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Canine Influenza shot | Dog Flu shot- Now Required for boarding
Comments (4)From what I've read the strain of influenza that is affecting most dogs is different from the one in the vaccinations. That leads me to believe the boarding place is probably acting out of fear rather than their educated knowledge. However, as frustrating as that is, I can totally understand it. My dog has been going to the same day care two-three times a week for 4 years now. I know the owners and talk to them often about the business so I can understand the dynamic from both sides. So as upset as you are, if you didn't have that shot requirement and your dog were to get the flu while under their care, would you be upset? And if you also found out there was a flu shot available but dogs weren't required to be vaccinated, what would your response be then? I know what my response would be. That they dropped the ball and didn't act responsibly to protect my pet. From that perspective, I think it is good that they are doing what they feel is needed to protect themselves as well as all the dogs in their care. I know that doesn't help you with the added costs, but have you considered hiring a pet sitter to care for your dogs instead? We had cats and birds as well as our dog to board and it was WAY too expensive. Instead we turned to a pet sitting site where we were able to interviewed several people and find a wonderful woman to care for our pets. We boarded the dog, but she fed our cats and birds twice a day at a fraction of the cost. The arrangement was perfect because we didn't have to up root our pets and they still had human contact while we were gone. She did a wonderful job and we actually became friends. The site we used was www.care.com Good Luck!...See More"High Dose" Flu Shot
Comments (31)Flu vaccines (except the nasal spray one) are all killed virus vaccines. This means one CANNOT get the flu from a flu shot. If one is allergic to eggs, one may have an allergic reaction. What some people experience is soreness or redness at the site of the vaccination. If there are hives, shortness of breath etc, then this is a serious reaction and potentially life-threatening. It rarely happens. Vomiting is not a side effect I've seen mentioned anywhere. The 1976 swine flu vaccine debacle was unlike anything that had ever happened before. The risk of GB syndrome from today's flu vaccines is about 1 in a million. I'll take that risk rather than getting the flu. I used to get it every single year. With my health today, I know if might very well kill me....See MoreThe high dose flu shot
Comments (36)Do you know what Elmer -- 30 years with no flu, living in a big city surrounded by coughing sneezing people -- I'm not predicting a darn thing -- just that it has worked out so far. Glad not to have had thirty shots. And I can tell you that I have twice not followed my doctor's advice. I have given her my reasons. It has happened twice that she told me I was right after the fact. It has happened ONCE that I followed her advice and regretted it -- and she is up to date.. This does not mean I don't follow her advice and then laugh about "I told you so." I trust her to have the most up to date information as I said. I have made some decisions on my own. No, I'm not a doctor. I know that. I'm not an automaton. I weigh the options and make my decision and live with it....See MorePSA about flu shots
Comments (31)I know a paraplegic who passed on a few days after he was given the flu shot last year in a local nursing home. He had been living in the home approx. 20 years and was about 38 years old. Another resident told me her husband was sick for weeks after being given the flu shot. Ditto re: my aunt. What i do, is simply go on my personal anti-flu regimen, such as gabapentin & high-lysine diet. Minimizing EMFs, sodium, garlic & spices. Blocking forced-air heat vents and resorting to oil-filled radiator. Eating french toast, eggs, syrupy-pancakes, soda crackers, yogurt, veggies, yams, organic honey, chewing-gum, creamy milk chocolate, and mints. Basically starchy, sweet, lysine foods. Also teas such as black cherry-berry tea or jasmine green tea with honey, cane-sugar or stevia....See MoreLily316
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