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dturm
Feb 03, 2014Moderator
I was thinking the same thing. There are so many animals dying of cancer from injection site carcinomas. I for one will not get my new pup any shots (except rabies since it is law).
Really bad information and decision making.
First of all the injection site sarcomas and carcinomas occur in cats, not dogs.
The incidence of injection site sarcomas in cats has decreased tremendously over the last 5-7 years due to changes in vaccines and vaccination protocols. We have not seen one in our practice in at least five years.
Not doing puppy shots due to possible reaction is a very poor decision. Your dog is MUCH more likely to get parvo (and die), distemper or hepatitis than have a vaccination reaction. These are entirely preventable diseases.
Just setting the record straight.
Doug, DVM
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