Re: Animal Vaccines: They Shoot Horses but Vaccinate Dogs

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Here is an interesting article.

Dawn in NC

http://www.positivehealth.com/permit/Articles/Animals/horses.htm

They Shoot Horses but Vaccinate Dogs

by Chrissie Mason B.R.C.P., Ph.D.

Have you ever wondered why some dogs or cats continually experience

skin problems? Have you ever wondered why your dog has to constantly have

its anal glands evacuated? Have you ever wondered why your friend's dog

experiences allergies to grass pollens, fleas, house dust mites etc?

Have you ever thought your own diligence in conforming to a Veterinary

Surgeon's request, and the annual vaccine programme could, in fact, be

killing your beloved pets, rather than improving their quality of life?

Perhaps you are inadvertently exposing them to the ravages of the 20th

century illnesses, of immune deficiency diseases.

Those readers old enough to remember their own childhood animals may

recall, a puppy being vaccinated at 7 to 8 weeks followed by a second dose

at twelve weeks. If a particularly virulent epidemic was apparent in the

neighbourhood a booster injection was recommended, other than that this it

was the only time your domestic dog received vaccinations. A further

observation of thirty years ago was that domestic cats in general, were

never vaccinated.

Do we need annual vaccinations for our animals?

I run a very busy practice in animal healthcare, utilizing Homoeopathy,

Biochemistry, Mineral and Enzyme therapy. I am becoming seriously concerned

at the increase in the cases of Auto-immune disease, and the Canine/Feline

vaccination programme which I consider to be inextricably linked.

Certainly, I do not stand alone in holding these views, as a number of

Orthodox Veterinary Practitioners have expressed their concern over the

incidence of certain types of illness suddenly appearing after a vaccination

has been administered. Often these are severe skin disorders,

gastrointestinal disturbances, sickness and colitis symptoms, all of which

have been observed and recorded.

It would appear the subject is as controversial within animal husbandry

as it is in the welfare programme of vaccinating children.

Certainly opinion is very divided, and I feel we owe it to the animals

and their long term future, to request an open, unbiased research programme.

This should be conducted to ascertain if there is evidence to support the

theory of vaccination being related to the increase of auto-immune diseases.

What is being done at present?

The Royal Veterinary College is currently conducting an investigation

into Auto-immune disease, and this is at considerable cost within the

research programme. Yet I am unaware of any involvement, within this

research, of any Alternative Medical viewpoint, other than Orthodox

Veterinary Surgeons who themselves use Homoeopathy as an adjunct to their

practice.

Many Orthodox Vets. refuse to acknowledge the efficacy of using

Homoeopathy or other Complementary therapies within their practice,

dismissing them as being unscientific and at worst, complete hocus pocus.

Very often by using Homoeopathy as the primary medication one can achieve

reversal or complete remission of symptoms, and in particular when

" Vaccinosis " is used as the diagnostic investigation and assessment,

pertaining to symptoms displayed.

Responsible owners are positively encouraged to have their animals

vaccinated on an annual basis, and to this end appointment reminder cards

are sent out to clients. This encourages them to book up for the annual " top

up " .

Often the general rules pertaining to the vaccination procedures are ignored

when the cat or dog is submitted to the Veterinary Surgery. As an example

the temperature should be taken to check for any evidence of infection, and

no animal should receive a further vaccine whilst displaying ill health or

immune deficiency disorders.

Yet owners are told that in the past, without the vaccine programme,

thousands of animals were dying on an annual basis of illnesses such as

hardpad, distemper and parvo-virus. However, one could begin to question if

we are entering a phase whereby we are purely exchanging one cause of death

for another, namely Aids in the animal kingdom. Furthermore concern is

mounting for the quality of the cat/dog's life that is constantly exposed to

the ill effects of the vaccine programme.

What is this 'Vaccinosis' we speak of?

Vaccinosis, or vaccinia is the term used to describe the set of

symptoms recognized by Homoeopaths and other Naturopathic Healthcare

Professionals, as being the morbid constitutional state engendered by the

vaccine virus.

