CHAPTER TEN
AN ALTERNATIVE
Pat McKay: A nosode, which is a potentizedhomeopathic remedy prepared from diseased pathological tissue or discharges from infected animals, is an alternative that may be used to prevent or treat the associated disease ofthe tissue material. Nosodes differ from vaccines in that they are potentized, which means they have been diluted to the point that they no longer contain the elemental substance of the diseased tissue or the infected discharge, but do retain the healing properties. The animal cannot get the disease from the nosode, but may exhibit the symptoms.
I personally feel that animals should receive the nosodes only if they are already ill and the symptoms fit the homeopathic pattern of the nosode. If the symptoms of the disease fit a regular homeopathic remedy, that is the one I would use first. I do not feel nosodes should be arbitrarily given, “just because … or instead of vaccinations.
Other practitioners feel differently about nosodes and feel they should be used as a preventative. I am including their opinions.
I also believe there are times, for instance in cattery, kennel and epizootic situations, where nosodes are beneficial in specific circumstances as in the following examples.
These are instances where nosodes were used in kennel (Stephen Tobin, Dr Med Vet) and cattery (Celeste Yarnall) situations to control an outbreak of illness by giving the nosodes to all the animals whether they were exhibiting symptoms or not.
Stephen Tobin, Dr Med Vet, PhD Excerpt from Speech, 1991
… He (Dr Christopher Day) did another study looking at kennel cough in a boarding kennel. In this kennel they had a severe problem. Of the 40 dogs in that kennel, when he was called in, 88 percent had kennel cough. Of those 40 dogs, 18 had been vaccinated, 22 of them were not vaccinated. Of the ones that were, some of them received intranasal vaccine, some had injectable vaccine. Of those 18, all of them showed signs of kennel cough. In total, the incidence of kennel cough in that kennel was over 90 percent.
He gave a nosode to all the animals that were there and all the dogs that came in through the rest of that summer. There were 214 dogs that came in.
He broke those down also into vaccinated and unvaccinated groups. There were 64 vaccinated dogs and 164 that had never been vaccinated. After getting the nosode, somewhat less than 5 percent of the vaccinated group developed kennel cough and only one of the previously non-vaccinated dogs developed kennel cough. So he reduced the incidence of kennel cough there from over 90 percent to less than 2 percent.
The second interesting thing about this study is that before and after the nosode the vaccinated animals showed a higher incidence of kennel cough than the non-vaccinated animals.
In my own practice I use nosodes very extensively. To give you a couple of examples where there was definite protection: In one case in a breeding kennel 10 dogs had been given a mixed canine nosode which included kennel cough nosode. Two other dogs had had only vaccinations (these are 2 dogs she had bought), subsequent to giving the others the mixed canine nosode. They were fully vaccinated. She introduced a bitch into the kennel to breed and found that this bitch also introduced kennel cough. The 2 vaccinated dogs developed kennel cough. The 10 dogs that she had on nosodes did not develop kennel cough; no symptoms at all.
Cat Care, Naturally
by Celeste Yarnall
P 42: Historically, nosodes and homeopathic remedies have been used most successfully in the midst of human epidemics. This is probably the best use of these remedies in animals as well. Dr Chambreau suggests the following scenario:
“You’ve put your new cat on a fresh food diet consisting of raw meat, raw vegetables, cooked grains and supplements. Your holistic practitioner has treated her with homeopathy or other holistic therapies in order to eliminate any of the subtle signs of underlying energy imbalance. Then you go to a cat show or bring home a stray you’ve rescued from an alley, and soon after you hear of an outbreak of panleukopenia at the show or in the alley cat population. You give one 200C dose of the nosode for panleukopenia, as well as herbal or dietary supplements to stimulate the immune system, and wait to see if any symptoms develop. If they do, you treat them homeopathically with the help of your holistic veterinarian.”
Joanne Stefanatos, DVM Excerpt from Letter of September 1995
Over-vaccinating predisposes an animal to chronic debilitating conditions such as immune-mediated diseases; immunosuppression; chronic liver, kidney and heart disease; arthritis; spinal myelopathy and blood dyscrasias.
I have been using vaccine nosodes for five years and have seen excellent disease protection without any cases of vaccinosis. Even when a nosode-vaccinated pet is challenged by exposure to the disease, protection prevails.
Dr Pitcairn’s Complete Guide To Natural Health for Dogs & Cats
by Richard Pitcairn, DVM, PhD
P 324: What To Do? What you can do depends on your access to a qualified holistic veterinarian. As an example, we have not used vaccinations in our practice for 17 years. In their place we give homeopathic remedies called nosodes, which are made from natural disease products. Distemperinum, for example, is made from the secretions of a dog ill from canine distemper. It is sterilized, diluted and carefully prepared in accredited pharmacies. When properly used, this medicine can protect a dog from distemper even better than the vaccine can. In fact, this method of disease protection, first developed by a veterinarian in the 1920s, showed impressive results even before vaccines were developed.
