Hey Joan...think dog stroller!! Lol!! Romping in the Dog Park! Deanna and the Dog Park Gang!
The LITTLES: Mouse-chi 11-13-2004 Madison-yorkie 11-20-2010 Myrtle-chi 4-23-2010 The MIDDLES: Nugget- poodle 8-24-2004 Bella-Pom 1-15-2007 Mabel-Boston 7-14-2010 The BIGGUNS Logan-GSD 11-24-2011 Caleb-rott/chow/pitt mix 6-17-2006-RIP 2-22-2012 Maxine-Pitt 6-3-2008 Toby-ESS 12-12-2006 Stella and Stanley ( winged dog park members) And of course....the CAT (Miles) LIFE WITHOUT A DOG IS LIKE DANCING WITHOUT MUSIC. YOU CAN DO IT, BUT WHO WOULD WANT TO?? ...and I like all kinds of music!! On Apr 4, 2012, at 11:38 AM, Joan Croft <[email protected]> wrote: > Exactly. And one time I went to the vet and there was a receptionist that I > hadn’t seen before. She printed up the sheet for Dolly, and then she wanted > to know what was wrong with Desi. I told her nothing and then she asked me > why I brought him with. I told her that they won’t go anywhere without the > other. That is when she said that she always wonders why people bring the > pets that are not sick because they can pick up so many things from the dogs > that are sick. And that is true. I never really thought too much about mine > sniffing another dog, and maybe it isn’t even a good idea even though they > are protected with vaccines…but those other animals could have something else > that could be contagious. > > I have had to hold both of them in the big waiting room because Desi is Mr > Congeniality and he will go and make friends with every dog and every person. > Dolly…she always wants me to hold her…that way she jumps out of my arms by > the reception desk so that all the receptionists can give her attention. Two > dogs, two leashes and sometimes a lot of other people and animals. It gets > too much for me, so I just hold them. > > > > > > <image001.gif> > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Pam Dean > Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 6:32 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Rabies in US - Wa Yearly Vaccines > > > > If everyone was responsible we wouldn't need half of what we are told we need > to protect our pets. Let's face it, all these vaccines are to protect our > dogs and cats from diseases from other irresponsible people's animals. Just > because I don't believe in overloading my animals with chemicals, doesn't > mean I am clueless to the possible dangers. Just bringing them to the vet is > a danger. That is why I get the titers. > > > > From: Joan Croft <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, April 4, 2012 12:44 AM > Subject: RE: [Chihuahuas] Rabies in US - Wa Yearly Vaccines > > > > > > Yeah…but just think of how stupid Petco is. You can take your dog into their > store and they don’t ask you about vaccines. Then your dog can pass > something on the floor and it gets stepped on by other people or sniffed up > by other dogs…but they only care about trimming their nails. > > <image001.gif> > > > > > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Pam Dean > Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 3:35 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Rabies in US - Wa Yearly Vaccines > > > > Yeah I really, really don't like Petco or places like that. I guess they are > better than no care but..well maybe.. > > > > From: Pam Dean <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, April 3, 2012 6:33 PM > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Rabies in US - Wa Yearly Vaccines > > > > When I was rescuing cats years ago, they were pouring vaccines into them like > crazy..much more than now. I had three cats die of immune system problems, > and my Vet actually acknowledges that it was from over-vaccination. But > unfortunately it takes years to change the status quo and in the meantime > animals are dying needlessly. > > > > From: Peggy & The Girls <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, April 3, 2012 6:21 PM > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Rabies in US - Wa Yearly Vaccines > > > > > > Well said Pam. Here the titers cost a lot more then the Booster. Petco runs a > clinic and their are other pet shops that do the same thing. The Booster only > cost $15.00, the titers range from $50.00 to $125.00 depending on how much a > Vet wants to rip you off. Still it's worth the money, because if your dog has > a reaction then you could be in for a life time of vet bills. Not only that > but all meds and any impurities in a dogs system (as with humans too) is > filtered through the liver. If the liver isn't strong enough to filter out > the impurities and meds then they stay within the liver itself and constantly > weaken and damage the liver. So along with the fact that constant > revaccinating does not add more antibodies to the animals system, you have a > liver that is on over load and then in turn the dogs immune system is > compromised even more. > > > > <image002.gif> > > > > > > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > > > From: Pam Dean > > Date: 4/3/2012 6:01:00 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Rabies in US - Wa Yearly Vaccines > > > > I agree. If people would not treat Vets as Gods, and understand that there > is a lot of politics and money making going on there, their pocket book and > their pets would be better off. Why blindly give a live vaccine without > knowing if your pets need it?? and when a titer will give u the information > you need?? I wonder how many of your vets out there even suggest to you that > you might be able to avoid putting this crapola into your pet's body by > checking a titer first?? I bet not many..cause a titer is a heck of a lot > cheaper than these boosters. > > > > From: Peggy & The Girls <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, April 3, 2012 3:46 PM > Subject: RE: [Chihuahuas] Rabies in US - Wa Yearly Vaccines > > > > > > I stand corrected! I thought I had read somewhere that it was Distemper that > had an