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In response to Amy:
Yes, all the studies I mentioned are published. Everything is not on the
web. I keep print copies of everything I read over the years concerning
issues that affect my patients.
You mentioned a huge list of problems supposedly caused by vaccinations,
and yet most of those have not been demonstrated in any significant
incidence.
In response to Chris Lloyd:
I don't know what parvo vaccine you are using if it's only good for six
months, but that certainly is not true of most of them. In twenty-two
years and vaccinating thousands of dogs I have only seen two cases of
parvo in dogs who were appropriately vaccinated, and I only vaccinate
once yearly.
In response to Phyllis Taber:
Thanks for your kind words. In the case of your ferret, I would not
vaccinate your ferret again until or unless a new vaccine were to be
approved that may not cause a reaction. You just need to be very careful
about who and what this ferret is exposed to. To continue to vaccinate a
known severe reactor is just not reasonable.
Unfortunately, my practice leaves me very little time for lengthy email
debates. The best I can do is tell you that my vaccine recommendations
are decided upon based on the patient's circumstances, twenty-plus years
of experience, and keeping up with the literature as well as possible.
Veterinary medicine is what I do, and I think I do it pretty well,
overall. If someone doesn't want to take my recommendations, then don't.
I can't spend all my time defending every aspect of every decision I
make.
Deborah Kemmerer DVM
[Posted in FML issue 4101]
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