Nosodes are also available for kennel cough, parvovirus, feline leukemia, feline infectious peritonitis and other common dog and cat diseases. We have been using this method of protection for several years now with very satisfactory results and without the side effects and illness associated with vaccine use.
Cat Care, Naturally
by Celeste Yarnall
P 43: Unfortunately, the notion of using nosodes on an ongoing basis is slipping into our modern rationale of “protecting the body because it can’t be healthy enough to protect itself.” But far better than using vaccines or even nosodes supposedly to prevent or control disease is to have your cat be so healthy that you don’t feel the need to protect against any specific disease.
Indeed, there’s a trend among many holistic veterinarians to use the nosodes in place of vaccines. I feel they’re far less risky than conventional vaccines as a preventative protocol. Though most often given orally, they may be injected as well; however, I’m opposed to the all too-common practice of injecting things into the body. If you decide to use nosodes prophylactically, contact your homeopathic veterinarian for her/his recommendations as to how and when to administer them.
P 44: Warning: I’ve heard that some holistic veterinarians have recommended oral administration of nosodes, with follow-up doses put in the cat’s water bowl. This can be a very dangerous practice. Nosodes are not food supplements, but extremely energetic remedies. They should be used, if at all, only under the strictest guidelines, so seek a second opinion if this manner of administration is suggested to you. When used in a haphazard way, nosodes may cause an aggravation (symptoms that actually mimic the remedy, that is, look like the disease you’re trying to prevent).
I’ve found that all the practitioners in the holistic community care deeply about the welfare of your companion animals. Feel free to share information with them and to network actively. If you experience a problem with nosodes, please report it to Drs Pitcairn, Chambreau, Loops and Hamilton or the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association (AHVMA) (all telephone numbers and addresses are listed in Resources.)
Remember, the jury is still out on nosodes. Opinion is deeply divided at present. To reiterate my personal feeling about the use of any substance, conventional or not: A healthful lifestyle, with plenty of fresh food and proper hygiene is what keeps our immune systems at their peak. Let’s encourage research dollars to be spent on natural ways to build up the immunity of both ourselves and our companion animals.
Pat McKay: Other newsletters and magazines with information about nosodes, natural immunity alternatives and other holistic health issues include: Healthy Pets -Naturally) Journal of American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association, Natural Pet) and Natural Rearing Newsletter. (See Resources.)
Christine Chambreau, DVM
Many experienced homeopathic veterinarians, including Drs Hamilton, Loops and I, have two major cautions about the use of nosodes. 3) Do not use combination nosodes. This confuses the body.
Use only those nosodes for life threatening diseases in the young; only those likely for your animal to be exposed to. For dogs: distemper and parvo; given at different times. For cats: panleukopenia (cat distemper) only. 2) Do not act from fear and continue giving nosodes preventatively for life. Use, if you feel essential, for kittens and puppies only; then stop by one year of age and give only when your animal has been exposed.
Pat McKay: A few holistic veterinarians are giving nosodes before and after giving the conventional vaccine. For example, when giving a rabies vaccination, they give the nosode, Lyssin (Hydrophobinum), or in the case of giving a distemper vaccination, the veterinarian will also give the nosode, Distemperinum, stating that it will “antidote” the bad effects of the vaccine. My feeling is that the body is confused even more by giving both.
The solution: Don’t vaccinate.
Pat McKay: Homeopathic remedies prepared from healthy origins, like vegetable or mineral sources can be used in treating vaccinosis in animals (and people, too). Some of them are Thuja, Nux Vomica, Sulphur, Sarsaparilla and Silicea. I mention this to let you know there are ways of working with homeopathic remedies that are not nosodes.
For example, if your animal is suffering from a chronic condition that does not improve even after using holistic healing methods, it could well be the result of vaccinations. One of the ways this can be treated is by working with a classical homeopath using the above-mentioned remedies. Because it is a chronic condition and difficult to diagnose, I do not believe it is something you should treat on your own; you need a professional.
Because of the importance of knowing that there are ways to work through vaccinosis, I am including the following excerpt from an article by Richard Pitcairn and a letter from Don Hamilton, DVM, wherein they give examples of the use of Thuja.
Homeopathic Links
Excerpt from February 1995 Issue A New Look at the Vaccine Question by Richard Pitcairn, DVM, PhD
P 27: My understanding of the importance of vaccination in animal diseases gradually developed over several years. I began homeopathic practice without considering vaccination as a factor of special importance. So, what I did was to consider the totality of symptoms in the case and choose the remedy which seemed to be the similimum based on that picture. This is classical homeopathic procedure and, ordinarily, one which would be effective. However, there were a significant number of cases that would not react curatively. Though there was improvement in some respects, nonetheless, a cure was not forthcoming. Eventually, through following the case over a period of time, the image of the remedy Thuja would emerge — which when administered would resolve the case which had been so difficult.
