Flash in the pan

Well it looks like I made a few friends and I lost a few friends, much as I expected with my last comments. Good job I am made of solid stuff.....  But the good thing is everybody is reading talking and arguing over things. Perhaps with a bit of luck they are even wandering around the internet trying to learn for themselves. Part of the issues that are about now are due to people not having up to date knowledge..... Things have been in place, such as the annual vaccinations , for so long that we have grown so used to getting the reminder card from the vet and off we go. We ASSUME that the vet is always right because they are THE VET!  Well folks, those days need to be gone..... When was the last time your vet told you that some vaccines are live and can actually give your puppy the disease that it's supposed to stop. When was the last time your vet told you that the eight week old love of your life could go into shock and you should keep your eyes open for any symptoms? That there is in fact now a register for dogs that have died or had a reaction to a vaccination . .......  The average professional doesn't even mention that there are TITRE tests available which will tell you if the light in your life is still immune from a previous injection, and that further vaccinations are putting your dog at risk and a total waste of your money ! If I can teach my two legs to search for things on the internet, then I am sure that you can teach yours..... Two years it's taken me, but it's been worth it. Now nothing gets taken at face value, everything is looked at and best of all I get to do my blogg, ( even if she tells me I am playing with fireworks!)  .  It's like one of the pups when it went for its first vaccination.... Her indoors will not vaccinate under 8 weeks, and the pups were born the Sunday night early Monday morning, of course everybody wanted to take them home on the Saturday so she gave  the new parents the choice, they could wait till the Monday and job done or have them Saturday am and sort the vaccinations out for the following week. What did happen on the Wednesday before they left was that they were microchipped and vet checked , weighed and wormed with a product that lasted four Calender weeks. When they left they had all the relevant paper work to show their new vets and instructions to show these to the vet so new records could be started. On the following Wednesday a new owner rang up in a panic... The new vet had done the injection, given them a joint worming flea treatment product FOR IMMEDIATE use and told them that the pup should be neutered at six months. Her indoors went loopy! She got even more cross when  she was told the vet had charged  nearly £80 for the treatment and information given. When she calmed down, she suggested that a new vet was in order, and had they definitely shown him all the paperwork ???? And was he an older gent or fresh from college? One thing that she did ask was did he drive a fancy car? That bit I didn't understand but I guess it's a two leg thing! Anyway, little one now goes to a different vet, who is homeopathic ally  ( bones! That's a big word) qualified as well as BVA qualified so her indoors is a lot happier. Needless to say the wormer / flea treatments weren't used and when eventually returned the new owner was told that they were complimentary so no money was refunded. That means that the initial vaccination cost nearly £80.  So like all things there are the good and the bad in every job. All I am saying folks, is check things out for yourseles. Look up over vaccination on the internet, if they say your dog needs this and that doing, look it up before you say yes. If your dog is always scratching then look at what it's eating and don't assume he needs his monthly flea treatment... In fact have you ever seen a flea on him?