Pet Vaccines: What are they? What’s in them?
Pet Vaccine
The Making of Vaccines
In creating and campaigning for pet vaccines, vaccination makers claim by administering weakened disease forms and antigens, toxins inducing immune responses, vaccines help our pet’s body fight disease in case they encounter it.
In delivering disease to our pets, vaccine makers assign virologists in propagating diseases in a lab along with combining them with adjuvants, antigens and other ingredients as preservatives in enhancing their structure, solubility and consistency.
“Modified-Live” Vaccine (MLV) Vs. “Killed” Vaccines
Two main pet vaccination preparation types, modified-live (MLV) versus killed vaccines, distinguishes the vaccination’s propagation and whether the pathogen being used for the vaccine is being grown in an animal tissue or cell tissue, remaining “active”, or grown and killed.
Modified-live Vaccines
Modified-live, or attenuated, vaccine makers claim they’re derived from the “naturally occurring pathogen” while modified, in “eliciting an immune response without producing the disease it’s attempting to protect against”. Their modification refers to pathogens being reduced or weakened in a lab and combined with other ingredients.
In live vaccines, the pathogen is either grown in animal tissue or cell tissue culture, meaning grown in cells in lab petri dishes. Cells used for growth include dried cancer cells, embryo or kidney cells. Kidney cells can be used 30 times or so and die and when dead can no longer be used for a modified-live vaccine. Cancer cells, cells dried from cancers, are desirable for modified-lives because they grow indefinitely.
The animal tissues used for the pathogen’s growth medium includes chick embryo, bovine serum, human fetal lung tissue, monkey kidney tissue, porcine tissue, eggs and insect proteins.
Growth mediums used for modified-live vaccines run the risk of contamination. For example, eggs, bovine and porcine tissue contain glyphosate considering the pigs, cows and chickens most likely ate GMO feed. According the the FDA (Food and Drug Administration), over 95% of U.S. livestock eat GMO feed.
After administration, the “modified virus” grows and reproduces in your pet’s cells. Ironically, secondary mutations from modified-live vaccines can lead to reversion to virulence, causing disease.
Live vaccines need the cold chain, cold and controlled temperatures from the time they’re grown to administration, and skilled handling, in remaining potent. Conditions and financial factors aren’t always conducive for the final product’s consistency.
Most vaccines are propagated as modified-live because they’re cheaper to grow in labs and more cost effective in producing antigens needed for vaccines. Virologists claim they provide longer lasting immunity than killed inactivated viruses.
Modified-live Canine ‘Core’ Vaccines:
Canine Distemper Virus (CDV)
Canine Adenovirus Type 2 (CAV-2)
Canine Parvovirus (CPV-2)
Modified-live Feline ‘Core’ Vaccines
Feline Panleukopenia Virus (FPV)
Feline Calicivirus (FCV)
Feline HerpesVirus (FHV)
Killed (Inactivated) Vaccines
Killed vaccines contain pathogens deemed too unsafe for carrying out a modified-live vaccine. For example, the only option for a rabies vaccine is killed because a modified-live rabies vaccine could cause immediate death.
In making a “killed” vaccine, the “virus” or a related strain is grown in tissue culture and then killed using formaldehyde or other chemicals.
Viruses need cells for growth but virologists claim to alter the virus so it can’t attach to a cell. A killed virus cannot grow and reproduce in your pet’s body.
Killed vaccines contain pathogens incapable of replication and deemed inactive because the micro-organism was killed. The dead pathogen vaccination is claimed to retain “viral components” helping the body still respond in creating “virus” antibodies.
Virologists claim inactive pathogens need more adjuvants, substances enhancing the body’s elicited immune (histamine) response, and killed vaccines contain higher quantities of adjuvants than live-active vaccines. By adding substance, they’re making a dead virus more of a threat to your pet’s system.
Heavy metals and squalene are common adjuvants used in stimulating histamine responses. Rabies and Leptosporosis vaccines, killed vaccines with high heavy metal contents, produce the highest rates of adverse reactions..
A Vaccine’s “Other Ingredients”
Mercury
Nearly all vaccines contain thimerosal, a mercury based preservation. Mercury, a heavy metal, causes severe adverse reactions in pets. Mercury toxicity in pets includes breathing difficulties, digestive problems, kidney damage, strokes and nervous system damage (seizures).
