Is there a way to exempt dogs from vaccination?

don't know state law below the mason-dixon, but here in new england, state laws allow for immuno-suppressed and ill animals to forgo vaccines of all types including rabies. but you have to be able to quote the reg backwards for any vet to take you seriously in opting out. i know. i have....

My dog is almost 4 and NO vaccinations.

I tried to find the state regulations for her but all I found is this:

Pet Vaccine Requirements and Protocols

This page is in the process of being updated.

Last updated January 15, 2013"


[link to www.dshs.state.tx.us]

They don't rush it up now, do they???

I wonder if there is some kind of organization protecting pets from (over-)vaccination? If not, there should be.

Last Edited by emerald_glow on 08/26/2013 08:53 PM

I'd do the same, Janine:-) I reckon it is not always easy to keep the doggie that way.

Unfortunately no. If your dog bites somebody, they will have to be quarantined & then given the rabies shot before being released.

If you can keep them under the radar, then don't stress about vaccines.

A client of mine paid 800$ for a healthy golden retriever. At 8 months, he took her to a vet to be spayed. 2 days later after not eating and having seizures she died. Then he looked at the vet bill and saw that they had loaded her up with vaccines right before surgery.

We put dibs on a Golden Retriever from a friend and advised him not to vaccinate the one we selected, as he was doing in-home puppy vaccinations before he released them to their new owners. We still haven't vaccinated her for anything or de-wormed her for that matter. She is extremely healthy and hasn't had any sickness whatsoever as yet (she's 5 mos). That said, we can't board her without a vets' vaccination record; we can't take her to puppy training; and everyone always asks if she's been vaccinated whenever we go to the dog park. It is so annoying. If vaccines only cause harm in humans, why would they be beneficial to animals? Do coyotes, bears, wolves, monkies, tigers, raccoons, rats, mice, badgers, birds, fish, etc. receive vaccines when living out in the wild? Yes some get eaten and some get diseased, but this is part of nature and its laws. Vaccines are counter to natural laws and predispose people and animals to disease and sickness IMO. MY 2 cts.

Damn!

I would be reincarnated, just so I could come back as your dawg!!

Howl!!!

My dog is epileptic and has cluster seizures.

Without a brain scan, they can't be sure it's a true Epilepsy, or something like allergiesor a bad reaction to something.

He's almost seizure free, so I told the vet I didn't want to rock the boat
with vaccinations and heartworm meds , and he said he had no problem with it. He has a blood test every 6 months to check for heartworms. If they find them, they will still be so small, that he can be given a dose of regular heartworm medicine, and that still kill them, without affecting the dog.

He also said, since I live in an urban area, and my dog is an indoor dog, the chances of him getting rabies is almost zero.

I think the problem is, without a medical reason, and also since Rabies is 100% fatal to humans, most vets will insist on it.

My last beagle was 10 1/2 when she died. She was covered in tumors & had an incurable skin condition. And was totally gray by the time she turned 8.

I kept her up to date on ALL of her vaccinations.

My current beagle will be 10 in December. He's only had his rabies shot 3 times in his life. No tumors, no skin conditions, just an incurable bad attitude. Just a few gray hairs around his muzzle.





Definitely doing things differently this time around.

Our 2 huskies have only had their rabies shots as well.

Last Edited by mopar28m on 08/27/2013 02:00 AM

I am not sure...not rabies...something with a long Latin name

Vet tec here.Please please please listen to me.You are a friggen dumb ass if you don't vacinate your dog.I can't tell you jow many times I have had to tell an owner, well sir I'm sorry your dog is shitting blood and puking everywhere.But you see he has parvo.Then the conversation goes like this.Well we didnt think they were needed my dog never goes outside.Parvo and distemper and Bordetalla are highly contagious and will kill your dog!!!! If your dog is not vaccinaited for those if they come in contact with the virus they WILL get the virus.Its in the soil ots transmitted thought fluids shot piss and what not.Now you can get by with not getting there vacc every year when there adults its ok the skop a year here and there.I don't.Oh and the tard that said his vet told him ot would be ok to NOT put your dog on heartworm preventive..Fella IF microfilera aka baby heartworms are visible in the blood then your dog has adult heartworms.In the vet field people like you are just told stuff to make you happy.The vet knows your and internet looker and dosent want to deal with your know ot all attitude.If your dog has baby heartworms his life span will be reduced.Ok done with my rant but I get do annoyed by uninformed pet owners.These vaccinations are there to help your dog!! Honestly have you ever seen a dog with autisim?

All these illnesses on young dogs/cats...if not the vaccinations, their food might be a problem. I wish we all could cook at home out oc scratch for the whole family,(including pets) like in old times...

We've been seeing a lot of parvo lately.God its a mean mean virus.The layers of the intestines slough off.Its has a distinct coppery smell sovlike blood and shit.

I'll take my chances. Do you give your children all 50+ compulsory vaccines common today?

Unless you live in Ann areas which is rampantt with parvo, that is incorrect info...parvvo usually innvolvv,es abouuwt 1 to 2 % of the dog population.
Don't VAX your animals its not worth the money, studies, hype surrounding it.

What? Is she scared her dog will be autistic?

lols, my dogs got all their shots, they already
surpassed their living age, which im happy, since
I had them so long.

