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One of the first things we learn about cat health and caring for our new pet is that we need to have them vaccinated. In recent years, dog and cat vaccines have become a hot topic. Anyone opposed to the idea of vaccinating a pet often gets a look of abject shock. However, many conventional vaccines can be downright dangerous and a few veterinarians out there will agree.

One of the reasons we vaccinate a dog and cat is that we are afraid the animal will contract some horrible disease. To many people, cat health is equivalent with the word "vaccination". However, many veterinarians have seen that our cats are living shorter life spans and becoming unhealthier as time goes on. Many new diseases have cropped up since the demand for vaccination has increased. At one time, cats received one vaccine for feline distemper (panleukopenia) and another vaccine against rabies.

Today, many veterinarians skilled in cat health suggest shots for distemper in felines, Chlamydia, and one to prevent an upper respiratory infection known as rhinotracheitis, to name but a few. All of these vaccines are repeated year after year for the lifespan of your cat. Are our cats getting too much of what we believe to be a good thing? Think about it. Would you want to be vaccinated for chicken pox every year of your life? One would think there would be some adverse effects from too much vaccination. Reports show that most of the illnesses that veterinarians deal with on a daily basis have roots in over-vaccination. Homeopathy has a term for this: Vaccinosis.

In Celeste Yarnall's book Cat Care, Naturally, Dr. Jeff Levy, DVM explains the evolution of new diseases that stem from vaccinosis: "I believe that feline leukemia evolved because of vaccination for panleukopenia. Then with the vaccination for feline leukemia, the cat just came up with a different disease, FIV (Feline AIDS). You can see this in vaccinated cats that later turn up with all the symptoms of feline leukemia but still test negative. The disease is coming from the cat, and each subsequent incarnation that is necessitated by vaccination."

Allopathic medicine and the greed of the pharmaceutical industry are as harmful to our pets as it is to us. The same companies who are selling the vaccines fund the schools that are training new veterinarians. Only a handful of veterinarians are brave enough to dare to step outside those boundaries and practice holistic medicine on animals. Over the years, humans have suffered as well from over-vaccination. Leukemia, multiple sclerosis, lupus, and many other diseases are a result of the negative effects of vaccination.

Yarnell also quotes studies of the smallpox vaccine in humans as having been harmful. She claims, "Smallpox (along with other infectious diseases, including diphtheria and scarlet fever) declined with sanitation reforms instituted in the latter half of the nineteenth century. Government health records from all over the world showed that, during the most intensive periods of vaccination, the incidence and death rate attributed to smallpox increased, though these statistics were actually on the decline when vaccination began."

Until further proof and studies have shown that vaccinations do more harm than good, the safer choice is to rely on your veterinarians suggestions for your pet's vaccinations and optimal cat health. Veterinarians remain authorities on what vaccines pets should receive and untrained individuals should not pass judgment. If your cat, however, tends to remain indoors, you may be able to skip on some vaccines. If your cat goes outside regularly or is exposed to other cats, full protection is probably best. You can also try to find a veterinarian who practices holistic medicine and who can provide alternatives to current vaccines or advice about the choice to vaccinate your pet.

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