back 'atcha!

questions we need to be asking: (I mean about our four-legged unconditional loves but of course, inevitably, how we create these problems for them)

why the exponential growth (huge jack-and-the-beanstalk jump up) in all major canine medical conditions in last half of this century?
-cancer
-diabetes
-immune disorders
-orthopedic malformations
-dermatological problems
-cardiac diseases
-gastrointestinal
-obesity (seriously, we're feeding them!)


why are dogs having shorter lifespans (when modern veterinary medicine is so advanced)?


why do puppy mills not only exist but thrive?


why are neutering and spaying becoming mandated law when severe health risks are involved?


how can we not know how many millions of shelter animals are euthanized yearly in America?

flea me alone and tick off

right, so PESTICIDES

that you have to wear gloves to apply

directly to the skin of a furry creature

that you touch with your bare hands multiple times daily

that are perfectly "safe"

How's that working? Come again?
Right, right, so marketing is this amazing tool that when coupled with the momentous machine of "modern veterinary medicine" (read propaganda machine) combines to sell you a product to harm you and your beloved fluffy ones.

Oh, but wait, it gets better (read sadder and more frustrating) the fleas and ticks are becoming resistant to the chemicals! The chemicals that to begin with don't deter the pests (only claim to kill after biting)! So, said pests can and are more likely to catch a ride into an area where you might become the desirable meal.
These chemicals, not medications like some many people like to say (unless you think the taste of almonds in your coffee is your "medication"), also cost a bloody fortune.

*tidbit: Tick borne diseases are transmitted at a minimum of 24 to 48 hrs after a tick bites. Daily tick checks are the best defense against tick borne diseases for humans and animals.
So a minute puppy massage (tick check) at the end of every day when you're relaxing petting your pup anyway...is safe, healthy (emotionally and physically for you, enjoyable and helpful for the furred ones) and free.

vaccination across the nation, an abomination

first and formost I would like to say I'm not completely opposed to the concept of vaccines.

What I am concerned about is:

-how vaccinations are give:

              frequency

              form (compounds, carrier, adjuvants, etc...)

-factual representation:

              what is mandatory by law 

              recommended by AVMA and others like Dr Jean Dodds

              awareness of potential side effects

-immunity assessment

              checking need of vaccine before blindly giving

              testing an animal's existing immunity with titers

Most people have no knowledge that vaccination is optional and potentially detrimental for our four-legged companions. Without informing the guardian of the animal the choice and understanding are lost.  I'm sure Samuel Clemens will be turning in his grave but for the sake of stating the obvious, that means people have no idea vaccinations could even be the cause of a medical issue and potentially stop the suffering from continuing.  Or, from reporting it for that matter. Then where would the establishment of "modern" veterinary medicine be?

Probably in the same place pesticides have finally gotten to because consumers wouldn't shut up, not that anything will really be done mind you.

Mmmh, fun little fact, anyone that's ever worked in a vet clinic has probably heard this expression, "rabies right, (feline) leukemia left." This refers to the precedent where the Rabies vaccination is administered to the rear right leg of an animal and in felines the FeLV vaccination in the rear left leg.  

Ever wonder why or curious now?

'Cause it's easier to cut off a leg when it gets cancer than to cut part of the neck off (where the rest of vaccinations are usually administered). 

Yeah, so there's a lot your vet isn't telling you is all I'm saying.