Kavishi Shar-pei Vaccination

Shar-Pei Vaccination

VACCINATION Update 07 JANUARY 2004

All 27 veterinary schools in North America are in the process of changing their protocols for vaccinating dogs and cats. Some of this information will present an ethical & economic challenge to vets, and there will be sceptics. Some organizations have come up with a " political compromise" suggesting vaccinations every 3 years to appease those who fear loss of income vs those concerned about potential side effects. Politics, traditions, or the doctor's economic well-being should not be a factor in medical decision!!.

NEW PRINCIPLES OF IMMUNOLOGY!!!

"Dogs and cats immune systems mature fully at 6 months. If a modified live virus vaccine is given after 6 months of age, it produces immunity, which is good for the life of the pet (ie: canine distemper, parvo, feline distemper). If another MLV vaccine is given a year later, the antibodies from the first vaccine neutralize the antigens of the second vaccine and there is little or no effect. The titer is not "boosted" nor are more memory cells induced.

"Not only are annual boosters for parvo and distemper unnecessary, they subject the pet to potential risks of allergic reactions and immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia. "There is no scientific documentation to back up label claims for annual administration of MLV vaccines "Puppies receive antibodies through their mothers milk. This natural protection can last 8-14 weeks. Puppies & kittens should NOT be vaccinated at LESS than 8 weeks. Maternal immunity will neutralize the vaccine and little protection (0-38%) will be produced. Vaccinations given 2 weeks apart suppress rather than stimulate the immune system.

"A practice that was started many years ago and that lacks scientific validity or verification is annual revaccinations."
---- from Kirk's Current Veterinary Therapy, Volume XI

People don't need yearly re-vaccinations.
Vets and Immunological Researchers now realise...neither do our dogs.

There was a time when you took your dog to the vet every year for his booster....... Times have changed!!

What is a vaccine...and how does it work?

A Vaccine does not attack disease. A Vaccine IS a disease.

A vaccine is a weakened (diluted) version of an actual disease, such as distemper or parvovirus.

When your dog is injected with this vaccine, his immune system is supposed to react by forming antibodies against that
disease. These antibodies (created by his own immune system) are what protect him in case he comes in contact with the
real disease.

you may have thought it was the vaccine itself that protected your dog, perhaps by hiding somewhere in his bloodstream
until needed, then attacking the disease if it ever tried to sneak its way into your dog.

No. A vaccine is simply the original catalyst that urges the immune system to produce antibodies.
Thus, it is your dog's own immune system that protects him against disease.

The question then becomes:
"How many vaccinations are necessary for a dog to form enough antibodies to protect him against a particular disease?"

The simple answer used to be: One per year. The "annual booster"

Annual boosters are no longer needed!!!

Kirk's Current Veterinary Therapy XI...
the vet's "Bible"...says:

That means...the immune system "has a memory". Once it has been shown what to do (by the initial puppy vaccinations),
the adult's immune system continues to produce antibodies against that disease...for years and years, probably for life.
Annual reminders are not needed.

That means...boosters are not only not needed... but actually interfere with the antibodies your dog has already formed.

“The first thing that must change is the Myth that vaccines are harmless. Veterinarians and animal guardians are not protecting animals from disease by annual vaccinations, but in fact are destroying the health and immune systems of these same animals they love and care for.” “Routine vaccinations are probably the worst this that we do for our animals. They cause all types of illnesses”. “Repeating vaccinations on a yearly basis undermines the whole energetic wellbeing of our animals.” “Veterinary immunologists tell us that vaccines need only be given once or twice in an animal’s life, First there is no need for annual vaccinations and, second, they definitely cause chronic disease.” “We have been destroying the immune system. Over the years it has become increasingly clear that some vaccines are ineffectual or unnecessary, that some vaccines are dangerous, even causing symptoms of the disease they are supposed to prevent” “Reactions might take months or years to show up. In our practice we have seen hypothyroidism, ear infections, immune mediated diseases, joint maladies and behavioural problems as reactions to over-vaccination”

Vets continue to vaccinate dogs every year. ...
Because is in your vet's best financial interest that you bring your dog in every year.

If you're thinking..."even if yearly boosters aren't necessary, they don't do any harm,
On the contrary. Vaccines are NOT harmless!