What, then is the significance of Thuja as a remedy? Thuja is the most important remedy to be used for that state induced by vaccination. Other remedies noted to have this correspondence are Sulphur, l\tlezereum, Malandrinum, Sarsaparilla, Carcinosin and Silicea among others .
It gradually dawned on me that the underlying problem in some of my difficult cases was a state of illness that had been induced by vaccination. So, rather than simply use a totality of symptoms to choose my prescription, I found it more effective to emphasize the rubric “Vaccination, effects of’ almost to the exclusion of other remedies. In this way, I was able to make progress in some very frustrating clinical situations.
Let me give you a few recent cases that demonstrate the usefulness of Thuja.
Case 1) Jerri, 3 1/2 -year-old mixed chow dog. Mflicted with sarcoptic mange and recurrent ear infections for two and a half years. Treated allopathically without resolution of the problem (Mitaban and Paramine dips, immune system stimulants, bacterial extracts, etc). Skin condition characterized by itching, hair loss, thickened dark skin, red irritated skin involving primarily the feet, lower legs, around the eyes, abdomen, top of the head, inside both ears. Patient has also become timid and cautious with the other dogs. Condition markedly ameliorated by a dose of Thuja 1M with regrowth of hair, normalization of appearance of the skin, reduction of ear inflan1mation and return of normal personality and behavior. Condition recurred in milder form one year later (after use of homeopathic nosodes for disease protection) and was resolved by one dose of Thuja 10M.
Case 2) Manny, 7-year-old DSH, tiger stripe. Chronic diarrhea for one and a half years with 13 bowel movements a day. Very offensive diarrhea with a lot of gas being passed. Thuja 200C, one dose, resulted in marked improvement, with a perfectly formed stool within three weeks.
Case 3) May Flower, 6-month-old, female, Shar Pei dog, imported from Brazil to Kansas. Never well since first obtained; now is diagnosed with a seborrhea (biopsy) and skin fungal infection. The skin is dark, itchy, with red, scaly spots. These lesions spread rapidly over most of the body. Client says the puppy was normal until receiving “puppy shots.” She began to lose hair all over, especially from flanks and tail. Treated with oral anti-fungal drug and two ointments without improvement. No effect from treatment with Sulfur 6X; temporary improvement with Rhus toxicodendron 200; rapid recovery after Thuja 200.
Change for the better was very rapid with hair growing in faster than ever seen before with this dog< Another dose of Thuja 200 needed three months later, after exposure to plaster and chemicals used in refinishing a room. Other remedies were needed months later for some lingering minor symptoms, but Thuja clearly turned this case around.
You can see from these cases that progress was dependent on use of Thuja, the anti-vaccine remedy. Though this was not necessarily the final remedy for these patients, it seemed to be a necessary prescription. It is as if vaccinations have the ability to block response to a constitutional remedy, an obstacle that must be dealt with before cure can be underway.
Richard Pitcairn, in his workshop held at La Posada de Santa Fe, New Mexico, March 1992, Veterinary Homeopathy) Advanced Prescribing) went into great detail about the proper use of nosodes and other homeopathic remedies for treating vaccinosis. All veterinarians would do well to get his tapes and workbooks on the Santa Fe workshop and/or attend future seminars.
Please contact Christina Chambreau, DVM, and/or Larry Bernstein, DVM, who also give homeopathic classes and seminars.
Don Hamilton, DVM Letter to Pat McKay dated October 9, 1995 I have spoken to two new clients today, one of whom called while I was reviewing your manuscript. The first was about a cat that was rescued as a stray and dutifully taken to the local vet. The cat was VERY thin and malnourished from lack of food. Predictably, the cat was given the 3in-l vaccine and a rabies vaccine, even though she was still in poor condition. Also, quite predictably, she became ill within four days of the vaccines, developing a very severe form of asthma, a common sequela to vaccines, particularly in cats. (Thus the high incidence of feline asthma these days.)
The second case was a 7 -year-old Lhasa Apso who was just fine until taken in for her yearly “boosters.” That night she became ill, was taken in and found to have a “kidney infection,” and hospitalized. When the veterinarian was asked if this could be related to the vaccines, he replied, “Of course not, vaccines do not have any side effects.” What planet he practices on, I’m not sure. Within homeopathic theory it is well known that vaccines directly affect the urinary tract.
The denial our profession practices under would be even harder to imagine had I not been there myself. But I still do not understand how anyone can practice for more than five or ten years and make such a statement with a straight face. I guess it’s a good thing we are not a profession of Pinocchios.
