Mon Copain Mon Chien

25/04/2025

📸 Carnet de vaccination en image
Et si on reparlait de la sur vaccination chez le chien ?

Voici un exemple typique de protocole vaccinal pour chiot :
DHPPI (maladie de Carré, Hépatite/ Adénovirus, Parvovirus et parainfluenza), Leptospirose (L4 ou L6 – même formule, nom différent) et KC (toux du chenil : Bordetella bronchiseptica + parainfluenza).

💉 Ce chiot a reçu 3 injections de DHP en 7 semaines, sans aucun titrage d’anticorps.
Puis :
🔹 Un rappel à 18 mois (alors que le contrôle est recommandé dès 26 semaines d’âge)
🔹 Et un autre rappel DHP… 2 ans trop tôt

👉 Résultat : 2 à 4 injections inutiles, voire potentiellement délétères.

📌 En réalité, une seule injection de DHP, administrée après la chute des anticorps maternels, peut suffire à induire une immunité solide pour plusieurs années.
Mais cela nécessite un titrage sérologique, encore trop rarement proposé.

⚠️ Ce chien a commencé à réagir à chaque vaccination dès l’âge d’un an.
Peu après, il a été diagnostiqué avec une MICI – une maladie inflammatoire chronique des intestins, à base auto-immune.

💭 À quand une approche individualisée de la vaccination ?
Fondée sur l’immunité réelle, et non sur des calendriers standards, sans tenir compte de l’état de santé ou des antécédents de l’animal.

🩺 Je milite pour une médecine vétérinaire plus éthique, plus douce, plus réfléchie.
Cela commence par éviter l’excès vaccinal… et privilégier la preuve d’immunité.

25/02/2025

Comme je l’ai dit depuis des années

As today is World Spay Day, a reminder that current WSAVA (World Small Animal Veterinary Association) guidelines are discouraging routine-neutering and favouring a case-by-case basis. It is also vital that awareness is raised of the alternative sterilisation procedures that spare s*x hormones (vasectomy and hysterectomy).

24/02/2025

So votre vétérinaire vous dit qu’il faut vacciner tous les ans ….. changez de vétérinaire !

NOT SURE IF YOUR PET NEEDS SHOTS? ALWAYS TITER YOUR PET FIRST BEFORE OVER-VACCINATING!

“Vaccinosis, the name for the chronic disease, is caused by continued use of vaccines. These symptoms mimic the original disease in parts.

Vaccines have achieved many important benefits for companion animals, however, after spending many years monitoring the results of vaccinosis, those in the animal healthcare field now have a duty to re-examine and improve the current vaccine protocols for the health and safety of their patients. This is especially true for animals with compromised immune systems, since vaccines represent one more stressor that could prove to be the tipping point between health and disease.

Side effects from dog vaccinations can occur anywhere from instantly up to several weeks or months later. Vaccines can even cause susceptibility to chronic diseases that appear much later in a dog’s life." - Dr. Jean Dodds, world-renowned veterinarian immunologist

TITER TEST:

A titer test (pronounced tight-errr) is a laboratory or in-house veterinary test measuring the existence and level of antibodies (necessary to fight off disease) in your pet’s blood. Basically, it’s a test that will tell you whether or not you actually need to vaccinate your pet.

It’s also super useful when making a decision about vaccinating a pet with an unknown vaccination history, or for determining if pets have received immunity from vaccination.

Rodney Habib - Pet Nutrition Blogger

20/02/2025

We’re not about to get into a debate about the types of vet practices around, but you’ll likely find differences in prices depending on where you go for puppy

17/12/2024

Remember no one is arguing the need for sterilization, it's the surgical technique that should be reevaluated. Hysterectomy and vasectomy achieve the same goal but leave important hormones intact according to science.

"The association between gonadectomy and timing of gonadectomy, and the risk of canine cranial cruciate ligament disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract
Objective - To determine if gonadectomy in dogs is associated with the risk of cranial cruciate ligament disease (CrCLD) and to quantify the magnitude of the association.

Study design - Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Sample population - Comparative studies with gonadectomized and entire dogs, with CrCLD as an outcome measure.

Methods - A systematic search of the primary and gray literature was performed. The effect size of the outcome measure was defined as the OR and 95% CI. Subgroup analysis was performed with s*x, breed, and age at gonadectomy. A pooled OR (95% CI) was generated from meta-analysis of relevant studies. Certainty in the body of evidence was rated with the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) framework.

Results - The literature search yielded 1398 results and 24 relevant studies were included for synthesis. Gonadectomized female (pooled OR = 2.293, 95% CI = 1.768–2.945) and male (pooled OR = 2.117, 95% CI = 1.665–2.691) dogs were both at increased odds of developing CrCLD in comparison with entire female and male dogs, respectively. Subgroup analysis showed that gonadectomy at 1 year or less was consistently associated with an increase in odds of developing CrCLD in both s*xes. Overall certainty in the evidence was rated as moderate. All included studies were observational and no controlled trials were available.

Conclusion - In data with moderate certainty, gonadectomy is associated with increased odds of developing CrCLD in both s*xes, particularly in dogs gonadectomized at 1 year of age or less.

Clinical significance - This study provides an estimate of the true effect size of gonadectomy on the odds of developing CrCLD, which may be useful for clinical decision making surrounding gonadectomy and the timing of gonadectomy."