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Baxter Tiberius
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Hi. Me again. :D
Okay so the vet here in Miami told me that if a puppy is given vaccines before 8 weeks, they are usually useless, and don't "take" ... because the puppy is getting immunity from the mothers milk. Because my puppy was given his first two vaccines at 6 and 8 weeks of age, they are recommending doing a whole other set of 3 vaccine courses. The breeder said "They are trying to make money, he doesn't need more". The vet said "Would you rather he get sick?" My concern: "Vaccines are known to cause health problems, autoimmunity, and hypersensitivities". Never, ever, ever over-vaccinate. Only do whats necessary.
So my question is this: Is there any evidence that vaccines wont "take" simply because the puppy is still nursing? The mother provides antibodies to a wide range of diseases. But I'm not 100% sure that means the vaccine is going to be "nullified" by those antibodies. I suppose its possible, as vaccines typically stimulate natural production of antibodies by the host (puppy). Maybe the influx of "premade" antibodies from the mother prevents the body from being stimulated into producing its own.
If that's the case, my question for the breeder is: why don't you know this stuff?????? Its a huge, huge issue. My guess is he should be doing 1 set of vaccines just prior to shipping. And the other two sets should be done by me. So now the dog has to get 5 sets of vaccine shots (2 wasted + 3 new ones) because the breeder doesn't know basic stuff like this.
Anyone have any idea?
Okay so the vet here in Miami told me that if a puppy is given vaccines before 8 weeks, they are usually useless, and don't "take" ... because the puppy is getting immunity from the mothers milk. Because my puppy was given his first two vaccines at 6 and 8 weeks of age, they are recommending doing a whole other set of 3 vaccine courses. The breeder said "They are trying to make money, he doesn't need more". The vet said "Would you rather he get sick?" My concern: "Vaccines are known to cause health problems, autoimmunity, and hypersensitivities". Never, ever, ever over-vaccinate. Only do whats necessary.
So my question is this: Is there any evidence that vaccines wont "take" simply because the puppy is still nursing? The mother provides antibodies to a wide range of diseases. But I'm not 100% sure that means the vaccine is going to be "nullified" by those antibodies. I suppose its possible, as vaccines typically stimulate natural production of antibodies by the host (puppy). Maybe the influx of "premade" antibodies from the mother prevents the body from being stimulated into producing its own.
If that's the case, my question for the breeder is: why don't you know this stuff?????? Its a huge, huge issue. My guess is he should be doing 1 set of vaccines just prior to shipping. And the other two sets should be done by me. So now the dog has to get 5 sets of vaccine shots (2 wasted + 3 new ones) because the breeder doesn't know basic stuff like this.
Anyone have any idea?