The following case is of a cat that developed a rapid heart rate, probably on the way to hyperthyroidism, subsequent to vaccination.
Sheba, feline, part Siamese, female, spayed, 9 years old: Presenting complaint, 1/5/95: Two week duration of appetite loss with concurrent tachycardia.
History and physical symptoms: Vaccinated with FeLV and FVRCP on 12/12/94.
On 12/19/94 Sheba stopped eating. She was taken to the local veterinarian who found the tachycardia and suspected onset of hyperthyroidism. She was started on Atenolol for the tachycardia, and she began to eat normally within 2-3 days. Sheba is on the slim side, a little spooky and shy of noises particularly. She has been healthy up to this tin1e. The only other possible symptom is vomiting once or twice a year. T3 and T4 were normal.
Assessment: This was clearly an acute reaction to the vaccinations.
Plan: As the symptoms were sparse, Thuja 200C was given for the vaccinosis. Client was to taper the Atenolol over 3-4 days.
1/17/95: Heart rate now 80-90/minute with no medicines. Appetite is good.
Assessment: Curative.
Plan: Wait. Monitor heart rate every few days.
2/23/95: Heart rate still normal, appetite is good. Sheba is putting on a little weight for the first time ever. Assessment: Curative. Plan: Continue to wait and watch. Comment: This is probably an acute manifestation of chronic disease rather than a truly acute disease. It is very possible this would have progressed to hyperthyroidism had the client not sought alternative help. Sheba may still have chronic disease, but without symptoms we can only wait as well as correct the diet and stop vaccinations.
Pat, I agree with those you quote in your manuscript who state that we, in essence, spend most of our time correcting the damage done by our profession. That is, damage from vaccines and damage from the poor diets we advise people to feed.
Pat McKay: Oxygen and ozone therapies are other alternatives that can be used both as a preventive measure and as a healing modality. As a matter of fact, oxygen should be one of the first to consider.
Who would ever think of oxygen as a healing modality. We take it for granted that we have sufficient oxygen available to us at all times. Decades ago the air engulfing our planet was 38 percent oxygen. Now it ranges from as low as 10 percent in many of our cities to 20 percent under the best of country conditions.
In addition to oxygen-deprivation from the environment, our oxygen levels, and our animals’, can drop because of injury, disease or vaccinations.
Oxygen can be used in the form of food grade hydrogen peroxide and/or magnesium oxide. (See Resources.)
H202, hydrogen peroxide, originally called Oxygen Water, is water (H20) with an extra molecule of oxygen (01)’ It is that extra molecule of oxygen that creates the volatility and instant release of an electrically charged oxygen atom on contact with an unfriendly microorganism to transform it into a nothing. Bacteria, viruses and fungi cannot live in an environment which has a preponderance of oxygen.
Magnesium oxide involves the bonding of oxygen and ozone to magnesium. This oxygen is made bio-available to the stomach which is 40 percent more efficient in assimilating oxygen than the lungs are. It also assists in oxidizing the undigested putrefaction that is known to be impacting the intestines and the colon. By introducing oxygen and ozone into the intestines and the colon, one can assist this process, as well as oxidizing the undigested material. Stabilized oxygen aids digestion, facilitates removal of diseased and dying cells and cleanses and purifies the intestines.
Ozone is a gas, an energized form of oxygen, with a chemical formula 03. It is unstable and disassociates readily back into oxygen, thus liberating so-called singlet oxygen which is a strong oxidizing agent. It is this particular reactivity which provides the starting point for ozone’s multiple effects within the body.
The different modes of action of ozone on a living organism are now well understood and involve the production of ozone-generated peroxides. It is these which are responsible for the remarkable bactericidal and fungicidal effects. The virus inactivation takes place in a similar way and is enhanced by a peroxide intolerance of virus-infected, weakened cells.
Peroxides are powerful, free-radical producers and as such could be harmful, but ozone has an advantage here which other free-radical producing agents do not appear to have.
Not only are normal cells protected from oxidative stress effects of ozone infused in correct amounts, but-almost paradoxically-ozone appears to promote a stimulation and activation of the enzymes involved in peroxide and free-radical scavenging thus enhancing immune responsiveness.
CHAPTER ELEVEN
A NATURAL IMMUNITY
Art Stratton Article Written February 1997
A healthy immune system has the ability to keep all invaders out thanks to the protective abilities provided by Mother Nature.
When a vaccine is injected directly into the blood stream, past all the normal immune system defenses, the vaccine has access to all tissues and organs without the shielding of the skin and other protective organs.
In addition, the vaccine tricks the body into believing there is only one particular virus or bacterium, when, actually, there could be many kinds and/or different strains. Because the immune system is focusing on only one particular one, the body can be overcome by the others.
