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I just read from the CDC website that the U.S. has been free of dog rabies since 2007. Does this matter or change anything?

I just had my French bulldog, 16 months old, vaccinated with the 3 years rabies shot. She started having runny poop the next day and 4 days later her poop is like water. The only thing different is the 3 year rabies shot. She had no other shots. I'm very worried. I called the vet and they told me to give her probiotics. I didn't want to give her this vaccine but I'm stuck in California taking care of my elderly disabled dog and anywhere I take her, even for bathing, wants a rabies vaccine. I'm staying in a place that only has a shower so I didn't know what else to do. Would like advice on detoxing and praying that this shot didn't do permanent damage. I think it's time we start fighting as citizens to remove the mandates for vaccines for our dogs as well as humans. If anything has proven true since 2020 it's that pharmaceutical companies and most doctors would lie for the almighty dollar. So very few would compromise their careers to speak out. Dr. Falconer is amazing and I'm so glad I found his website. Brave doctors are too few.

May 12, 2021
So grateful to find this forum. Our prev. dog developed seizures after his rabies booster, so our current dog is unvaxxd. She is intact and very healthy, except she has developed intermittent chronic diarrhea the past few months despite my feeding her homemade food and keeping her on leash, no dog parks, etc. (An onleash neighbor's dog unexpectedly licked her on the nose, so am thinking that may have transferred something.)

Local SC area vets require a vx certificate before even seeing her. All I want right now is full fecal and bloodwork done. If I can figure out how to get the blood drawn, are there ANY independent laboratories which would accept samples/provide
results directly with a pet owner?

Thank you.

I recently had Loki in for his annual check up. They FINALLY seem to get it, as one of the first things the tech said to me is something like, "I understand you don't want any more vaccines". Then he needed heartworm tests and nails clipped and she said, "I understand you'd rather us do it here" (rather than take him to another room.) So she brought in another tech, and me and one tech put him in a stranglehold (he hates his feet messed with) and they drew blood for test and clipped nails while I helped hold him. Sooo, they are getting me, finally, and it was nice to feel they were doing things my way. He goes in next week to extract broken tooth.

Does this make sense or what . How can the vet institutes and colleges not see this ? I for one will not be giving anymore vaccines to my dogs without getting a titer test first . Sadly you are right it's all about the money . And main street media , big pharma and the government don't care to do the right thing . Hopefully more people will do what's best for our pets and force the issue to vets across North America .

Dear Dr Falconer,

As a fellow "naturopathic" veterinarian, I so wholeheartedly subscribe to your "journey" of having been told what to do as a vet student, young vet. Also I followed obediently, and I had the exact same "reasoning" (my professors are so much smarter than I am... etc).

It's strangely comforting that another person had 100%, exactly the same experience becoming and being a young vet (with the same thought processes and the same - immediately quelled, by myself(!) - quiet questions that I had, sometimes).
And it's amazing how exploring into natural forms of medicine (for me it was acupuncture and TCVM) not only changes your approach to medicine, but very possibly how we look at life, generally1

It can be lonely, as a "differently practicing" vet.
So, your words, your openness and your fight for real understanding and practicing a way of medicine that's not built on making patients more sick and, hence, more "profitable" (albeit, i credit most my still conventionally practicing colleagues that they don't work this way consciously) are just so wholesome and soothing, beyond description.

Thank you, thank you, thank you from the bottom of my heart for speaking out, speaking up and reaching so many people who are starting to think, and for supporting those who are well on the path of real health care, not symptom-suppressing medicine. Thank you!!

I'm so thankful for you both and the information you give freely to help us, and in turn help others . I'm always encouraged to keep on the fight, and it is a fight! I feel like your my cheer leaders to keep going, when sometimes I feel trampled on. It's not easy to stand up for what is right! I run a facility called Silverdale Doggy Vacation Lodge up here in British Columbia in the Fraser Valley. We are a holistic facility, not many vets like us lololol, ask me if I care NOT!! We get so many of their clients coming to us and I educate each and everyone of the dog's owners that bring their dogs here for daycare and lodging. All my clients do titers now. Our clientele is far and wide now just by the word of mouth. Things are starting to change as more vets are offering titers now ( because their clients are demanding it), but sadly give the wrong information on titers and scores. I find our clients are better educated than the vets! I tell all our clients it's more like a pregnancy check, you either have antibodies or you don't. Don't worry so much about the score. I had one vet totally try and belittle one of our clients and shaming her for not doing yearly booster vaccine after the series of puppy shots, and asked her where she got her information about titers from. The vet proceeded to tell her how awful our facility is and heard so many complaints about us trying to play vet which we knew was all nonsense! The nerve of the vet!!. Then when he finally did the Titer, he did it begrudgingly, and told her it was going to cost her $300. for a core vaccine titer ( Parvo and Distemper). She said "I know a titer shouldn't cost more than about $150. so if you don't do it for $150. I'll find another vet who will". Yes he did it for $150. lol. It was over a month since she had done the titer and the vet didn't call her back with the results. She was afraid to call him back lol. She finally called the clinic for the results. Vet comes on the phone and says.. "Ya all good" very curtly and said he had to go, basically hangs up!! Ugh! We also teach all our clients to have the puppy shots dose based on size of the breed, we're not much loved by the vets around us. Anyway I could go on and on. Thank you again and we'll keep working on changing the vets protocols through their clients. When it affects the vet's wallet maybe they'll listen and do their homework! I have 4 good vets who will do and encourage titers, I tell my clients when they are given a hard time regarding titers and over vaccinating, time to change vets.

I love this information. I live in CA where it is required to have a rabies vaccine. I have a 1 year old (25 lbs mini-labradoodle), who did have the first rabies at about 16+ weeks, I am now faced with having to give her another. What do we do when we live in a state where rabies is mandatory?

Thank you for bringing up the problem with veterinarians not wanting to do a blood draw for their client to send out for a titer. There are a few natural pet shops in my local area and I plan on stopping by and letting them know Dr. Robb's suggestion and giving them a link to this podcast. As always, your podcast is a wealth of information. Thank you for doing them!