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Post subject: Dr James L Busby describes how vets overcharge pet owners
Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 12:45 am
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Just a Note.
~This is by an old country vet who tells where this *over vaccination idea* came from and why it stuck! He also wrote a book he is selling! What he says about how and why this over vaccinating got started is very interesting, but does not surprise me in the slightest.~
Dr James L Busby describes how vets overcharge pet owners by requiring unnecessary vaccinations.
* There has been much teeth gnashing in the profession in recent years over relinquishing annual vaccinations for distemper/hepatitis/parvo virus (DHPPV) for dogs and three-way distemper (PCT) for cats. Think about this: People receive one vaccination early in life and it lasts a lifetime. Why are animals any different? They apparently aren't. Check out http://critteradvocacy.org. Dog DHPPV and cat PCT if given after six months of age are in all probability good for life. The American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) should be commended because they led the way. They felt vaccinations given after about six months were good for many, many years but had to compromise with the money hungry hardliners and agree to ONLY three years officially. How's that for caring doctors? Even the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) reluctantly admitted that there were no studies showing these vaccinations needed to be repeated on adult animals. Most vets still INSIST on doing them at least every one to three years and for the life of the animal. This is not only apparently unnecessary but can be a health risk to your pet (and your pocket book). Rabies and leukemia shots are serious cancer threats to cats. In California, they are classed as carcinogens. 22,000 cats are reported to die annually from vaccination induced sarcomas. You are not benefiting your animal by over vaccinating!! <SNIP>
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