The immune system is designed to discriminate between benign and potentially dangerous antigens. Alien viruses or bacteria purposely injected into the body can fuse with healthy cells and continue to replicate. In which case, the immune system is likely to either invade its own cells in an uncontrolled offensive response or ignore the dangers altogether, thus creating minimal healing responses to diseases. This subtle and complete undermining of basic health is the legacy of vaccinations.
IMMUNIZATION
The Reality Behind The Myth
by Walene James
Artificial vs Natural Immunity
Just because you give somebody a vaccine, and maybe get an antibody reaction, doesn’t mean there is an immunity. The only true antibodies are those you get naturally. What we’re doing is interfering with a very delicate mechanism that does its own thing.
“If nutrition is correct, it does it in the right way,” says Dr William Howard Hay. “It is nonsense to think that you can inject pus into a little child and in any way improve its health. There is no such thing as immunization, but we sell it under that name.
“If we could by any means build up a natural resistance to disease through these artificial means, I would applaud it to the echo, but we can’t do it. The body has its own methods of defense. These depend on the vitality of the body at the time. If it is vital enough, it will resist all infections; if it isn’t vital enough, it won’t, and you can’t change the vitality of the body for the better by introducing poison of any kind into it.”
Cat and dog owners are usually surprised when I recommend feeding their animals raw meat. When asked “Why?”, I usually respond, “I have never seen a cooked rabbit running around in the woods.”
In other words, cats and dogs eat only raw meat in nature. Raw meat contains enzymes that help cats and dogs digest it. Heat destroys these vital compounds requiring the animal’s pancreas to secrete more of its own enzymes. This pancreatic stress is a precursor for a great number of chronic and acute health problems.
Heat also reduces the water content and alters the protein structure. Therefore, cooking meat makes it much more difficult to digest. Poorly digested food is extremely damaging to health and vitality.
Francis Pottenger, MD, spent ten years working with 900 cats in the 1930s and 40s. He clearly demonstrated that feeding cats cooked meat instead of raw resulted in a tremendous number of health problems ranging from allergies to cancer. Many of the problems were passed on from mothers to kittens (i.e., they appeared genetic.) “What about parasites and bacteria?” is the next question that comes to the mind of most people. True, heat does destroy these types of organisms. However, healthy cats and dogs have strong, naturally occurring defense mechanisms that destroy these organisms as well.
Feeding cooked meat weakens cats and dogs making them more susceptible to parasites and infections than any source (e.g., tapeworms via fleas). By feeding properly, the animal’s intestinal tract will remain clean and strong. The digestive secretions will be potent and the environment within the bowel will be inhospitable for worms, salmonella, etc. If the environment is not appropriate for infections, they cannot occur.
Also, the whole body, including the immune system, will be healthier as a result of the improved nutrition. A healthier body is more resistant to ALL disease.
If good nutrition improves disease resistance, then “Why vaccinate?” is another common question. There is no doubt that vaccinations, especially multiple vaccines given repeatedly, are damaging to the body’s vital healing abilities. I, and many health professionals world-wide, feel that the dangers of vaccine poisoning (vaccinosis, as it is called by homeopaths) have not been adequately assessed or addressed.
Even mainstream, conventional immunology has no explanation for the practice of annual boosters. Cats that succumb to feline distemper, for example, would be the weaker members of the population. This is part of the natural selection process. The end result is a strengthening of the genetic pool. Of course, none of us want to think our cat is not “fit.” The price we have paid for saving these animals is a tremendous amount of chronic illness and suffering.
I firmly believe that poor nutrition and vaccination are the primary causes of almost all of the chronic and most of the acute health problems that affect animals today. If the nutritional status of our beloved companions was optimized, the number of animals succumbing to infectious diseases would decrease dramatically over a period of three to four generations which would virtually eliminate the pressure to develop and promote vaccines.
Vaccination: The Medical Assault on the Immune System
by Viera Scheibner, PhD
The body has the proper, natural mechanisms to create immunity to diseases. The diseases themselves are the challenging mechanisms of the maturation process leading to the competence of the immune system.
In other words, it is very beneficial for our animals to be exposed to diseases when they are puppies and kittens. This is part of Mother Nature’s process of building and developing a healthy system.
SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST
The fanaticism fed by ignorance, irrational fear of illness and greed are the moving forces behind the ritual of vaccination.
P xx: It is absurd to set out to eradicate infectious diseases which play an important role in the maturation of the immune systems of our children. It has been documented in medical literature that people who contracted cancer and other chronic degenerative diseases in later years have remarkably few infectious diseases of childhood to report. A proper development of rash during such infectious diseases as measles is apparently important for the prevention of cancer and other serious diseases in later life.
P xxi: Autoimmune diseases like asthma, lupus, erythematosus or eczema also either disappeared or greatly improved after the child contracted and overcame measles. They also questioned the wisdom of relentlessly trying to suppress natural expressions like fever instead of recognizing its importance in the natural healing process. Also, infectious diseases represent important developmental milestones in children.
