and it is common practice for Veterinarians and Breeders to give 5 vaccines at one time to puppies as young as 6 weeks old. This is DANGEROUS and can ruin immune systems.
In our opinion,puppies under 8 weeks should not receive vaccines OR just a Parvo vaccine only.
Too many vaccines OR too soon of vaccination in a very young puppy overloads and confuses the immune system causing it to become suppressed. Thus antibodies are not formed to protect against disease.
Statistics show that 80% or more of puppies under 8 weeks do not develop significant titer levels to Distemper when given a Distemper vaccines.Yet wait until a puppy is over 10 weeks and old and you have 80% who will have a healthy immune response.
If you give a dog 5 different vaccines at one time the dog's immune system thinks it has been hit with 5 diseases.
How often in nature are dogs struck with 5 diseases at one time? NEVER.
In nature A dog will contact ONE disease at a time and the immune system will focus on that one disease and build immunity by producing antibodies to that disease.
Even with all the new warnings on vaccine safety, plenty of Veterinarians and most breeders continue to give 6 to 8 week old baby puppies polyvent vaccines with as many as 5, 6, 7 or even 8 vaccines given at the same time.
A very young puppy's immature immune system is suppose to know what to do with so many diseases ?
Another reason vaccines do not work in very young puppies is because most very young puppies up to 9 weeks old still have maternal antibodies circulating in their bloodstream and vaccines can be inactivated by these maternal antibodies.
In review:
Vaccines do NOT produce protection from disease. They only simulate canine disease.
Too many vaccines at one time in a young puppy confuses and suppresses the immune system.
Vaccines are only effective with a healthy immune system. Vaccines in themselves do not produce any protection.
The IMMUNE SYSTEM must identify the diseases (vaccines) and create antibodies of protection.
Too many vaccines at one time in an adult dog is dangerous too. I advise to never permit your Veterinarian to give the Rabies right along with your pets yearly or bi-yearly booster. Also if your Veterinarian gives your pet a CORONA vaccine ask him to explain why he would do this since Corona is a puppy illness and does not cause illness in adult dogs.
IMPROPERLY VACCINATED PUPPIES CAN DIE FROM PARVO
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For Our Vaccine Program See Mid Page
.***Just a quick side note: I think that your thoughts on vaccines are spot on. My Chihuahua is absolutely bulletproof, she has never thrown up or had diarrhea in 6 years, but when she got her Rabies vaccine she had horrible vasculitis and was very ill. Poor thing still has bad scars on the tips of her ears. I agree that some of the vaccines are not necessary and because they are so little you need to be cautious. I just wanted to say that I think it is great you guide your clients with the vaccines because I wish someone would have told me that before I took my little girl in 6 years ago***. Kamie
YOUR THOUGHTS
OUR VACCINE PROGRAM HERE
AGE 7 weeks NEOPAR www.neotechvaccines.com
AGE 10 to 11 weeks FOUR WAY VACCINE Please make sure this vaccine does NOT contain LEPTO or CORONA or GIARDIA vaccines
AGE 13 to 14 weeks FOUR WAY VACCINE Please make sure thus vaccine does NOT contain LEPTO, CORONA or GIARDIA vaccines
AGE 17 to 20 weeks FOUR WAY VACCINE Please make sure thus vaccine does NOT contain LEPTO, CORONA or GIARDIA vaccines
AGE 5 months A KENNEL COUGH VACCINE called BORDETELLA if you Vet advises
AGE 6 months ( please wait longer if you can) RABIES. Please try to hold off on this vaccine until your puppy is over 8months old. Most vets will give you an extension.
LEPTO
If your Vet insists on Lepto vaccine then perhaps this disease is rampant in your area. It might be worth a call to the CDC to find out because the LEPTO vaccine has higher risks of side effects and is a vaccine that does not offer immunity longer then 6 to 8 months ( last I researched) If you must give LEPTO then have your Vet call the vaccine company to make sure that the LEPTO VACCINE covers all types of Lepto servo types. It would be a shame to give a dangerous vaccine for nothing, if it doesn't even protect against the forms of disease in your area of the United States
RABIES- Never allow your Vet to give the Rabies vaccine along with any other vaccines or puppyshots. Veterinarians who give Rabies along with multiple other vaccines at the same time are playing Russian roulette with your puppies life and future health. Rabies should always be given alone and at least a minimum of 1 full month away from any other vaccine given. We advise not to give the Rabies to a puppy under 6 months of age.
CORONA - This is a disease of puppies under 10 weeks. We advise against giving your puppy this vaccine if your puppy is over 10 weeks old. Can someone tell me why Veterinarains give an adult dog a Corona vaccine? My research shows it is an illness only of puppies under 10 weeks. We can understand giving the vaccine to adult female dogs who are in a breeding program so they can pass the protective antibodies to this disease to their puppies, but why give this vaccine to adult males or older puppies? Why give it to adult females not used in a breeding program? Why give it to older puppies over 12 weeks? Are Veterinarians THAT ignorant?
GIARDIA VACCINE- Giardia is a parasite and is very common. So common that there is a vaccine ut for it. Giardia is the most common cause if diarrhea in pets and humans in the world. For now the vaccine has only been around about 3 to 5 years and I need to do more research before we consider it safe to use in our puppies and adults.