"The practice of annual vaccination should be considered questionable

Allergies in dogs seem to be reaching epidemic proportions. There are dogs who can’t tolerate certain types of food; dogs who scratch endlessly; dogs whose skin erupts into boils and sores, and whose hair falls out. Why? Consider one small piece of research. in 1983, two scientists named Frick and Brooks published a paper to show that inhalant allergies (such as atopic dermatitis) have developed in dogs when vaccinated with distemper, hepatitis and leptospirosis vaccines just prior to, but not after, exposure to pollen extracts. Getting technical for a moment, ‘atopic’ dermatitis means an inherited pre-disposition to produce excess amounts of IGE antibodies in response to antigens (the things the animal is allergic to such as pollen, flea bites, dust mites, etc.). as a result, the allergic individuals suffer chronically irritating skin inflammations (dermatitis). Other organs may also exhibit signs of hypersensitivity causing, for example, conjunctivitis or rhinitis. To simplify, Frick and Brooks discovered that if you take a dog from a family that suffers from allergic inheritable skin disease, and expose him to pollen before vaccinating him, he will not erupt into boils and sores, and his hair won’t fall out. If on the other hand, you vaccinate him first, and then expose him to an antigen such as pollen, then he will develop boils and sores, and his hair will fall out. In other words, the genetic fault might never have expressed itself if the animal hadn’t been ‘sensitised’ by the vaccine. Bearing in mind that most of us are genetically defective in some way or another (some families are prone to cancer, others to allergies, others to arthritis, and so on), which is to blame? The genes or the vaccine? And the next question is: if vaccines can cause allergic conditions which vets don’t even recognise as vaccine-related (and other killer diseases which I shall briefly describe later), how safe are vaccines? Are the diseases we vaccinate our dogs against more common and dire than vaccine side-effects? Which is greater - the risk of the vaccine or the risk of the disease? In my view, and in the view of many others more learned than myself the damage caused by vaccines far outweighs the benefits. Other words are used in scientific circles in place of ‘allergy’, including hypersensitivity, inflammation, and anaphylaxis. Most of us can relate to the word, ‘inflammation’. And most of us know at least one dog who suffers from some sort of inflammation or another. Encephalitis, for example, means inflammation of the brain... .a frequently heard medical/veterinary term is “post-vaccinal encephalitis”. Behavioural problems often stem from this condition. Of encephalitis, HH Merritt, emeritus professor of the neurology at Columbia University, states: “Since any portion of the nervous system may be affected, Diarrhoea, vomiting, flatulence, gastroenteritis, stomach aches, headaches, enuresis, constipation, breathing difficulties, hyperactivity, obsessiveness, inattentiveness, mental retardation, seizures, paralysis, aggression, and other conditions are known to arise from encephalitis. Dr Harris L Coulter, author of the book, ‘Vaccination, Social Violence and Criminality’, tells us that encephalitis is known to produce severe brain damage in the absence of an acute reaction (i.e., you don’t need to see the dog react immediately after a vaccine jab for the above conditions to follow). Canine Health Concern researched whether there might be any correlation between the start date of illness in dogs and their vaccine shot. We found that an incredibly high number, over half across the board, began within three months of vaccination. Yet there is no system, for humans or animals, which officially monitors the incidence outside the laboratory of diseases like epilepsy, allergies, cancer, leukaemia, diabetes, or behavioural problems following vaccination. Dr Andy Wakefield and his team at the Royal Free Hospital have connected Crohns Disease (inflammation of the bowel) with the MMR vaccine in humans - and measles and distemper are largely the same virus. When you think back, did your dog start to have digestive problems and food intolerances shortly after vaccination? Did you also see behavioural changes taking place? Did the dog suddenly become nervous or aggressive, or difficult to train. Dr Wakefield also contends that autism is caused by the MMR vaccine.. Autism is a whole bag of symptoms: autistics suffer, to a greater or lesser extent, from a range of inflammatory conditions, including Crohns disease, food intolerances, and behavioural problems which include separation anxiety, learning difficulties, aggression, etc. It seems clear that genes do play a role in vaccine damage. Depending upon the genetic makeup of a dog, the inflammation will go to different parts of the body. And so, for example, certain breeds or lines will become aggressive after vaccination (denoting brain inflammation, and often brain lesions); others will develop skin conditions; others will develop heart or kidney problems/inflammations, and so on. Auto-immune diseases such as thyroiditis, Addison’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis, auto-immune haemolytic anaemia, leukaemia, cancer, lupus, chronic active hepatitis, diabetes melitus, Grave’s disease, seizures, and other neurological (brain) manifestations, are scientifically linked to vaccines. Dr Jean Dodds, a famous American vet and immunologist, states in numerous papers that all of these, plus allergic conditions, have significantly increased in number since the introduction of MLV (modified live virus) vaccines. Quite naturally, none of us would like to see a dog contract distemper or parvovirus. So what can we do? The first thing to bear in mind is that annual vaccination is totally unnecessary. There is no scientific reason why you should subject your dog to the vaccine risk year after year until he drops. Once immunity to a virus exists, it persists for years or the lifetime of the host. This FACT is contained in a veterinary textbook that is required reading for American vets. Indeed, several American veterinary colleges have recently announced that they no longer recommend annual vaccination, due, they say, to the side-effects. The second thing to bear in mind is that there is an alternative; homoeopathic nosodes. Having researched the evidence in depth, my two puppies are protected homoeopathically, and neither has had more than a day’s illness in their first year of life - in contrast to my previously vaccinated puppies who were ill so often the vet thought I fancied him! When my older, vaccinated, dogs developed kennel cough, the non-vaccinated homoeopathically protected pups did not. (Kennel cough mutates, which is why permanent immunity to this flu-like virus is impossible, and why the vaccine frequently fails.) There are so very many factors which render vaccines harmful to your dog that you are playing Russian roulette every time you vaccinate. This article contains but the tip of the vaccine damage iceberg. Please get informed before you subject your dog to a vaccine again. His/Her life could depend on it.

