The Dangers of Vaccinations and the Advantages of Nosodes for Disease Prevention...continued
by Donna Starita Mehan, DVM

Nosodes are easily administered, given by mouth, and don't even need to be swallowed. They are far more economical than vaccination.

Limitations of Nosodes Rabies vaccination for dogs is required by law in most counties, and the rabies nosode, Lyssin, will not satisfy that requirement. You should know, however, for the health of your animal, that all vaccines including rabies are legally and medically approved for use in healthy animals only! If your dog is showing any signs of acute or chronic disease they should not be vaccinated.

Most boarding kennels and veterinary hospitals will not accept nosodes in lieu of vaccination. If you must board your dog in a kennel or hospital, you may be forced to vaccinate. This is a problem that will hopefully improve as more kennel owners and veterinarians become familiar with nosodes.

If You Vaccinate As a veterinary homeopath, I do not recommend routine vaccination for dogs and cats, except for rabies in healthy dogs. If, for whatever reason you decide that you must vaccinate your pet, I would make the following recommendations:

...Never vaccinate an animal with symptoms of acute or chronic health problems, or at the time of surgery or stress.
...Vaccinate for one disease at a time, avoid multivalent (combo) vaccines. Give parvo separately from distemper and do not vaccinate for leptospirosis, hepatitis, or parainfluenza. Never give rabies vaccine at the same time as any other vaccine.
... Avoid modified live virus vaccines whenever possible.
...For middle ages pets, vaccinate every 2-3 years.
...After vaccination, give a dose of Thuja 30c (available at most health food stores). Wait a week then give Sulfur 6x once daily for a week.

Therapeutic Use of Nosodes In addition to use as prevention to disease, nosodes can be used even after exposure if given immediately after exposure and before symptoms develop, these nosodes can prevent the development of clinical disease.

Viral diseases such as canine distemper and canine parvo virus are usually incurable with conventional medical treatment (antibiotics, steroids, etc.). However, they frequently respond very quickly and favorably to homeopathic treatment. Due to the potential seriousness of these conditions, you should seek professional help.