[Carolyn P]

My dog was orphaned at 1 week of age.

I got her the initial puppy vaccinations and one rabies vaccination AFTER she got over being so sickly (she was almost 2 when she had her rabies vaccination).

I do not vaccinate my dogs and titering is $295, which I don’t do either. I **may** consider rabies only for the reason that IF by some bizarre circumstance my dog was bitten there is no cure for rabies, only euthanasia. I couldn’t live with myself knowing that I “could” have done something to prevent it. But again, it’s really unlikely they would ever be bitten by a rabid animal.

I also don’t treat for fleas/ticks and I do heartworm testing only (May and November), I don’t do heartworm medication.

I also don’t do lepto, kennel cough, etc. I don’t believe in poisoning my dogs.

I have a dog that was vaccinated for rabies twice in a 2 week period in error (no longer go to that vet). I believe he now suffers some ill effects from that.

I don’t buy into the vaccinations.