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posted 10-22-2003 11:35 PM         

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hello Everyone!

I was hoping that i could get some advice on 'keeping a dogs immune-system strong & healthy.'

Example:
nutrition, exercise, certain veterinary tests, woopty-woo, etc... etc.

Thanks .

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posted 10-23-2003 07:57 AM         

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vaccinations kept upto date should be enough to keep there immune system strong, Well balanced diet is also important, A dog should have a yearly vaccination booster to make sure they are well protected..

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posted 10-23-2003 11:11 AM         

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Good boy, nutritoin pkay a critical part in this. Please do a search on "Food for thought" ther is a ton of info

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posted 10-23-2003 05:22 PM         

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Cool Thanks, I'll Look Deeper Into That...

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posted 10-27-2003 08:11 AM         

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good healthy food, plently of exercise, lots of love. We always give EFA's fish oils and vitamins C, E, powdered kelp - which is full of good things!

If you have a good healthy dog I'd skip the yearly vaccinations which are unnecessary and can actually weaken immunity, do more harm than good (im not a believer in over-vacc's), and even most vets & schools have changed their protocols to vaccinating every 3 YEARS now which is MUCH better!!! The reason for the change in protocol - they have found and tested that dogs are still protected against viruses!!!!

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posted 10-27-2003 08:16 AM         

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Jas, I read that about vaccinations tto. the problem isthe drug co. they put on their vaccines that say it is only good for ie one year. If your vet decides with this new thinking it opens him/her up for possble lawsuits not to mention they are not making the money they normally would on the vaccinations.

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posted 10-27-2003 10:36 AM         

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I am with you on that point of view Jas, my problem is that with the dogs, they are required to be "up to date" on their vaccines in order to participate in activities such as flyball. Crossing the borders into Canada for tournaments means I have to have certificate of health and vaccine records up to date. I read somewhere, I think Whole Dog Journal, that some places are now accepting titer results from your vet in lieu of vaccinations which sounds like a step in the right direction(although more expensive).
My thought on that Strangles vaccination for my horse was along the same lines, I felt she would be protected for longer than they were advising. I was told they are not doing titers for Strangles and that it is expensive in any case, that people opt to just assume that the levels have dropped and re-vaccinate in the interest of saving cash.
In the horse world it is still very much yearly, no wavering that I have seen. I think small animals are way ahead on that issue. I have never had a titer done on any of my animals, until I got Dooley nearly three years ago we did our own vaccinations except rabies. Now I just have the vet do it, mainly for record keeping, so when I need that certificate of health there are no issues.
Diet, excercise, and love....sounds perfect to me!

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