This article is one that pushes against career-long paradigms for many of us. Sometimes it is hard to remain neutral after thirty some years of animal health training and experiences. Our team at Animal Health Digest remains tasked to expose animal health pros to information found in print or digital formats in periodicals, digital media and related sources. So, we share this article with you for your review, consideration and decision.
Source: Dogs Naturally, April 5, 2016.
If you ask your conventional veterinarian about the safety of your dog’s rabies shot, she’ll probably tell you adverse reactions are rare. That’s because most conventional vets only recognize acute reactions that happen within a few hours or a day or two of vaccination. These could include allergic or anaphylactic reactions like facial swelling, itching or difficulty breathing, or local reactions like swelling or abscesses at the vaccination site.
But if you ask the vet if your dog’s seizures, goopy eyes, poop eating habit, destructive behavior or separation anxiety could be due to rabies vaccination, they’ll probably answer no. But they’d be wrong …
INSIGHTS – View AVMA’s video Rabies: Simple Steps Save Lives and check out AVMA’s rabies brochure. View 2011 AAHA Canine Vaccination Guidelines.