outbreak. My big error! Anyway, those statistic's are for dogs and > cats that have never been vaccinated. I am saying and so does the studies > that the AVMA did, that a dog does not have to be re-vaccinated every year. > When you read their recommendations they say that the rabies vaccine should > last 5+ yrs. > > > > We also have a choice of doing a titer to see if there is still enough rabies > antibodies in a dogs system, before we give another shot to them. > > I will probably have a titer done on Gigi, if she doesn't have any immunity > against the rabies vaccine, then I will give her a shot, but I really doubt > that she will ever need a second shot or get it again. The same holds for > Princess. > > > > So I do believe in vaccinating dogs, but only once for each of the virus's > that are out there. I do believe in giving puppies the series of their first > shots for all virus's and then a Booster a year later, plus the initial > rabies shot. > > > > Peggy & The Girls > > > > > > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > > > From: Joan Croft > > Date: 4/3/2012 2:57:26 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: [Chihuahuas] Rabies in US - Wa Yearly Vaccines > > > > > > I know that you do not want to vaccinate your dogs with the rabies vaccine, > but your information about no cases of rabies anywhere in over 24 years is > incorrect. > > Every pet owner has to make decisions that they feel are right for themselves > and their pet. I just want to post the statistics and information from the > CDC. And…after reading this information – knowing that there have, and > continue to be, rabies cases in the US, everyone does need to weigh the facts > and decide what is best for themselves. > > > > Here is a link to the CDC…this map shows the 2010 numbers – red dots being > dogs, and yellow dots being cats. > > http://www.cdc.gov/rabies/resources/publications/2010-surveillance/cats-and-dogs.html > > > > > > Domestic species accounted for 8% of all rabid animals reported in the United > States in 2010. The number of reported rabid domestic animals decreased among > all domestic species except cats. > > In 2010, cases of rabies in cats increased 1.0% compared with the number > reported in 2009. The number of rabies cases reported in cats is routinely > 3-4 times that of rabies reported in cattle or dogs. Pennsylvania reported > the largest number of rabid domestic animals (72) for any state, followed by > New York (51). In 2010 approximately 1.1% of cats and 0.3% of dogs tested for > rabies were found positive. > > > > Each year, scientists from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention > (CDC) collect information about cases of animal and human rabies from the > state health departments and publish the information in a summary report. The > most recent report, entitled "Rabies surveillance in the United States during > 2010," contains the epidemiologic information on rabies during 2010. Below is > a brief summary of the surveillance information for 2010, including maps > showing the distribution of rabies in the United States. > > In 2010, 48 states and Puerto Rico reported 6,153 cases of rabies in animals > and 2 human cases to CDC (Hawaii is the only state that is rabies free). The > total number of reported cases decreased by approximately 8.0% from those > reported in 2009 (6,690 rabid animals and 4 human cases). > > > > What is the risk for my pet? > > <image003.jpg> > > Any animal bitten or scratched by either a wild, carnivorous mammal or a bat > that is not available for testing should be regarded as having been exposed > to rabies. > > Unvaccinated dogs, cats, and ferrets exposed to a rabid animal should be > euthanized immediately. If the owner is unwilling to have this done, the > animal should be placed in strict isolation for 6 months and vaccinated 1 > month before being released. > > > > The importance of vaccinating your pet > > Although the majority of rabies cases occur in wildlife, most humans are > given rabies vaccine as a result of exposure to domestic animals. This > explains the tremendous cost of rabies prevention in domestic animals in the > United States. > > While wildlife are more likely to be rabid than are domestic animals in the > United States, the amount of human contact with domestic animals greatly > exceeds the amount of contact with wildlife. > > Your pets and other domestic animals can be infected when they are bitten by > rabid wild animals. When "spillover" rabies occurs in domestic animals, the > risk to humans is increased. > > Pets are vaccinated by your veterinarian to prevent them from acquiring the > disease from wildlife, and thereby transmitting it to humans. > > > > (all the above was copied and pasted from the CDC website) > > > > > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Peggy & The Girls > Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 9:25 AM > > > > > > hasn't been a case of rabies anywhere in over 24 yrs. > > > > > > > > Peggy & The Girls > > > > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > > > From: Cindy > > Date: 4/3/2012 11:30:40 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [Chihuahuas] Yearly Vaccines > > > > > > Hi Everyone, > > My vet's office just sent a reminder that Cooper my 15 month old Chi is due > for his vaccinations and parasite check. I can't remember who said something > about having them check the levels to make sure that he really needs a > booster. I don't take any meds myself, and I certainly don't want to give my > dogs anything unnecessary or potentially harmful. > The ones that he is due for are DA2PPv 1 year immunity, IDEXX Fecal Ova and > Parasites by Zin, IDEXX Young Canine Maintenance Profile, and Rabies Canine 1 > year Booster. My little Dali had a reaction to the rabies vaccine when she > got it for the first time so I am concerned. What do you think? > > Thanks! Cindy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