Perhaps the most important of all good reasons to accept the infectious diseases of childhood is a well- documented fact that the immune system must be primed and challenged in young individuals if it is to function properly and protect the individual against the far worse autoimmune diseases of later life, such as cancer.
Murder by Injection
by Eustace Mullins
In 1948, Dr Sandler, who was then serving as nutritional expert at the US Veterans Administration Hospital in Oteen, North Carolina, became alarmed at the enormous amounts of heavily sugared drinks, candy and other sweets which were being consumed by children during the hot summer months, at the same time that polio became epidemic each year. He conducted tests which led him to the conclusion that the children’s consumption of sugar had a direct relation to the virulence of the polio outbreaks. He then issued an urgent warning to parents to ban consumption of any refined sugar product, particularly candy, soft drinks and ice cream during the summer months.
The result of Dr Sandler’s campaign was that the number of polio cases dropped in North Carolina 90 percent in a single year, from 2,498 in 1948, to only 229 in 1949. Aroused by the effect that Dr Sandler’s warning campaign had had on their summer sales in North Carolina, the soft drink distributors and the candy manufacturers came in the following year with a statewide promotional campaign, featuring free samples and other promotions. By 1950, the polio toll had risen once more to its 1948 level.
What happened to Dr Sandler? A study of North Carolina publications shows no further mention of him or his program.
The Natural Remedy Book for Dogs & Cats
by Diane Stein
For an animal with any disease, including those induced by vaccinosis, building the immune system is central which means providing full nutrition. The autoimmune diseases also require as few toxins and contaminants in the food and environment as possible. The optimal diet with supplements is designed for full health and strong immunity in any situation.
The Complete Herbal Book for the Dog
by Juliette de Bairacli Levy
She states that she personally has no use for vaccinations whatsoever for her animals or her children. During her travels with her young children and her dogs who accompanied her and were exposed to numerous new contagious ailments, the only protection which she desired for them was the all-round protection of good health resulting from careful daily diet of good, whole, natural foods, mostly eaten raw-as Nature intended for people and animals-and also the use of disinfectant herbs.
The Vaccination Connection
by Sue Marston
… states that she has known of many vaccinated, as well as unvaccinated, domestic animals which came down with diseases such as parvo, distemper and feline leukemia.
She has also observed the high resistance to disease in animals fed a pure, natural diet, given clean, purified water and kept away from pesticides and vaccines.
Cat Care, Naturally
by Celeste Yarnall
We can have healthy animals simply by making lifestyle changes to fresh raw foods, purified water, natural supplements, fresh air, regular exercise, proper hygiene, reduced exposure to stress and pollutants. With this regimen, who would need vaccines?
Pat McKay: Animals have been around for millions of years and got along just fine before man came up with the idea of injecting viruses, bacteria, drugs and other poisons directly into the body. The allopathic community feels they know better than God. Our creator has already provided every living being with the greatest protection of all-an immune system. The reason we have the disorders, disabilities and diseases that exist in the world today is because we abuse that system. In general, our animals are presently in a poor state of health due to ignorance, apathy, greed, negligence in some cases and overindulgence in others, all of which lead to processed food, abuse of drugs and poisons; consequently, resulting in the suffering of animals and people.
Only we, the guardians or our animals and children, can turn this around. Give this book to a friend, a relative, your veterinarian, your pediatrician or anyone who may not even be aware of the serious consequences of vaccines.
Educate yourself and others about fresh raw foods, natural supplements, regular exercise, proper hygiene, purified water and natural health care for happy, healthy people and animals–which brings us back to where we started–NATURAL IMMUNITY.
The following letter is one used by a veterinarian in California and can be used as a sample to show to your own veterinarian when asking for any exemption from the rabies vaccine or any situation where your animal might be required to have a health certificate.
Date __ _________ _
Patient __________ __ _
Guardian ________ __ ______ _
To Whom It May Concern:
This letter is to verify my recommendation that this animal should not be given vaccinations due to the risk of creating or exacerbating illnesses in this animal. This animal is either a breed type or an individual who has a tendency to develop illness as the result of the immune system stress created by vaccination.
Recent studies have shown the relationship of routine vaccinations to many immune related diseases. Many immune system diseases such as allergic dermatitis, food allergies, autoimmune thyroiditis (hypothyroidism), decreased resistance to infections, blood dyscrasias and general immune system suppression have been related to vaccination.
It is my opinion that the above-mentioned animal has a risk of illness if given vaccinations.
AN EPILOG
If there is any question about how I feel about vaccinations, let me say that my first choice for my book title was Vaccinations: Deceit, Debility, Disease & Death. I changed it only because I prefer to accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative.
