VACCINATIONS
All information contained herein is my studied opinion. You are meant to make your own informed decision regarding vaccinations.
In the 1950s, the medical establishment used radiation to treat sore throats. In the 1960s, the medical establishment distributed thalidomide to pregnant women for morning sickness. Now we look at those misbegotten and woebegone administrations with horror. It is my opinion that, in the not-too-distant future, we will look back on vaccinations with similar rue.
Vaccinations by-pass all the body's natural defenses, and directly deposit foreign bacteria/viruses and chemical substances (preservatives such as mercury, aluminum, and formaldehyde) directly into the body's circulation and tissues. They are there to invoke an antigenic, and thus immune response; but they do it in a gross chemical manner, sometimes setting the immune system on a course of self-destruction. That could be why we see so much more auto-immune problems today.
Vaccinations are not a good fit with Homeopathy for several reasons. For one thing, they could be said to be suppressive. That is, as "preventative medicine" they can prevent the expression of an acute mis-tunement, thereby denying the organism the opportunity for healing, without really doing anything to change the tendency of the mis-tunement, which then sets the organism on the path of slow degenerative disease process.
In present day medical practice, it is not uncommon for a dog to have as many as 9 or 10 annual vaccinations in their "core" program (DHLPPC, RV, KC, another PV). That's after having 10 or 12 in their "puppy" series. If a dog lives for 15 years, he may have 150 vaccine products in his body. All this in spite of recent studies which show that the immunity from one or two vaccinations is probably good for the lifetime of the animal.
Once a puppy or kitten is past the tender years of "childhood diseases" (i.e., parvo, distemper, feline leukemia), then continued "annual vaccination" for these diseases is not only of questionable value, but may be detrimental to the overall health of the animal. When we challenge an immune system with 7 or 8 organisms (along withadjuvants and preservatives) on an annual basis, it's not surprising that we are seeing autoimmune diseases, thyroid degenerations, pancreatic insufficiencies, other endocrine problems - not to mention chronic skin diseases! - at an all-time high.
With vaccinations, we have traded epidemic diseases for chronic disease processes, and these are compounded through the generations. So what we see now are more severe chronic diseases at ever younger ages.
Some may say that it is worth it to have done away with epidemics of acute diseases, which can no doubt be sad situations. However, vaccinations cannot guarantee disease-free status: there are plenty of cases of parvo, for instance, even after vaccination.
Please find more information regarding vaccines at these websites: http://www.holisticmed.com/www/vaccine.html and www.vran.org. For information on children's vaccination awareness, please visit www.nmaseminars.com/MyStory.html. For animals in particular, see www.newvaccinationprotocols.com and www.news.wisc.edu/8413 or do a search on vaccine awareness and/or vaccination liberation.
N.B. ~ Rabies vaccinations must be done in accordance with state legal requirements, to be given "in healthy animals only" (quote is from the vaccination insert) on a regular basis. A few states will accept titers. All other vaccinations are the choice and perogative of the animal companion's caretaker.
HOMEOPROPHYLAXIS
Remedies can also achieve an immune response, but on an energetic level, without leaving heavy toxic material in the system. This is referred to as homeoprophylaxis. Some homeopaths are strong proponents of this; others don't use it because they believe that it isn't the highest use of Homeopathy, although they will generally agree that it does produce results. You can learn more about this topic by doing a search on homeoprophylaxis.
In my own practice, I do not use this technique routinely (i.e., au lieu de vaccinations), believing that deep constitutional treatment of the individual case is the best and highest form of establishing good health. I might advise it in special cases, if there has been exposure and the patient is not under constitutional treatment.