Vaccinations and Reactions

On January 24th I gave a talk to the employees and clients of Dogue Spot, a dog training and day care facility in Otsego, MN. I'm sure that the information I conveyed was priceless, and will be remembered verbatim by all who attended. From my perspective, the most interesting part was the discussions about the animals that had their health damaged by vaccines. Just about everyone in the room had a story to share.
The veterinary journals (i.e. propaganda) tell us that vaccine reactions are rare.
It all depends on what you're looking for. If we were better as a profession at identifying the signs of ill health, and at allowing for the possibility of cause and effect, we might be more aware of the relationship between the vaccine event and the onset of health problems in the pets that we vaccinate. The issues do not always arise immediately after vaccinating.
Like many other holistic veterinarians, I am conscious of the fact that the vast majority of the animals that I treat are suffering from vaccinosis in one form or another. Vaccinosis denotes the variety of chronic conditions that are brought on by an aberrant response to vaccines. This is not rare or unusual, according to us, because of the harsh nature of vaccines, the toxic brew of the contents, and the likelihood that the immune system will sustain damage from the vaccine.
The main thing that I find lacking in general veterinary practice is the admission that once an animal has had a vaccine reaction, any kind, at any time, STOP. Stop vaccinating that pet. The risk of causing a chronic disease that will be incurable is too great.
In the clip from FOX news that I posted on my facebook page, a woman reports that now her dog has to get shots in order to prevent a reaction to its shots. During the interview, the dog, a Beagle, is lying on the couch facing the camera, unmoving, completely lacking in vitality. Yes, all Beagles look sort of sad, but this dog looks really sad. It looks like it has a chronic headache. But the show must go on, just in case little overvaccinated Buffy is accidentally exposed to some horrible disease she's already been vaccinated against ten times. The entire concept is ridiculous, this idea that we must continue vaccinating even in the face of hives, angioedema, thrombocytopenia, cancer, and any one of the other million bad things that can happen after vaccination.
It's time to stop. Once is enough.