Not exact matches
Even vaccines will not be
of much
use because the mosquito bite in itself and lack
of sleep due to buzzing mosquitoes are too much trouble.
Even where great efforts are made to prevent bacterial infections through animal husbandry techniques, bio-security and
use of vaccines, there are occasions when animals will become sick and require treatment with an antibiotic.
«It is still worthwhile to encourage the immune system to make a greater quantity
of antibodies,
even if their quality does not rise appreciably, and the value
of vaccination may be greater when the flu
vaccine strains are not identical to those
used in previous seasons»
vaccines,» he says.
Another possibility that Irvine's lab is working on is developing treatments that could be
used against tumors
even when scientists don't know
of a specific
vaccine target for that type
of tumor.
What about the cases in which an exterior circumstance such as trauma in late pregnancy leading to premature birth with all the developmental issues those extra fragile babies have, trauma during delivery including the
use of forceps or vacuums, or
even vaccines post birth that can cause «severe abnormalities» does the same «option» stand - to kill a life or not?
In the early days, it was the imported Siberian sled - dogs, sometimes referred to as Siberian rats because
of their lighter body structure and smaller size than the Malamutes and mixed breeds traditionally
used in Alaska, that soon won fame and success - not only as very fast competitors in the grand sled - dog races
of the gold - rush era, but also as couriers
of mail, and
even of vaccines which saved human lives (one very famous instance
of which, is remembered through the classic Iditarod race).
The thing is that after two or three weeks at home, when he got all his
vaccines, we started to leave the backyard door open for him to go out whenever he wanted to and we walked him several times a day so he never had the need
of using the pads again, the problem is that he got so
used to doing his business outside that he forgot what the pee pads are for (he sometimes
even takes his naps on them) and when we leave him alone (usually not more than 4/5 hours a day) he does his business all over the house,
even when we leave some «strategic» pee pads here and there.
He doesn't recommend giving lepto or Lyme
vaccines (and doesn't
use these shots for his own dogs,
even living in lepto and Lyme endemic areas), because
of the high risk and low efficacy
of these
vaccines.
Even though the Indian government subsidizes the cost
of inoculation (it was easier for the Mission Rabies teams to buy
vaccine than the spray paint
used for marking dogs), getting treated for the disease means leaving work and often trekking to a major city.