Vaccine Guide for Dogs and Cats: What Every Pet Lover Should Know [Paperback]

Catherine J.M. Diodati (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2010

Veterinary vaccines are given to prevent disease, yet studies show that they are often debilitating and fatal. They have been linked to autoimmune and neurological disorders, including cancer, diabetes, arthritis, tumors, seizures, allergies, digestive problems, organ failure, and many other serious ailments. Many veterinarians, both conventional and holistic, are questioning the validity of annual revaccination. They are moving away from this arbitrary recommendation which is unsupported by science. Many also refuse to use certain vaccines because the disease in question is either so benign or rare that the risks associated with vaccination outweigh any promised benefit. This important book provides information on all canine and feline vaccines. It includes several personal stories of vaccine damage to family pets, as well as hundreds of studies documenting veterinary vaccine safety and efficacy problems. As a concerned pet owner, you can now make informed decisions about the health and welfare of your precious four-legged friends.

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About the Author

Catherine Diodati, MA, is a vaccine expert, legal consultant, and biomedical ethicist. Her research has been published in several science journals, including the Canadian Medical Association Journal and Medical Hypotheses. She is the author of "Immunization: History, Ethics, Law and Health," the first book to examine vaccination from a bioethical perspective. Catherine travels internationally to provide professional presentations on vaccination.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: New Atlantean Press (January 1, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1881217345
• ISBN-13: 978-1881217343
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #754,725 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #3 in Books > Medical Books > Veterinary Medicine > Immunology

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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A nice wake up call!, January 9, 2005

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M. Stewart - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vaccine Guide for Dogs and Cats: What Every Pet Lover Should Know (Paperback)

It is about time someone brings to light the dangers of over- vaccination! This book explores the many dangerous side effects of vaccination, the obscurity of diseases such as Coronavirus, the inadequacies in vaccines such as Leptospirosis, and the lack of science behind annual rabies mandates. The text given is thourough, and thought provoking! Many vaccines are mandated based on fear, and not science. It is refreshing to see an author admit the inadequacies of vaccinations and the laws surrounding them. Vaccines can become dangerous, and cannot be considered harmless, as demostrated in this book.

This book provides a solid outline of data that rubs against the grain! A great mind-opener! It is great for those questioning current vaccination standards, yet will easily rub wrong with those who strongly advoate vaccine usage. The main down-fall to the book is that it focuses on the negative, and gives little alternative beyond not vaccinating. I would use this book as a resource for the negatives of vaccination, yet would do further research to determine if or how you will choose to vaccinate. The book would serve well coupled with Don Hamiltons book Homeopathy for Cats and Dogs: Small doses for small animals, which also gives some interesting insight into vaccinations, and more alternative on how to administer them, if at all.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Will you or won't you?, July 23, 2009

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H. B. Sawyer "An Old Fashioned Girl" (Maine, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vaccine Guide for Dogs and Cats: What Every Pet Lover Should Know (Paperback)

This is an excellent reference book with very in-depth information. I was amazed and impressed with how factual and unbiased this book is. Most books are lobbying for or against an idea, especially on the controversial issue of health, but Catherine presents the facts as she has found them and lets the reader decide for themselves how to act on them.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just do your research, April 3, 2010

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Du Weldenvarden (MO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vaccine Guide for Dogs and Cats: What Every Pet Lover Should Know (Paperback)

I think every person that has a dog or cat should read this book. People really need to be educated on what they are putting into their animal companions. Vaccinations aren't bad but we do over vaccinated and also give too many vaccinations at the same time. The book has a lot of good facts that most people do not know and also information for further reading. Its you who has to take care of your animal companions welfare. Yes majority of vets love animals otherwise they would not be in the business. The key word is business they get more money when an animal is vaccination frequently. Vaccinations should be kept to a minimum and if a animal is getting more then one vaccination it should only be 2 at one time and then wait awhile for the others (least 6 weeks) There are many people who have started to go vaccination free and their dogs are perfectly fine and healthy. The book also shows that there is no evidence that frequent/yearly vaccination keeps an animal healthy.