(Basically do the bare minimum for legal compliance; plus use some gray area to your benefit...)
Patricia Jordan DVM: When I became a veterinarian I took a Veterinarian’s Oath to “use my scientific knowledge and skills for the benefit of society through the protection of animal heal…
(Basically do the bare minimum for legal compliance; plus use some gray area to your benefit...)
Patricia Jordan DVM: When I became a veterinarian I took a Veterinarian’s Oath to “use my scientific knowledge and skills for the benefit of society through the protection of animal health, the relief of animal suffering […] and the advancement of medical knowledge.”
I find the outdated rabies laws to be a breach of the Oath I took and not in keeping with protection of animal health or promotion of public health. I personally see these outdated, unscientific rabies laws as a clear defiance of scientific knowledge and skills. They endanger society by causing derangement of the immune systems of the animals we share our lives with.
What’s the bare minimum? Florida (or our county) requires rabies shot EVERY SINGLE YEAR! It’s criminal! If we get caught not giving her the shot every year it’s thousands of dollars 😢. I can’t figure a way around it. So far she’s okay. So do we wait until she’s NOT?! How do we stop this madness before she’s sick with never ending ailments. Ugh 😩. We’ve stopped everything vaxxes, make homemade raw food, but can’t seem to get around the stupid rabies shot.
There was a video of a vet on FB who said that vaccines should only be given to healthy animals. If there are any health issues the animal should not get it and may be able to get a medical exemption.
I'm in Florida, and there's a 3-year vaccine, though I was told by a vet or vet tech that it's the same as the 1-year vaccine. You can also get titers, to see if your dog's antibody level is in what is considered the protective range. Your vet may argue against it, and they'll tell you it has no legal effect - if your dog bites someone, it would be considered unvaccinated, and the same if it's bitten by a possibly rabid animal. Call other veterinary practices to sound them out.
Here's some (hard to find!) info.
https://www.dogsnaturallymagazine.com/65-ways-rabies-vaccination-can-harm-your-dog/
(Basically do the bare minimum for legal compliance; plus use some gray area to your benefit...)
Patricia Jordan DVM: When I became a veterinarian I took a Veterinarian’s Oath to “use my scientific knowledge and skills for the benefit of society through the protection of animal health, the relief of animal suffering […] and the advancement of medical knowledge.”
I find the outdated rabies laws to be a breach of the Oath I took and not in keeping with protection of animal health or promotion of public health. I personally see these outdated, unscientific rabies laws as a clear defiance of scientific knowledge and skills. They endanger society by causing derangement of the immune systems of the animals we share our lives with.
What’s the bare minimum? Florida (or our county) requires rabies shot EVERY SINGLE YEAR! It’s criminal! If we get caught not giving her the shot every year it’s thousands of dollars 😢. I can’t figure a way around it. So far she’s okay. So do we wait until she’s NOT?! How do we stop this madness before she’s sick with never ending ailments. Ugh 😩. We’ve stopped everything vaxxes, make homemade raw food, but can’t seem to get around the stupid rabies shot.
Stop going to the vet. Tell them she died.
My dogs have not seen a vet since they began the COVID bullshit.
Another issue is with kennels to board your dog/cat when you go on a trip. Most require at least the kennel cough jab.
Hadn't considered this since we always have one of our adult children stop by to walk them.
But you could hire a dog walker. We've done that too.
There was a video of a vet on FB who said that vaccines should only be given to healthy animals. If there are any health issues the animal should not get it and may be able to get a medical exemption.
https://www.animallaw.info/content/rabies-vaccination-and-exemption-laws-dogs
Titers not allowed?
I'm in Florida, and there's a 3-year vaccine, though I was told by a vet or vet tech that it's the same as the 1-year vaccine. You can also get titers, to see if your dog's antibody level is in what is considered the protective range. Your vet may argue against it, and they'll tell you it has no legal effect - if your dog bites someone, it would be considered unvaccinated, and the same if it's bitten by a possibly rabid animal. Call other veterinary practices to sound them out.
Thank you for the article!