Yearly vaccination is harmful

Some vets will try to vaccinate your dog for distemper, hepatitis, leptospirosis, parainfluenza, parvovirus, etc, etc. etc.
All at the same time. Pumping in so many diseases...every year...is a terrible overload that can destroy the immune system.
And for no good reason, since the antibodies are already there.

It states on the label that vaccines are to be given ONLY to healthy dogs. Yet dogs suffering from allergies, skin conditions,
ear infections, digestive upsets, obesity, and so on, are routinely vaccinated. Dogs on steroids and antibiotics are vaccinated.

Dogs in the hospital for surgery -- already physically and emotionally stressed -- are vaccinated. Elderly dogs are vaccinated.

How can these individuals possibly be considered healthy? Their immune systems, already fighting against stress, illness, or
old age, cannot respond positively to the vaccine, only negatively.

No records are kept on how many dogs catch the disease from the very vaccines that are supposed to be protecting them. Numerous individuals, especially puppies, suffer distemper and parvo symptoms shortly after being vaccinated.

Other individuals develop illnesses later, in such a common pattern that it is easy to connect them to recent vaccinations.
The medical name for this syndrome is vaccinosis.

You might breathe a sigh of relief that your dog has "breezed through" a vaccination with no immediate reaction.
In reality, you have no idea what is going inside him. The real problems may surface next month or next year.

The Reality is...
"We have to change our focus from a yearly vaccination to a yearly check-up."

Are There Alternatives to Vaccination?

Nosodes..a homeopathic alterantive?
A Nosode is simply a homeopathic remedy that is made from a disease product. Nosodes are not in any way infections, and can be used in the same way as vaccines, that is, to prevent viral infection. Like vaccines, Nosodes sensitise the body to a particular virus, so the immune system can react quickly and effectively to natural exposure. Nosodes are at least as effective as vaccines, and in some cases have been shown to be significantly more effective than vaccines in preventing infection. 
The biggest advantage of Nosodes over vaccines is the fact that they are completely safe. There are no risks or side-effects whatsoever. And they can be safely given to puppies and kittens much earlier than vaccines can. In fact, the mother can be treated before she gives birth, giving the puppies or kittens protection from the moment they are born. 
Nosodes, like all homeopathic remedies, are very easy to administer: they are given by mouth, and don't even need to be swallowed. They are also very economical - far less expensive, in fact, than vaccination.

The purpose of vaccination is to protect your pet from potentially fatal infections by pathogenic (disease-causing) viruses such as distemper, rabies, and others. The way this is done is to inject either a killed or a "modified" (non-pathogenic) live virus, which sensitizes the immune system to that particular virus. Thereafter, if your dog or cat is exposed to, let's say, parvovirus he/she will be able to respond quickly and vigorously, producing antibodies to overcome the infection. 
This sounds like a pretty good plan, on the surface. However, as with any medical procedure, we must ask the simple and direct questions, "Is it safe? Is it effective? Do the benefits outweigh the risks?"

