[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: LYME DISEASE VACCINATION
- From: "Iza Ackerman" <izaackerman@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <shadowland22000@xxxxxxxxx>, "gsd showlist" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "BARBARA WILLIAMS" <santanagsd1954@xxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2013 09:56:04 -0500
Morgan - the Lyme vaccination has got to be one of the biggest rip-offs
ever, along with having to vaccinate an adult dog against DHPP every year,
especially since a veterinarian once told me that GSD's normally have a very
good immune system - better than some other breeds.
Iza Kabuska-Ackerman
www.Karizmashepherds.com
AKC Breeder of Merit
Breeder of a Canadian Grand Victor, an American Grand Victor,
and many more beautiful dogs !
-----Original Message-----
From: MORGAN LEWIS
Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2013 5:56 PM
To: gsd showlist ; BARBARA WILLIAMS
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] LYME DISEASE VACCINATION
There is no question... don't vaccinate and here is why...
Lyme Disease Vaccination
"To Vaccinate or not to Vaccinate"
This is the question.
There is no question.
Don't do it.Deva Khalsa, VMD, CVA, FBIH
The state of Pennsylvania has the third highest incidence of Lyme
disease;after New York and Connecticut. Ticks are already out and about. So
it makes sense to vaccinate your dog against Lyme disease, right? Wrong. I
encourage you to learn the facts about this vaccine before you decide.
* It is questionable if the vaccine imparts immunity to the disease at all.
If it does the duration is short.
* Many dogs who have been vaccinated for Lyme disease still contract the
disease. Research shows that some dogs are at risk to contract deadly
autoimmune disease from the vaccine. In fact, the Retriever breeds (Golden
and Labrador) along with the Shetland Sheepdog are at the highest risk of
autoimmune kidney disease resulting from Lyme disease or the vaccination.
* The vaccine does not appear to protect against the most serious form of
Lyme disease and may even aggravate it.
* The only Lyme vaccine approved for humans (SmithKline Beecham Biologicals)
was taken off the market, after 3 years, do to poor sales and concerns
Medical Doctors had about vaccine immune mediated disease. A Class Action
Lawsuit was filed against the vaccine makers.
* The autoimmune sequela to Lyme disease are life threatening and far more
problematic than the disease itself.
* Thirty percent of the dogs with life- threatening Lyme disease induced
autoimmune kidney disease were previously vaccinated.
In short, why would you want to vaccinate your dog with a vaccine that is
not proven to immunize and which can bring about severe autoimmune kidney
problems and may cause your dog to have more complications if he contracts
Lyme disease after receiving the vaccine? The question provides it's own
answer. I wouldn't.
Because you now know that your dog can contract Lyme disease even after
receiving the vaccination, make sure you test with the Idexx SNAP test; for
this laboratory test can differentiate between the vaccine and natural
exposure. If the test is positive, follow up with a Idexx C-6 Antibody test
to ascertain how badly he is infected.
Much of the research and the studies that provided the facts for this
article were presented in papers written by Meryl Littman, VMD, DACVIM at
the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine.
Morgan Lewis, RPh.
Member GSDCA
President Last Hope of Georgia 501c3
"So Much to Do, So Little Time"
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