Vaccinations and a dog's life
I just learned about dog-trainer Nancy Freedman-Smith's blog, "A Dog's Life." The Canine University e-mail newsletter refered to Freedman-Smith's recent post, "No vaccines for us this year." Friedman-Smith advises pet owners to request that our veterinarians, before administering annual vaccinations, perform a titer to determine if our pet already has adequate levels of antibodies in her blood to protect her from disease. Good advice.
Friedman-Smith also discusses the advocacy work of Kris Christine to pass legislation requiring more detailed disclosure on animal vaccinations in Maine.
You can learn more about pet vaccine legislation tonight on the 11:00 news. In an e-mail printed in the CU newsletter I received this morning, Christine writes,
News about the pet vaccine issue is spreading rapidly and getting more national coverage. NBC's Boston station, WHDH-7 News, sent journalist Christina Mattingly and her cameraman to Alna to interview us as part of a pet vaccine story they are running Wednesday night at 11:00 p.m., May 18th.