My friend has a lot of dogs, he rarely gets them
shots, casuse expensive, lot of them die so bad :( .
He has to burry them. While mine are healthy :) .

I think you guys are taking this to far with the
whole shot conspiracys. Faith healing wont heal your
dogs.

I've known several dogs who have survived Parvo.

Vaccines for animals are just as toxic as vaccines for humans.

I've seen the difference between keeping my dog fully up to date on EVERYTHING & just doing the bare minimum. He is healthier & doesn't have all the problems my last beagle had.

Try doing your own research instead of parroting everything you learned in Vet school.

I also know a pet owner who nursed a 6-month old puppy through Parvo with no vaccinations.

I also distrust anyone pushing others to make a choice in regard to the health of their pet when the preventative health measures being pushed are a profiteering angle for the pusher.

28% of all VACCINATED dogs get parvo. 34% of VACCINATED dogs who get parvo die while only 3% of unvaccinated dogs that get parvo die. Of the 97% of unvaccinated dogs that get parvo many will experience only mild symptoms. Unvaccinated dogs that come from impoverished environments with poor food quality are at the highest risk of dying. Unvaccinated dogs that are fed a raw, well balanced diet will live and will recover quickly with simple homeopathic remedies.

Unfortunately, you are very predisposed to believing whatever the vet tells you. You want to believe it. But that does not make it true.

Whoops, that should read of the 3% of unvaccinated dogs that get parvo...not 97%.

you can always euthanize them

My friends cat almost died from a rabies vaccination....there is no reason to get them before any procedure. I always just lie and say I will come back after they are feeling better. Don't let idiot vet techs push you around.

45 years in pet industry and rescue....go to shirleys-wellness-cafe site and find a holistic vet or tell your vet that you want a TITER count test done......it's all about the money and adult dogs do not get parvo....vet techs just mimic what their bet told them and they are googoo eyed to keep their job....you know white coats are god.

It may have been this: Distemper,Adenovirus, Parainfluenza & Parvo ... if your dog is not current and they want to do a surgery, they will say it is needed b4 they will do it (to protect him/her from disease gotten there at the vet's office?)

It would be GREAT if they actually protected our pets but they don't. Anyone on GLP should know about the danger with vaccinations one would think.



I worked for a vet.. vaccines bring in a steady stream of income for them. I would opt for a holistic vet as someone else mentioned.

Just had my 12 year old hairy best friend to the vet to remove a cyst. The cyst was not dangerous, just uncomfortable for her, since it was almost dragging on the ground (when I had it tested 4 years ago, this was the suggested course of action).
Originally, the cyst was the size of a quarter, while feeding her organic food. After I became homeless- not due to lack of a job or money, only because I could not find a pet friendly place to rent and i was not giving my dog away for a house that wouldn't be a home w/o her- we were living in my car and were both eating junk (hard to cook in a corolla!). We moved away from that area, and we had a home and a big yard she could run in again... the cyst had grown considerably!!! Then stopped growing again when we started eating healthy and organic foods.
Since she came from the humane society, she was vaccinated. I also had her vaccinated for rabies and lyme since adopting her 11 years ago.... especially since we were living in an area that had a lyme issue.
When I picked her up from the vet, they said she had the best results on her blood panels they have seen! She woke up with a wagging tail and let them know she had to pee by going to the door. She had more than 30 staples- tough pooch! They also told me she has lyme disease!!!!....which she must have gotten awhile ago, with no symptoms and no damage!
Most people feed their animals junk food. I'm not talking about doritos... the bagged bullshit you buy at tthe supermarket is poison. I know folks think it's cheap, but consider your future vet bills! In the long run, your cheap dog food will be very costly. First ingredient is usually corn, and I've never seen a dog attack a corn field when hungry. I noticed a considerable difference when feeding her crap, and her cyst grew like crazy. I think feeding her WELL helped prevent the lyme from doing any damage. The vaccine sure didn't prevent her from getting it... and I'm very thankful that she acts like a puppy even though she's in her 60's in doggy years :-)

You gotta fight for what you believe in, especially when it comes to any creature you LOVE. If a vet wants to vaccinate and you're not down with that, find another vet. Find 20 more vets. Be as loyal to your dog as your dog is to you.

About a month ago I took my cat to the vet for a health certificate which required a vaccination. Vet examined cat and pronounced him perfectly healthy. Cat had an immediate negative reaction after being given the shot which I attribute to the vaccine. My cat which had been pronounced to be "perfectly healthy" was then put on antibiotics.

All the vet could talk about was more vaccinations as in rabies and leukemia! More toxins? Thanks but NO THANKS.



Last Edited by ConspiracyorReality on 08/27/2013 12:19 PM

I can't take my dog out because laboratory tests keep coming back positive for a common dog parasite. They won't give her the vaccines until she tests negative and until then I have to keep her inside. We had 3 rounds of deworming and she still tests POSITIVE, with no signs of being sick whatsoever. She is 4 months old and should be able to go for a walk. I feel they are scamming me -and so does everybody else- and have already checked other vet clinics... asked some questions. I'd say, ask around. I'm so pissed off myself. One of the main reasons I bought her was to take long walks with her.