Head Butt Hotel Vaccination Protocol
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Vaccinations and proper breed specific nutrition are the two most important factors affecting the health of all pets. We have sadly, been faced with countless losses, pets having suffered the effects that irresponsibly and blindly administered vaccination overdoses have taken on their health, resulting in their abbreviated and untimely deaths.
The fact is that most vets coerce unsuspecting pet owners into blindly administered unnecessary vaccination overdoses. And even worse here in South Carolina where they commonly misrepresent our statute which calls for pet owners to vaccinate pets at a “frequency to maintain continuous protection”. The only way to do this without compromising their health, is thru TITER TESTING, the same diagnostic that vets themselves use to avoid any unnecessary health issues the neurotoxic ingredients in vaccines cause.
We are committed to educating vets and pet owners alike, what it means to practice responsible vaccination protocols, without compromising public safety. Healthy lifestyle choices enable and support healthy immune systems, to enable all sentient beings to live out their full and natural lives, rather than sadly, only making it to the national average of 12 years old, if that, and cancer free.
Being one of the few Protect the Pets / Titers for Pets rescue organizations, we titer test our residents here, and do not allow our cats to be vaccinated a second time in any state. Up until January 2022, Dr. Robb and his Protect the Pets organization offered affordable online titer testing directly with Kansas
State Veterinary Lab through his PTP website portal. Unfortunately, unable to keep up with the nationwide workload that ensued, the Titers for Pets organization has taken over where Doc left off, offering several other options. Rather than paying in upwards of the $300 charge which vets offer thru Idexx and Antech for expedited service with Kansas State, pet owners still have other options at their disposal. Encouraging your vet to establish an affordable direct account with KSVL, by providing this instructional information attached below, is optimal. But for anyone whose vet is unwilling to do so, one of our local vets works directly with Kansas State providing this service, and can do the same for your pets as well. Alternatively, the Titers for Pets website offers several other options to submit the titer serum sample online: either thru The Healthy Dog Workshop and Dr. Laurie Coger, through the HemoPet portal, or through the University of Wisconsin.
Our kittens are not administered a Pure Vax Rabies vaccination prior to reaching a minimum weight of 5 lbs., and preferably not prior to 1 year of age. They are administered separately from the time of their sterilization, and a minimum of one month after receiving their Pure Vax Fvrcp which we administer here. Three years after the date of their first rabies vaccination, we follow up with a titer prior to administering a second rabies vaccine; the reason being, there’s no difference between the 1- and 3-year vaccination, other than the number printed on the vaccine label by the manufacturer. We continue to titer at 3-year intervals as a formality despite never allowing our cat to be vaccinated a second time, let alone beyond the age of 10. Being indoor only cats, we give preference to adopters who have never consented to any further vaccinations for their current pets, and for those pet parents who understand, regardless of titer results, that a titer reading of 0.1, indicates continuous immunity protection from the one vaccine previously administered. The state level of 0.5, is an arbitrary number, therefore contrary to what most vets would like pet owners to believe, a human or pet either has immunity protection, given one rabies vaccination, or does not with an absolute 0.0 reading. We are yet to receive a titer documenting a 0 % rabies reading for a previously vaccinated animal, and studies already document 7 -10 years of continuous immunity protection by challenge, regardless of the titer reading above or below state standard, + /- 0.5%.
Few vets if any, take a subsequent vaccination after graduating vet school, and certainly not in the absence of titer testing themselves. The hypocrisy that they would suggest to any pet owner to do so, clearly reveals that the health of pets and their oath to “Do No Harm” is not the priority over financial gain. It is unethical, that any practitioner, should inflict or suggest this grossly irresponsible negligence, on anyone’s furry family member. Yet sadly, this is one of the major factors, contributing to the skyrocketing 50% cancer rates in companion animals nationwide. Annually, 10 to 12 million animals are newly diagnosed with cancer, with 6 million deaths, a disturbing statistic considering 5 million shelter animals are euthanized. And when it comes to small breed dogs; vaccinations are NOT dose appropriate by weight, so the 10 lbs. and even smaller sized breeds, are given the same 1 ml. dosage as their 110 lbs. large breed counterparts, accounting for their untimely deaths and more frequent cancer diagnoses.
All sterilized cats who arrive to the Head Butt Hotel are titer tested upon arrival, unless they are already over the age of 10; but especially if they arrive without veterinary records. We do NOT consent nor allow any vet to administer vaccines, and never in the absence of titer bloodwork. The standard approach of overdosing already sterilized animals according to the “Magic 8-Ball” calendar due dates
methodology we do not comply with, nor support; NOR should any pet owner, in the absence of a titer test. Furthermore, vaccinations are NEVER to be administered to any unhealthy pet, that includes Fiv and Felv positive cats, who are automatically EXEMPT, as are seniors over the age of 10. As part of our ongoing study here at the Head Butt Hotel, we maintain the same titer testing schedule for our Fiv positive cats, every three years, although again, we never vaccinate any of our cats a second time, let alone Fiv+ immune compromised cats. Vaccination disclaimer labels, state clearly vaccines are “only to be administered to healthy animals”. Therefore, any vet, who insists a pet be “UTD” on vaccines prior to being extended a wellness exam, bloodwork, diagnostics, and a titer bloodwork, is in fact committing veterinary mal-practice. The vaccine labels that pets’ owners are not privy to seeing, releases and absolves the manufacturers from liability, injury, illnesses, or death caused by overdoses regularly and commonly administered by theses bad actor vets.
The situation is no different for canine counter parts, perhaps even worse since vaccines are not dose appropriate according to the weight of the dog. Puppies are administered the same 1 ml dosage as their large breed 100 lbs. counterparts, leading to much higher rates of illnesses in the smaller breeds.
Another point to be aware of, it is against the law for any veterinarian to provide any services, let alone vaccinations, WITHOUT OWNER CONSENT. Once again, it is ILLEGAL to vaccinate UNHEALTHY ANIMALS. We require our cats who find their loving forever homes, to have their health safe guarded no differently by their forever families, as they would here under our own roof. We invest great time emotionally and financially, treating each one as if they were our only pet. Placing our pets in a loving forever home, is secondary to a home where their health can be safeguarded as the priority. And sadly, this lesson is often learned by pet owners too late, after suffering cancer cases and untimely losses of pets after the second or third “annual updated rabies vaccination” overdose. Through education, advocacy, and support of the Protect the Pets and Titers for Pets organizations, we will continue our mission striving to create a healthier world for pets lucky enough to join knowledgeable, savvy, and well-versed families.
From all of us at the Head Butt Hotel, thank you for your continued support of our non-profit and for taking an interest in our pets. We urge all pet owners, to seek out Integrated Veterinary practitioners who are far more accomplished, knowledgeable, and experienced in preventative and healing modalities that allopathic vets have simply not been properly educated about, including nutrition. There’s simply nothing more important than our health and the health of our furry family members. Titer or Vaccinate, Choose Wisely.
