Waiting at the Rainbow Bridge
sue.t wrote: I'm wondering if we should also have a sticky that lets us post obituaries & pics of our dearly departed pets? Maybe a "Rainbow Bridge" sticky? It would be sad and happy. It is very sad...
Forum Discussion
dturm wrote: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
I will have to agree to disagree with you. Chances of my dog getting parvo is none. My pup was vaccinated at 16 weeks and will get a titer each year. All of the other vaccinations are totally unnecessary. More dogs and cats are dying from kidney, skin, and other problems from over vaccination.