Squalene
Squalene, a compound derived from shark liver oil, used as a boosting agent in vaccinations puts not only pet lives but also shark lives in danger, effecting our ocean health. Furthermore, sharks contain massive heavy metal amounts and consuming shark byproducts compounds your pets risks for heavy metal toxicity from vaccination.
Vaccination makers have found vaccines produce higher antibody titers (blood antibody levels) with squalene present, and it helps the solubilization or stabilization of compounds, helping blend the vaccination formula contents.
Squalene, a metabolic precursor to cholesterol, should be avoided in pets with high cholesterol levels or cardiovascular issues. Blood cholesterol synthesis enhances atherosclerosis risk, increasing risk of heart attack or stroke.
Pets who have high liver enzymes on their bloodwork should especially avoid vaccines containing squalene. Squalene accumulates in the liver and can cause acute-toxic hepatitis.
Animal studies reveal squalene can lead to pneumonia, an infection causing lung air sac inflammation.
Aluminum Salts
Aluminum, a highly toxic heavy metal, causes brain and central nervous system inflammation (encephalitis), renal (kidney) failure and liver failure. It can cause anaphylaxis, a potentially deadly allergic reaction, diarrhea and vomiting.
Aluminum salts disrupts the body’s nucleic acids, enzyme functioning, protein synthesis and cell membrane permeability.
Bacteria-based lipopolysaccharides
Lipopolysaccharides, outer membrane components of gram-negative bacteria, causes a cytokine release. Cytokines, secreted by immune system cells, when set off suddenly by toxin overload (vaccination), causes inflammation.
Bacteria-based lipopolysaccharides provides a permeability barrier protecting the toxic vaccination from being broken down by bile salts in your pet’s gastrointestinal tract.
Antibiotics (gentamicin, amphotericin B, neomycin, polymyxin-B)
Antibiotics, used in vaccines in case of bacterial contamination during manufacturing, kills bacteria without distinguishing between your pet’s beneficial and bad bacteria. In wiping out beneficial bacteria, antibiotics destroy a healthy microbiome. They deplete immunoglobulin A (IgA), a crucial innate antibody. Lowered IgA production means lowered immunity and a depleted gut microbiome.
Phenoxyethanol
Phenoxyethanol, used as a preservative, has been classified as “toxic for use around the mouth”. Exposure to phenoxyethanol is linked to severe, life threatening allergic reactions and nervous system issues.
Formaldehyde
Used as a stabilizer and attenuating agent in vaccines, formaldehyde is a labeled carcinogen. According to cancer.gov and The World Health Organization, formaldehyde causes myeloid leukemia and rare cancers, including cancers of the paranasal sinuses, nasal cavity, and nasopharynx.
Borax (Sodium Borate)
European Chemicals Agency deemed sodium borate a “Substance of Very High Concern”. Considered a buffering agent, it helps the vaccine maintain a pH balance. In dogs and rats, borax decreases fertility.
Polysorbate 80 (Tween 80)
Made from chemical compounds derived from sugar alcohol dehydration and fatty acids, Polysorbate 80 works as an emulsifier (helps oil and water mix together) and surfactant (stabilizing agent) for vaccinations.
Polysorbate 80 inhibits reflux pumps involved in the blood brain barrier (BBB) enabling drug transportation to the brain. It’s giving the disease contained in the vaccine, along with it’s preservatives and adjuvants (heavy metals), an open invitation to your pet’s brain.
Note: Many additives are claimed safe because they “derive from nature”. Similar to why administering whole plant medicine is preferred over standardized plant medicine, any isolated chemical compound poses a risk when removed from its whole counterpart. When removing a chemical constituent from something once whole in nature, the isolated chemical lacks former chemical bonds and components which helped “buffer” it, and further, can create new toxic chemical bonds, and as a result, becomes toxic.
Administration Vehicles for Vaccinations
Needle Injection
Injecting diseases with needles straight into the bloodstream bypasses the initial warnings and preparation the body would normally have if acquiring the disease by natural contact.
Vaccine makers claim needle injection as more effective than oral and intranasal because it directly targets the bloodstream for antibodies and more stimulation occurs.