We can eliminate the negative by each of us doing our part in seeing that our own animals are kept healthy through nutrition, sanitation, hygiene, exercise and good common sense when it comes to health care.
Find a holistic veterinarian. Too often I see and hear about veterinarians who have a sign out front, a business card, brochure or other advertising stating they are holistic or that they practice homeopathy, and in actuality, they don’t. As soon as you are in the office they say, “Well, in this particular case we have to use (name a drug, any drug.)” That is not a holistic or a homeopathic practice.
And just because a veterinarian tells you which one of the canned or dried foods is “best,” that does not make him/her a nutritionist. An honest veterinarian will tell you they did not have one class in basic nutrition in medical school. They may have had a class taught by a veterinarian who works for one of the commercial pet food companies who tells the veterinary students why their pet food is the best.
If you have a truly holistic veterinarian, s/he will tell you that RAW food is the best, because that’s what carnivores are meant to eat. The digestive and eliminative systems of a carnivore have not changed. Domestic or wild, their systems still need RAW food.
If a surgeon opens up a coyote or wolf on the surgical table and opens up a dog of similar size, they will see exactly the same organs, glands, tissue and make-up of the anatomy. The wild animal may have healthier looking tissue because she has been eating raw food in the wild, but the anatomy of the companion dog and cat has NOT changed over the past centuries because of domesticity.
Now, if they tell you RAW is best and sell you canned or dried, what does that tell you? Right. They don’t walk the talk!
It is not easy to find a truly holistic veterinarian. A CLASSICAL homeopath is your best bet. Classical means they use one remedy at a time and NO drugs. (Yes, there are always exceptions.) If the practitioner is using blends several homeopathic remedies mixed in one solution or they tell you to give several tablets or pills, each of which is a different remedy-that is not classical homeopathy. Anyone using homeopathic blends would be analogous to using several antibiotics at one time because she is not sure which one will work, so throw them all in and see what happens. That is not even good allopathic medicine, and it is definitely not homeopathy. You can do better than that yourself by reading a few books and using ONE remedy that is closest to the symptoms, which is called a simillimum.
If you have to use a traditional or allopathic veterinarian, then that is what you have to do. At least you know what that veterinarian professes. I am more concerned about the veterinarian who claims to be holistic-and the client feels secure in that belief-and then the veterinarian continues to vaccinate, sells or prescribes canned and dried foods, prescribes homeopathic blends, uses antibiotics and steroids and does unconscionable surgeries like declawing cats, docking tails, cropping ears, et al.
Now, if after reading all this YOU choose allopathic medicine, that is your choice. You are the GUARDIAN of your animal-we are definitely not their owners-and it is your responsibility and duty to choose the best health care for her or him.
The calls and complaints I receive have to do with asking for and expecting holistic care and getting allopathic.
For those of us who want holistic care, the only way we are going to turn this around and get what we want is to ask for, expect and, if necessary, demand natural health care, resulting in having happy, healthy animals.
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Allen, Hannah: Don It Get Stuck: The Case Against Vaccinations and Injections) Natural Hygiene Press
Bertram, R Fletcher: Immunization) A Deadly Farce!
Buttram, Harold E, MD, and The Humanitarian Society: The Immune Trio
Chaitow, Leon: Vaccination & Immunization: Dangers) Delusions and Alternatives
Coulter, Harris L and Fisher, Barbara: A Shot in The Dark: Why the P in the DPT Vaccination May be Hazardous to Your Child IS Health) Avery Publishing Group, NY 1991
Coulter, Harris L: Vaccination) Social Violence) and Criminality) The Medical Assault on the American Brain) North Atlantic Books, Berkeley, CA 1990
Cournoyer, Cynthia: What About Immunizations: Exposing the Vaccine Philosophy
Day, Christopher E I, MA, VetMB, MRCVS: The Homeopathic Treatment of Small Animals, Principles and Practice, The C W Daniel Company Limited, 1 Church Path, Saffron Walden, Essex CB 101JP
Finn, Tom (Attorney): Dangers of Compulsory Immunizations: How to Avoid Them Legally, Family Fitness Press, New Port Richey, FL 1988
Frazier, Anitra, with Eckroate, Norma: The New Natural Cat, A Complete Guide for Finicky Owners, A Dutton Group, Penguin Books USA, Inc, 375 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014
