Jean Dodds used to be very well respected within the veterinary medical community-it's my understanding that may have changed.
I have a number of concerns about this new protocol even though Roady gets his vaccinations every 3 years, except for bordatella which he gets yearly. First I agree with Betsy about wanting to see more long term studies. Secondly I'm concerned about sky-rocketing veterinary costs. Vaccinations, Heartworm and Flea Products are where vets make their money. Without vaccinations we're going to be making up the difference elsewhere. My vet told me once what her costs were for surgical procedures, like a spay or lumpectomy. After paying for the anesthetic, the tech and her salary, there's really not a hec of a lot of profit. What I pay for Roady's lab tests and x-rays is really cheap compared to human medicine. I think the average salary for a veterinarian was $45,000 last time I looked it up.
I'm not saying we should stick with yearly vaccinations if studies prove a 3-year protocol is better long term but I think we should also be prepared to pay more for higher priced items.
Another question I had was why so many pet shop and BYB dogs come down with parvo and distemper? If this life long immunity after the initial vaccination is true than they must not be vaccinating at all. Or maybe the dogs have become infected prior to the initial vaccination.
Just a few thoughts on this subject......
I have a number of concerns about this new protocol even though Roady gets his vaccinations every 3 years, except for bordatella which he gets yearly. First I agree with Betsy about wanting to see more long term studies. Secondly I'm concerned about sky-rocketing veterinary costs. Vaccinations, Heartworm and Flea Products are where vets make their money. Without vaccinations we're going to be making up the difference elsewhere. My vet told me once what her costs were for surgical procedures, like a spay or lumpectomy. After paying for the anesthetic, the tech and her salary, there's really not a hec of a lot of profit. What I pay for Roady's lab tests and x-rays is really cheap compared to human medicine. I think the average salary for a veterinarian was $45,000 last time I looked it up.
I'm not saying we should stick with yearly vaccinations if studies prove a 3-year protocol is better long term but I think we should also be prepared to pay more for higher priced items.
Another question I had was why so many pet shop and BYB dogs come down with parvo and distemper? If this life long immunity after the initial vaccination is true than they must not be vaccinating at all. Or maybe the dogs have become infected prior to the initial vaccination.
Just a few thoughts on this subject......
