Replies on Reason #1 to Fire Your Vet: Annual Vaccinations

I had a wonderful male Bichon Frise who had been vaccinated for rabies. Where I live in CA the law calls for rabies vaccines every 3 years. At age 9 he was due so I dutifully complied. Three weeks later he was suffering from AIHA (hemolytic anemia) which is life threatening. He ended up needing 4 transfusions over time and had to live on prednisone. The pred stopped working so we put him in atopica which saved his life. He ended up dying at age 16 from congestive heart failure. The illness was a NIGHTMARE. You never know when the anemia might strike and it cost me thousands in vet bills along with several hospitalizations. NEVER AGAIN will I get a dog vaccinated for rabies after the first shot. CA allows for the titer to be done. Needless to say Max's titer was very "high" and so I never had to vaccinate him again.

Great article. Thank you. Trouble is, in the UK, you'd find it very hard to find a vet who doesn't over-vaccinate. We don't have enough holistic vets; there are none local to me, and many of our homeopathic vets advocate vaccination. Sigh.