Hi Tracie;
I called in and spoke to you on air the other day and you suggested that I write to you and you would be able to assist me in finding a vet that will clean my dogs teeth without insisting that I re-vaccinate them. They have all of their adult shots and I feel that they don’t need any more vaccinations, other then rabies, of course.
I live in Camp Verde, AZ and am close to Cottonwood, AZ or Sedona AZ. Any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated. Meanwhile, I’ll just keep brushing their teeth!!
I never miss you when you are on air. you’ve been a great help for myself and my husband when it comes to caring for our 3 dogs, 3 cats and pet cow. I wish you were a practicing vet in our area. They just don’t make them like you up here!
Thank you so much
Joan
Hi, Joan – So glad you followed up. It’s so nice to continue a connection in writing. I just gave this advice to a lady in salt Lake city, so here goes: the truth is that any good vet should know that their own member organization, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) changed their old recommendations many years ago from yearly vaccinations to every three years. Feel free to tell any vet that who is even mentioning yearly shots! The motto of my radio shows is no further vaccinations after puppy or kitten shots – a really well educated vet knows that instead of doing ANY vaccinations it is better to check a dog’s blood titer level to see whether his body has developed immunity against that disease. To find a vet who is current on this you can either look for a holistic vet in your area (their member organization is linked on my website under “useful links” to see who is in your neighborhood) and if not, just start calling vet clinics and asking on the phone: “I want to come to your clinic but I need to know whether the doctor(s) would respect my decision not to vaccinate my dog?”
Thanks for the kind words – it means more than you can know. I put my heart out to each and every listener and when you feel that love and concern it makes it all worthwhile.
Tracie
