- August is National Immunization Awareness Month, and while the goal of the traditional veterinary community is to promote pet vaccinations, it’s important for pet guardians to understand the difference between “vaccination” and “immunization”
- Immunization, not automatic re-vaccination, should be the goal. If an animal has achieved long-lasting immunity from a previous vaccination, re-vaccination offers no benefit, only risk
- Knowledgeable pet parents insist on antibody titer tests to measure their dog’s or cat’s immunity to disease, and opt out of unnecessary, potentially risky re-vaccinations
- Read more: http://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2015/08/01/pet-immunization.aspx?e_cid=20150809Z1_DNL_TPA_1&utm_source=dnl&utm_medium=email&utm_content=tpa1&utm_campaign=20150809Z1&et_cid=DM82177&et_rid=1069028425
Monday, August 10, 2015
Pet Immunization: Far Riskier Than You Might Think, Yet Highly Promoted by Vets
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