K-9 Rabies Overvaccination Alert Rabies Scam

A consumers protection web site http://www.powershotsmn.com/ informs the public of some veterinarians who are over vaccinating adult dogs in Minnesota.

Check your adult dog's Rabies certificate. You may be one of the thousands of Minnesota owners dolling out cash and exposing your dog to possible vaccine reactions if your certificate says 2 years. There are NO 2 year adult dog Rabies vaccine licensed in USA. Please share this information with other pet owners!

There will be a very important and informative news story coming up that you will be sure to be interested in. Jeff Ballion from MN KMSP Fox9 News is doing an in depth investigative report into Veterinarians giving owners a 2 year Rabies certificate for their dog and telling the clients to return in 2 years for a Rabies booster when , in fact, the vaccine administered has a manufacturer’s duration of immunity of 3 years. There is NO 2 year Rabies vaccine licensed in the USA. The Vets need to be disclosing this and not doing so appears to be an issue of consumer fraud. The Veterinarians who insist on administering a 3 year vaccine and passing it off as a 2 year use all kinds of excuses, none of which appear to be valid, especially the one about the cities having “laws’ that require 2 year vaccinations. They can require licenses but only ask for proof of “CURRENT” Rabies vaccinations. This extra vaccination adds cost to the owner and adds the potential for dangerous reactions for the dog. Please pass the word -

The piece should also be on video on their web site www.myfox9.com or call 952-944-9999

Also, if your pet has experienced a vaccination reaction of any type, or if you have received a 2 years certificate without being informed that your dog received a 3 year duration vaccine, please call the Minnesota Board of Veterinary Medicine at 651-201-2844 and ask them why they have allowed this practice to have gone on so long. And confront your Vet!! You will have the hard facts now. Save yourself money and more important, possibly save your pet’s life!!!

Thank you!!

Here is a link to additional rabies information including the Minnesota state Rabies rules and the Compendium:

www.bah.state.mn.us/diseases/rabies/index.html

For more information on Rabies vaccination duration and research, go to:

www.rabieschallengefund.org

CHRIS ADDINGTON R.N. BS, CNOR

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