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Lisa was a golden retriever, typical of her breed, loving and lovely but, sadly, she was vaccine damaged and was stolen away long before her time. Lisa became hemiplegic
in the September of 2001 following her annual vaccination and was
immediately written off as a totally hopeless case by the conventional
vet who had administered the vaccine to her. After battling against
the odds for two months, I found a wonderful homeopathic vet who
got her mobile again using a combination of homeopathic remedies
and acupuncture. Through a “chance” meeting in this
vet’s waiting room, I met a very kind lady who also had a
severely vaccine damaged dog, so she was well placed to understand
my anguish. She introduced me to many other complimentary therapies
and recommended an excellent hydrotherapy pool where the lady swam
with and manipulated Lisa in the water to help her to rebuild her
muscles. Both my dogs also started to go to an animal healing group
in Yeovil where the gentle, peaceful atmosphere helped us all. Looking back, it was after her very first vaccination that Lisa developed severe eczema and had appetite loss. She suffered an upset stomach and was really “off colour” even appearing somewhat brain-damaged but on expressing my worries to my vet, he just put it all down to coincidence. The second booster lead to the same result but the vet, yet again, said it was pure coincidence. I shudder as I look back and realise that, with each successive vaccination, Lisa’a reactions became stronger and stronger. When Lisa was 4 years old, I read an article by Catherine O’Driscoll (of Canine Health Concern) which really did worry me, as everything she said simply underlined what Lisa had gone through. On the strength of this, I really badgered my vet (which was unusual for me, as I’m not normally a pushy person at all) but, once again I was assured that vaccination was quite safe and, to be fair, my older dog always seemed fine, so I kept on putting Lisa through it, even though I remained really concerned. I feel consumed with guilt for allowing myself to be so browbeaten when, in my heart, I knew something was going wrong and getting worse each time. Then came the jab which paralysed my beautiful Lisa and the awful realisation of what we had done to her. Later on the same day that she had received the vaccination, Lisa was wobbly and the next day she was even more wobbly, until on the 3rd day she became paralysed. Now the vet had to finally acknowledge the problem was a direct result of the vaccination but he admitted also that he could do nothing to help her, so euthanasia was the only answer. It was a desperate, desperate time made worse by my terrible feelings of guilt. Needless to say, Lisa would never have another vaccination and neither would her best friend, Emma who now has the homeopathic nosodes instead. Lisa had 15 good months but, sadly, relapsed at Christmas. Despite losing her mobility in her last 3 months, being a typical golden retriever, Lisa still remained loving and happy until the end, when, to preserve her dignity, the final, awful decision had to be made. If Lisa’s
life is not to be in vain, I would urge owners and vets alike to
please take note of what happened to her and to question anything
which worries you, rather than just blindly believing. When a Loved One’s Gone Those we love
remain with us Those we love
can never be Cared for and
much loved by Pam Morris |
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