The Problems With Vaccinations
"Routine" vaccination, as it is practiced today, is not always effective (especially in the case of the feline leukemia vaccine), and frequently has adverse side-effects, either short or long term. With the use of multivalent (combination: 4 in 1, 6 in 1, etc.) vaccines that are repeated year after year, the frequency and severity of these side-effects in our pets has increased dramatically. 
Not surprisingly, most of the problems involve the immune system. After all, the immune system is what vaccines are designed to stimulate. But they do so in a very unnatural way that can overwhelm and confuse the immune system. The body may over-react to normally harmless substances (allergies, especially flea allergies and other skin problems), or even produce antibodies to itself (autoimmune disease). At the same time, the body may be sluggish in responding to those things that it should reject, such as common viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites. This can result in increased susceptibility to acute infections (such as ear infections in dogs, bladder infections in cats), chronic tapeworm problems, or in more degenerative cases, cancer. 
Lack of Alternatives
The big question has always been: What alternative is there? Despite these potential problems, vaccination must surely be preferable to losing puppies and kittens to distemper, parvo, and other fatal diseases! Until recently, there have been no practical alternatives, so the short term benefits of vaccination have seemed to outweigh the long term risks. Now, however, there is a safe and effective alternative to vaccination: homeopathic Nosodes.

Limitations of Nosodes
There are some limitations to the use of Nosodes. Rabies vaccination for dogs is required by law in many countries, and the rabies Nosode, called Lyssin, will not satisfy that requirement. You should know, however, for the health of your animal, that all vaccines, including rabies are legally and medically approved for use in healthy animals only! So if your dog is showing any signs of acute or chronic disease, he/she is exempt from that requirement and should not be vaccinated. 
Despite the obvious advantages of Nosodes, most boarding kennels and veterinary hospitals will not accept them in place of vaccination. If you need to board your dog or cat in a boarding kennel or vet hospital, you may be forced to have him/her vaccinated. This is a problem that will probably improve with time as more kennel owners and vets become familiar with Nosodes.

If You Must Vaccinate
Homeopaths do not recommend routine vaccination for dogs or cats, except for rabies in healthy dogs. If, for whatever reason, you decide that you must vaccinate your pet
1.Never vaccinate an animal with symptoms of acute or chronic health problems, or at the time of surgery or any other physical or emotional stress.

2.Vaccinate for one disease at a time that is, avoid multivalent (combination) vaccines. For cats, vaccinate for feline panleukopenia alone. The vaccines for the two upper respiratory viruses (calicivirus and rhinotracheitis) can be given together. Homeopaths strongly recommend against vaccination for feline leukemia or feline infectious peritonitis virus. The vaccine is ineffective, and in the opinion of homeopaths, extremely hazardous. For dogs, give parvo separately from distemper. Do not vaccinate for leptospirosis, hepatitis, or parainfluenza. Never give the rabies vaccine at the same time as any other vaccine.

3. Avoid modified live virus vaccines whenever possible. Get killed virus vaccines, especially for rabies, canine parvovirus, and feline panleukopenia. (The canine distemper/hepatitis vaccine is not available in a killed virus form)
 
4. For middle age dogs and cats, vaccinate every 2-3 years, instead of yearly.

5. After vaccination, give a dose of Thuja 30c. Wait one week, then give a dose of Sulfur 6x once daily for 7 days. 
Therapeutic Use of Nosodes
In addition to helping prevent specific viral diseases with prophylactic use, Nosodes can be used even after exposure to a virus has taken place. If given immediately after exposure, before symptoms develop, these Nosodes can prevent the development of clinical disease. 
Viral diseases such a feline leukemia, feline infectious peritonitis, canine distemper and canine parvovirus are usually incurable with conventional medical treatment (antibiotics, steroids, etc.). However, they frequently respond very quickly and favourably to homeopathic treatment. If your pet shows any symptoms of illness, specific, individualised homeopathic treatment will be needed. Due to the seriousness of these conditions, you should seek professional help.


	At Kavishi We Vaccinate at a Minimum of 16 weeks old...to 6 months old (We do not allow un-vaccinated puppies to go on public land) We do not do Yearly Boosters or use Nosodes