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Just a short rant:
Why don't you idiots vaccinate your animals?
I can understand not worrying about rabies if you're living in the UK or Australia, and I'm even willing to discuss the merits of some other vaccines on a case to case basis (see how reasonable I can be? The fact that I'm frothing at the mouth shouldn't disturb anyone, really) but thinking your pup can do without a parvo shot or your horse without the silly tetanus thingy is completely irresponsible.
Now step on a rusty nail (I suppose you aren't vaccinated too?) and have some fun.

Now to the questions I was asked (omg! someone actually asked me something!!!)

What color are your eyes?
Sort of greenish.
In fact, I think I've got an icon with my eye on it somewhere.
Yep, there it is:

This colour.

Nicht hauen.. aber nachdem du Tiermedizin studierst will ich es trotzdem wissen. Was war dein Abitur Durchschnitt? 1,?
Ich werd' doch niemanden hauen der mich was fragt. Dafür rede ich viel zu gerne über mich selbst. :p
Ich bin gerade noch so reingekommen. Abischnitt 2,0. Die Chance auf 'ne 1 vor dem Komma hab' ich mir mit meiner Matheprüfung versaut. 6 Punkte. Im LK.
$§%)@S$§)A"§$FIWE)R$)(§"%/$)§"$E(!")!!!!
(Ja, das ist immer noch ein wunder Punkt, war das sehr auffällig? *g*)

And now I have to find out why McAffee decided it can just stop working without asking me first.
And I need to buy dog food.
And have to write two reports.
And one presentation.
Doing the laundry wouldn't be a bad idea either.
So I should probably stop making lists and start working.

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not vaccinating for parvo PISSES ME OFF more than anything in the world. That disease is just... nasty in the extreme and anyone whose gone through a puppy with parvo knows ... well if nothing else the ruddy shot is less expensive than either treatment or even euthenasia.

Sorry having flashbacks from the shelter pup with parvo, and the absolute nightmare that followed.

Yes, parvo is just nasty.
My flashbacks involve two dachshund pups from Poland (who's owner was a vet *stabs*) and trying to find any veins to get some liquid into them.

Guh. Ours was a beagle puppy. She lived but we had her at home with Intravenous fluids and medications and of course the *smell* of parvo and bloody stools and vomit and just... gnah.

Never. Again.

Ach, es geht ja auch anders. Ich hatte immer 13 Punkte in PW, und bei der mündlichen Prüfung gab's dann 7 Punkte. Unvorstellbare Freude von überall. Zum Glück reichte es gerade noch für 1,9 insgesamt, aber wirklich, *gerade noch*. *sigh*

Oh, ich habe damals noch versuch die Note mit einer zusätzlichen mündlichen Prüfung rauszureißen.
Sagen wir einfach das hat nicht so geklappt wie ich es mir gedacht hatte. War wohl irgendwie nicht mein Tag.
Aber glücklicherweise hat es für den NC trotzdem noch gereicht, deshalb sollte ich mich nicht beschweren.

Why don't you idiots vaccinate your animals?

We don't vaccinate for many reasons. Am too lazy to go into great detail here, but check out the articles and links at: http://www.truthaboutvaccines.org

We try to get titers for the rabies so we don't have to subject the dogs & cats to unnecessary vaccinations when they don't need them.

Aside from rabies, none of them are vaccinated for anything else.
The oldest cat is 16, and they are indoor/outdoor (supervised) animals.

I don't have myself vaccinated either, and guess what? I've stepped on many rusty nails.

But even you page doesn't claim that every vaccination is useless.
I know the whole debate about boosters, *really* necessary vaccinations and vaccination induced tumors. But that's not my point.
If you're animal is especially susceptible to a disease it's irresponsible not to vaccinate against it.
I know many humans step on rusty nails and don't get tetanus - but horses are many times more suscptible. I don't care if the owner doesn't want to booster before checking the titer - as long as he's aware of the danger and doing his best to protect his animal I'm happy.
The same with your dogs. None of them are pups. Adult dogs can survive parvo without real trouble most of the time. Nearly all pups will die - or need extensive treatment. The chance that a pup will have contact with the parvovirus is high. The chance that it will get ill is also high. So vaccinate to prevent that.
My dogs gets his rabies shot every year, not because I think he actually needs them yearly, but because it's required by law (which has mainly to do with pharma companies not guaranteeing a reasonable titer beyond one year because they like to sell as much as possible) and I personally don't see the danger of doing so. If pet owners do, I'm quite happy to test titers for any other disease if they want it. Or skip some of the vaccinations.