Needle injections deliver the vaccine’s toxins (adjuvants) and preservatives into the blood, bypassing the body’s natural defenses and ability to break down and eliminate toxins as needed. Injections remain the most recommended and received vaccination type.
Intranasal
With intranasal vaccination, spray or drops into the nose, the dog inhales the vaccine. Intranasal vaccine makers claim this method resembles “natural” disease exposure because inhalation stimulates the nasal mucosa, your pet’s first infection barrier. Your pet inhales preservatives and adjuvants (toxins) along with the disease (toxin).
The intranasal method, vulnerable to shedding, releases the vaccine back into the environment.
While oral and needle injected vaccines can produce shedding overtime, nasal applications become immediately airborne putting other surrounding pets and humans, including the vet administering the vaccine, at tremendous risk. Intranasal Bordetella has caused kennel cough’s spread.
Oral
Oral vaccines combine a vaccine’s ingredients into tablet form, providing convenience for manufacturing, distributing and administering, although not all vaccinations have an oral tablet option.
According to Dr. Jean Dodds, if your pet must have the Bordetella vaccine, the oral administration is less harmful and recommended over injection and intranasal.
Boosters
Boosters, extra vaccine doses following the original vaccination, given on an annual basis per veterinarian recommendations, aren’t proven effective scientifically, clinically, nor are they recommended by virologists.
A vet strategy in getting patients in for yearly wellness visits stands as one explanation for pushing boosters. Otherwise, humans aren’t bringing their pets into the vets frequently for check-ups.
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Vaccination and Common Chronic Issues
Notes: While numerous imbalances have been reported from owners following vaccines, the following issues below have been scientifically proven problems associated with vaccination.
Auto-immune Disorders
Vaccinations efforts in stimulating the immune system, ends up overstimulating immune systems. The body’s immune system, after being confused by the vaccine stimulus, ends up attacking its own tissue. Autoimmune disorders from vaccines affect muscles, joints, bowel, liver, thyroid, kidney, blood, skin, mucous membranes, eyes or other tissues.
Thyroid dysfunction, hypothyroid (article link) and hyperthyroid (article link), commonly follows vaccination as the thyroid’s attempt in compensating for antibody responses.
Nervous System Disorders
Chronic encephalitis, brain and central nervous system inflammation, underlies many canine behavior problems, including aggression. Encephalitis results from vaccination reactions or due to an auto-immune disease, caused by vaccinations.
Aggression problems and behavioral disorders in pets has been on the rise and the prevalence correlates with increase in vaccinations.
Sudden aggressive behavior is especially common following Rabies vaccination and is characteristic symptoms of rabies disease itself.
The heavy metal adjuvants the rabies vaccine contains compounds the issue with mercury and aluminum accumulation in the brain and the liver. An overloaded liver causes angry emotions.
With an inflamed nervous system and toxic overload, seizure episodes can follow vaccination.
Cardiovascular Issues
Toxins into the bloodstream causes, or worsens, atherosclerosis, stimulating stroke and heart attack incidences.
Cancer
Vaccine-induced tumor formation has been confirmed in cats. If pets already have cancer, vaccinations promote metastasis, or cancer growth.
Alopecia
Hair loss at vaccination site is common in pets and the hair doesn’t grow back.
Transient Infections
Pets can experience incidences of disease for which the pet was vaccinated for (after all, they’re being injected with disease). For example, the aggressive behavior occurring in pets following rabies sometimes accompanies eating inedible objects like sofa pillows and toilet paper rolls, characteristic of animals who have contracted full blown rabies.
Pets following vaccinations test positive for the disease while showing no symptoms, known as long-term infected carrier states, creating confusion whether the pet is sick or not.
Dog Questioning Vaccines
Questioning Vaccines Efficacy and Longterm Consequences
Vaccines Don’t Take Individuality Into Account
The same vaccines and dosages, a “one-size-fits-all” approach, are given to all sized pets with different genetics, body chemistry, and lifestyles. Different dosing isn’t offered or available.
Different breeds can be genetically predisposed to varying sensitivities, vaccinosis or thyroid disease and other illnesses which vaccines aggravate.
Geriatric pets, with their body systems slowing down, become easily overloaded from vaccines yet they’re still administered to them.
