Deborah W. Kemmerer, DVM
West End Animal Hospital
103 SW 140th Terrace
Newberry, FL 32669
(352)332-4357
 
Mr. Lipinski:
 
Excuse me: "cowed by the vet/med establishment..." ??!!  I guess I always
had a feeling you saw things that way, and now I know.  I can tell you from
firsthand experience the kind of nightmare scenario you would have if
everyone stopped vaccinating.  You'd have a lot of ferrets who would have
seizures and die choking on their own mucus.  Then we could point fingers
at you and say..."see, we were right."
 
Would it be worth it just to do that?  No.  Have you ever seen an animal die
from distemper?  I've seen a lot of them, and it's a horrible way to die.
For you to insinuate that as many ferrets may die from the vaccine as from
the disease is irresponsible.
 
The only way to prove it is to stop vaccinating.  Do we know how many
animals die of canine distemper in countries where few people vaccinate?
Yes.  More than you can possibly count.  I've lived in South America, and
seen dogs seizuring and dying on the sidewalk as passersby simply step
around them because it's so common.
 
If that's being moralistic and pedantic, well, I guess I'm a moralist and
proud of it.
 
Debbie Kemmerer DVM
[Posted in FML issue 2369]