The effects of chronic Vaccinosis are various but frequently include

severe skin disorders, e.g. urticaria, excema, lupus vulgaris, warts, spongy

tumours etc. In the canine world skin disorders are a serious problem

currently affecting thousands of animals, ranging from minor skin symptoms

through to complete and total alopecia.

Once this state has been reached the cell metabolism is impaired and

the nervous system is severely affected. This leaves the animal vulnerable,

and exposed to various allergic reactions and allergens that would normally

be tolerated, such as fleas and house dust mites.

I suspect if one took a random number of supposedly healthy animals,

and then exposed them all, to the same irritants and allergens, the chances

are that a small percentage would display symptoms pertaining to an allergic

reaction.

However, when one begins to look at the reverse situation, i.e. more animals

showing signs of allergic reaction than not, one must consider why this is

happening. If the immune system is strong and at optimum potential, it

should be able to safeguard the body, from attack. But this is not the

current situation, more and more canines and felines are displaying symptoms

of immune malfunction.

To date the various pieces of research that have been conducted by

independent sources, indicate the problem arises from two factors, namely

the use of Multiple live vaccine material, as opposed to killed or treated

viruses, and very importantly, the frequency of administration of vaccines.

How do vaccines affect animals?

The Multiple Live Vaccine offers a much stronger challenge to an

animal's defence mechanism. As an example: a puppy of 7 weeks of age, and

weighing only 2 lbs. will still be vaccinated with Canine Distemper,

Parvo-virus, Leptospirosis, Parain Influenza and Hepatitis, all on the same

day. The amount of vaccine given is often identical in proportion as that

given to a Great Dane puppy, that would obviously weigh considerably more.

In countries such as the United States of America and parts of Europe,

this tremendous bombardment will often be followed just one week later by

the rabies injection. How an animal can be expected to cope with such an

accumulation of components, and all at one time, is quite extreme but in

particular the young animal whose immune system has not yet been fully

developed.

The immunological tolerance of this situation is often extremely poor,

and in certain instances an animal will display ill health within a few

hours of the vaccine being administered. As the weeks go by many animals

will display unfavorable response to the vaccine often bringing to the fore

front inherited predisposition to other illnesses.

Further evidence would suggest that vaccinating an animal during

pregnancy or during the estrus cycle can inhibit hormonal function. This not

only creates physical symptoms to the dam, but can be passed on through the

gestation period to the unborn puppies. In severe cases of Vaccinosis

puppies may be delivered still born or already displaying skin disorders.

It is a clinical fact that following parvo-virus vaccine as an example,

the number of white cells in the circulation, decreases for a period of

time, thereby rendering the animal exposed to illness as a result of the

lowering of immune responses.

Animals suffer stress just as do we humans

A further relevant factor involving the vaccine programme is related to

stress, either emotional or environmental. There is a general acceptance in

today's society that exposure to stress in the human quarter affects the

functioning of the immune system; the same must be acknowledged within the

animal kingdom.

For example, the young puppy having recently left its mother, and fellow

offspring, finds itself in a new and often frightening environment, is going

to display stress related disorders. This will undoubtedly affect its

response to the receptiveness of the vaccine programme, which is usually

administered around the same time as the move into the new environment.

There is a strange irony attached to the vaccine programme in so far as

the pharmaceutical industry states: " The administration of a vaccine should

only be given to healthy animals " . However, if an animal was completely

healthy it would not require the vaccination in the first place.

Surely the correct way forward is to be looking at ways and means to

enhance the immune system and bring it up to its optimum performance,

principally by addressing the nutrition of the animal and using things such

as essential biochemistry and homoeopathic nosodes incorporated into its

welfare programme.

Is continual Vaccination really necessary?

In America the Veterinary Immunologists claim that vaccinations should

only be given once or twice during an animal's life time. There is no need

or evidence to prove that annual vaccination programmes are either essential

or effective. On the contrary research suggests that no dog over the age of

7 years of age derives benefit from the annual vaccine programme.

Furthermore, those animals submitted to the annual boosters, go on to

display exacerbation of joint related ills in later life.

