Malli wrote:call2arms wrote:They are possibly not so upfront because cases like Yoda's are quite rare and most vets never see one. Which does not mean that they should not talk about it, but doing so may scare a large part of their clients, and then who gets blamed for not pushing vaccines when animals come in with parvo, KC or lepto? They're between a rock and a hard place.
totally. rock and a hard place. And how many clients would totally understand completely both the risks and the benefits? slim to none. I don't even fully understand them
I know this comment was not directed at any one specifically, but I find it very insulting. Not being told something "because I might not understand it" is a cop out. If the vet doesn't understand the risks associated with vaccines then they have no business giving them. Knowing the risks and not bothering to tell people about them is very irresponsible.
I feel the exact same way about human vaccinations. Doctors "push" them as a CYA because if they vaccinate for everything then they can't be blamed if the animal or kid gets sick. But how many human doctors tell parents about the ever growing school of thought that pumping kids full of vaccines is contributing to the sharp rise in Autism? Or that the new and popular HPV vaccine that is being pushed on girls is for a disease that is 100% preventable by not doing specific behaviors and since it takes two to tango, that girls are being singled out to receive a possibly harmful injection but boys are not?
Vaccines are not as safe as they are claimed - for people or dogs. Not being told the risks involved is, in my opinion, malpractice.
One of my sister's children had a severe reaction to a vaccination and she has chosen to not give any further vaccinations to any of her children. She is in the middle of a war with the school system over it. It's risk assessment and assuming someone is too dumb to understand does not make it ok to not tell them.