09-11-17 Fighting Against Over-vaccination
This week, Dr. Judy Morgan is joined by Dr. John Robb, a respected veterinarian from New Fairfield, CT, known worldwide for his work to Protect the Pets. Throughout his career, Dr. Robb has held an unwavering commitment to pets over profits, starting in 1988 with his first practice where he established Community Appreciation Days, offering free exams and vaccinations to those who could not afford regular veterinary care. He later experienced first-hand the toxic effect of the drive for productivity and profitability over animal care when he purchased a veterinary franchise. It was also where his unwillingness to observe the unspoken “rule” among veterinarians that emphasize protecting the vet over protecting the pet earned him the love and respect of pet owners and the disdain of the growing corporate veterinary establishment. While some in the industry want silence him, he has become a voice and leader for the many animal care professionals who want to live their passion and provide the very best care to our animal companions. Dr. Robb’s tireless efforts to bring awareness of the dangers of over-vaccination has become a global movement to protect the pets by amending the laws to honor the measuring of circulating antibodies – namely the blood titer – as a true indicator of immunity. This is a show you won’t want to miss as Dr. Morgan and Dr. Robb discuss over-vaccination and how you can protect your pets.
I love the titer testing idea, however, at my local vet clinic it costs as much as 8 years worth of annual vaccines! That’s how they get ya!
Dr. John Robb’s charge for titers is the lowest I have ever seen. Please go to his website, protectthepets.com. Click on Educate and Participate, then click on Order a Titer.
I just had puppies and am really interested in following this path for all my pup and the mama. I am interested to know if there is any way to purchase the individual vaccines and administer them at home or do I have to go to a vet. As for the rabies vaccine, can I tell a doctor to administer only the dosage according to their weight? or will I be refused? Can I administer it myself?
Is there information on when to start administering vaccines to newborn pups?
I recommend waiting until the pups are 10 weeks old if you can keep them in a safe environment with no exposure to diseases. If you cannot get plain distemper and plain parvo, then giving a DAP at 10 and 14 weeks is the least problematic for them. Most veterinarians will not alter the dose of Rabies but you can ask. For more information on vaccines check out my book From Needles to Natural.