Sadly even within the animal welfare programme professionals are influenced

by the 'biomedical' model as outlined by the pharmaceutical industry.

Injections have become the 'norm' as being the ultimate panacea to attain

optimum health for the domestic animal. Yet we are seeing an increasing

number of cases involving immune dysfunction, tumours, cancerous growths,

severe skin disorders and behavioral disturbances.

What, I wonder, is the comparison of auto-immune diseases in the

domestic animal, compared to that of his counter part in the wild animal

kingdom? Is this a worthy comparison to make when conducting research into

auto-immune disease conditions? I am convinced it should be investigated.

What can be done about the Vaccinosis problem?

When I suspect a case of Vaccinosis in a domestic animal, I invariably

treat it with Homoeopathic remedies for the specific condition coupled with

immune enhancing formulas. I further stress to the owner that until the

animal has showed signs of significant recovery no further booster

vaccinations should be administered.

However, problems soon arise when the owner returns to the Orthodox

Veterinary system. They usually find pressure to bear to have the cat/dog

re-vaccinated as soon as possible. The results of which can vary

considerably.

If the animal's immune system has recovered sufficiently it may well

withstand the vaccine without too many problems, however, if the immune

function is still below par, exacerbation of original symptomology is

generally displayed within a few days of the vaccine taking place.

A further occurrence observed by some Veterinarians is that of a tumour

or growth appearing directly on or around the sight of the annual injection,

this is particularly noticeable in the feline world, and can take the form

of fibrosarcoma. Indeed, the list of symptoms that can be linked with the

over exuberant vaccination programme appears endless: warty growths, tumours

of both malignant and benign type, seizures, skin problems, bone and joint

disorders.

During the current investigations being carried out by the Royal

Veterinary College, it has been observed that many of these auto-immune

diseases commence as skin disorders.

Aside from the inherited factor as displayed in certain breeds such as

West Highland Whites, the disease occurs as a result of the immune system

attacking the skin.

Furthermore, they have also observed auto-immune blood disease leading

to haemolytic anaemia - cast your mind back to the earlier fact pertaining

to the parvo-virus vaccine. Following vaccination the white blood cells are

severely diminished and their function temporarily impaired!

A further and most alarming disease currently being observed by the

R.V.C. is that of systemic Lupus Erythematosus. This disease eventually

affects many body systems including red and white blood cells, and the

joints, skin and kidneys. Reflect back to the inclusion of symptoms of

Vaccinia as defined by Homoeopaths, does it not include all of the

aforementioned as being contributory to this disease syndrome?

Why then the insistence on annual Vaccinations?

There are over 6 million families in England that own a dog, and this

is increasing annually. The number of animals that will fall foul of one or

more of the afore-mentioned symptoms will increase, as the vaccine programme

is vehemently maintained by the Orthodox Veterinary Surgeons.

The vaccine programme is a highly lucrative part of a Veterinary

practice and a vaccine can vary in cost from £15 to £30 per time. Some

sources purport as much as 30% profit in a Veterinary practice is obtained

from the vaccine programme.

Kline Beecham Animal Health division specialized in vaccines and sold

its animal division for £920 million pounds.

It is hard not to become cynical, as to why the Veterinary profession

and the drug companies do not want the problem of Vaccine related illness

properly and accurately investigated. Yet morally what are we doing to our

domestic animals, where is their future and moreover the quality of their

lives? We must address the situation now. Certainly the weaker among their

species will become even more vulnerable and are we not witnessing the

'genetic engineering' of their long term destiny, maybe to extinction as we

know them today?

Having shared most of my life with domestic animals I can only view the

world as an empty shell should it succumb to being devoid of cats, dogs and

the like. Can we just turn our heads and ignore their plight or do we,

should we, acknowledge their cry for help? Are we really vaccinating animals

on an annual basis with large doses of multiple live vaccine substances

because we are committed to the programme, and because we feel it is right?

Or are we exposing our beloved friends to a lifetime of hell and deprivation

due to vested interest?

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