Pets living an unhealthy lifestyle, for example, not exercising nor eating a healthy, whole food diet, are at a higher risk than a pet living a healthy lifestyle. The liver processes anything your pet consumes and pets with an already stagnant liver from an unhealthy lifestyle can get extremely sick or die from a vaccine’s contents.
Healthy pets containing a robust immune system, sufficient with inherent antibodies in fighting disease, get forced into vaccination regardless. Titers, blood samples testing for antibodies drawn prior to vaccination, determines whether your pet has antibodies needed for fighting disease, deeming vaccination unnecessary for your vet’s requirements. Unfortunately, titers are costly and rarely offered, recommended, or available.
Note: Titers aren’t 100% accurate; pets who don’t pass titer tests may still have sufficient immunity.
Vaccine combinations (combos) save vet costs by injecting multiple vaccines in one shot, against the pet’s individual needs. For example, a pet owner may want one vaccine required by law without giving three in a combo shot but may not have the option available for only one.
Holistic vets advise against getting more than one vaccination at one time. Regardless, combo vaccines are pushed for pets and compounds their health risks, toxicity and unpleasant side effects.
Miniature dog breeds along with certain large breeds, listed below, have heightened vaccination sensitivities not taken under consideration by the vet pre-vaccination.
Ultimately, all pets who get vaccinated are at risk. The following list are breeds reported from veterinarians in having higher risks of problems associated with vaccines.
Akita
American Eskimo
Black Labrador Retrievers
Chihuahua
Cocker Spaniel
Fox Terrier
Grey Hounds
Harlequin Great Danes
Jack Russell Terrier
Springer Spaniel
Weimaraner
Viruses Mutate
Viruses don’t stay constant. They mutate rapidly at a rate seemingly impossible for research, development, production and administration of appropriate vaccines to keep up.
Following vaccination, pets may shed the virus, risking further mutation or reinfection.
“Virus” Identification is Questionable
Dr. Stefan Lanka tells us, “The density gradient centrifugation is the scientifically required standard technique for the demonstration of existence of a virus,” and despite the method being described in microbiology manuals as the “virus isolation technique”, it’s “never applied in experiments meant to demonstrate the existence of pathogenic viruses”.
In Ender’s measles experiment, per his trial publications found on the internet, he cut down on nutrient solution, adding cell-destroying antibiotics to his cell culture before introducing allegedly infected fluid. The dying of cells from the antibiotics was then misinterpreted as the measles virus being present. Ignored from Ender’s publications were cells dying without being “infected”.
The fifth measles trial publication authors stated the exact molecular composition and functions of the measles virus genome will have to be the object of further research.
Prof Ludtke’s relevant review notes, at virology’s beginnings, the majority of virologists concluded, structures they originally thought were viruses ended up cell components. Structures mistaken as viruses were experiment results not the cause of changes observed.
According to Lanka, the search for pathogenic poisons remains fruitless.
Lack of Placebo
According to Dr. Pitcairn, no studies have been conducted in comparing vaccines with saline only as the placebo. Placebo studies have been done but they’re testing the vaccine against other vaccines, not saline.
Ethical Issues Around Reporting Pet Reactions
Vaccine promoters claim we’re giving the virus or disease in a form which won’t hurt our pets while pets are getting hurt from vaccines on a daily basis. In deeming incidents “correlated” with vaccine administration, the incidence must occur within 24 hours. For pets who experience vaccinosis within 24 hours, their vets aren’t reporting incidences to vaccine makers. For pets with chronic issues from vaccines arising after the 24 hour time frame, owners are told there isn’t enough evidence in showing causation.
Vaccines Role in Destroying Genetic Evolution
Vaccines alter the body’s natural disease fighting mechanisms. Pets who have inherent antibodies are being vaccinated unnecessarily, destroying their natural immune defenses passed down from their ancestors. Three quarters of immune traits, influenced by genes, has been what has kept our canine and feline species alive. Critical maternal antibodies, passed down from mothers to babies, is how generations of animals have survived prior to vaccination.
Administrating vaccines runs the risk of destroying our domesticated canine and feline species altogether. Mass vaccination eliminates the population who have natural immunity and who could serve as prime breeding pets, passing down their inherent antibodies to offspring. Instead, if we continuously vaccinate pets, we’re leaving our furry friends constantly sick, anxious, angry or dead.
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