James, Walene: Immunization: The Reality Behind The Myth, Bergin and Garvey, NY 1988
Levy, Juliette de Bairacli: The Complete Herbal Book for the Dog, A Handbook of Natural Care and Rearing, Arco Publishing, Inc, 219 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10003
Macleod, George, MRCVS, DVSM: Dogs: Homeopathy Remedies andCats: Homeopathic Remedies, The C W Daniel Company Limited, 1 Church Path, Saffron Walden, Essex CB 101JP
Marston, Sue: The Vaccination Connection, PRISM, Woodland Hills, CA 1993
McBean, Eleanor: The Poisoned Needle: Suppressed Facts About Vaccination
McBean, Eleanor (ELBEN): Vaccination Condemned By All Competent Doctors, Better Life Research, Los Angeles, CA 1981
McKay, Pat: Reigning Cats & Dogs, Oscar Publications, Pasadena, CA 1992, Revised Edition 1996
McKay, Pat: NATURAL IMMUNITY, Why You Should NOT Vaccinate!, Oscar Publications, Pasadena, CA 1997
Mendelsohn, Robert S, MD: How to Raise A Healthy Child .. .In Spite of Your Doctor, Ballantine Books, NY 1984
Mendelsohn, Robert S, MD: Immunizations, The Terrible Risks Your Children Face That Your Doctor Won It Reveal, Second Opinion Publishing, USA 1993
Miller, Neil Z: Immunization Theory vs Reality, New Atlantean Press, Santa Fe, NM 1996
Miller, Neil Z: Vaccines: Are They Really Safe and Effective?, New Atlantean Press, Santa Fe, NM 1993
Mullins, Eustace: Murder by Injection, The Story ofthe Medical Conspiracy
Mothering Magazine: Vaccinations: The Rest of the Story
Murphy, Jamie: What Every Parent Should KnowAbout Childhood Immunization
Neustaedter, Randall, OMD, LAc: The Immunization Decision: A Guide For Parents, North Atlantic Books, Berkeley, CA 1990
Panday, R, Hoglund, S and Prasad, G (Editors): Veterinary Vaccines, SpringerVerlag Publishers, NY 1993
Pitcairn, Richard H, DVM, PhD and Pitcairn, Susan Hubble: Dr Pitcairn’s Complete Guide to NaturalHealth for Dogs & Cats, Rodale Press, Emmaus, PA 1995 (Second Edition)
Pottenger, Francis M, Jr, MD: Pottenger’s Cats, A Study in Nutrition, Price-Pottenger Nutrition Foundation, 2667 Camino del Rio South, #109, San Diego, CA 92108-3767, 619-574-7763
Scheibner, Viera, PhD: Vaccination: 100 years of Orthodox Research Shows that Vaccines Represent a 111edical Assault on the Immune System) Viera Scheibner, PhD, Blackheath, NSW, Australia 1993
Stein, Diane: The Natural Remedy Book for Dogs & Cats) The Crossing Press 1994
Yarnall, Celeste: Cat Care) Naturally) Celeste Yarnall’s Complete Guide to Holistic Health Care for Cats)
Charles E Tuttle Co, Inc., Boston, MA 1995
Most of the above books are available at your local bookstores and healthfood stores.
The books that are specific to vaccinations can be ordered through: New Atlantean Press, PO Box 9638, Santa Fe, NM 87504, 505-983-1856. www.thinktwice.com
There are several pamphlets/books available from New Atlantean Press on vaccine laws for children’s exemptions. To my knowledge, no books are available for animal’s exemptions, except I would make the same argument for my animals as I would for my children, so you may want to call for a catalog from New Atlantean Press for a list of the pamphlets on vaccine laws.
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HAS YOUR VETERINARIAN INFORMED YOU THAT:
Vaccines are immune system destroyers
Vaccines are composed of bacteria, fungi, and viruses capable of
genetic mutation
Vaccines can result in major brain damage
Vaccines are not responsible for the decline in diseases
Many veterinarians do not vaccinate their own animals Often one-third to one-half of a veterinarian’s income comes from vaccinations
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Pat McKay Bio
Acknowledged pioneer and leader in the development of the raw and fresh food diet, animal nutritionist, counselor and author, Pat McKay is nationally recognized by animal health care professionals for her contribution to the raw food revolution for cats and dogs.
She has devoted over 30 years researching and completing thousands of case studies where her findings consistently reveal that a raw food program insures maximum health results from her animal clients.
Moving from the theoretical to the practical, McKay has spent the last 30 years synthesizing her findings to create a complete nutritional guide, which offers the most up-to-date clinical information and quick-step menus that make raw, fresh-food preparations both fun and easy.
In 2003 Pat McKay sold her business and retired. Her present companions are: Jacques, a standard poodle, 12 years old and Dutch, a Dutch Shepherd, 11 years old. Her dogs, even though they are purebreds, are rescue dogs.
Of course all Pat’s animals are on her fresh, raw food program, including naturally grown meats and vegetables. Pat uses homeopathy for all medical needs.
Author of:
REIGNING CATS & DOGS, A Holistic Approach to Royal Treatment for Healthy,
Happy Carnivores.
and
NATURAL IMMUNITY, Why You Should NOT Vaccinate!
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