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I have moved on but still do not care for your "going ballistic" type of references. From the initial vaccination to his death took 10 days during which time he was misdiagnosed an additional 2 times and received the wrong treatment. Immune mediated thrombocytopenia is a terrible death. The platelets die off and blood does not clot. He bled to death internally from hemorrhagic diarrhea. It was a terrible sight and was very traumatic to my 85 year old mother as he was her constant companion. The vet took an oh well attitude and couldn't care less. He had administered all the vaccines in 90 degree weather and I was told the were required by law. At the time I knew nothing about vaccines or vet medicine. I do know I only got one polio vaccine and it was good for life as are most human vaccines. I have probably 100 articles on the subject, many that state that studies have shown that boosters are scientifically proven to be without benefit. I am certain he died from the vaccine reaction as was his malpractice insurer. I further learned that OESDs are predisposed to autoimmune reactions as WolfeMacleod's wife, a vet assistant was aware of and posted same. He was a Purdue graduate vet so he should have known. If you care to do some reading check out the articles below. To him it was simply a business decision with virtually no risk.
Dogs with IMT die from hemorrhagic diarrhea.
Reference:
Tizard, Ian R, Veterinary Immunology an Introduction, Sixth Ed, WB Saunders
Autoimmune thrombocytopenia, pg 381.
The graph on the his laboratory test results, shows a graph of the mean platelet volume. The first up swing on that graph represents a population of very small platelets. Such a population of small platelets is absolutely indicative of immune mediated thrombocytopenia.Reference:
“Decreased MPV in thrombocytopenic dogs has been associated with IMT.”
Willard, Tvedten, Turnwald, Small Animal Diagnosis by Laboratory Methods, 3RD Ed, WB Saunders Co. 1999, pg 78.
No abnormal findings are recorded on the medical records by the vet from any physical exam performed on 8/09/2001, prior to vaccinating him, most specifically no enlarged lymph nodes and no enlargement of the spleen is indicated. The combination Lyme, Heartworm, Ehrlichia test performed by the vet was negative.There is no history of any drugs administered to him that are known to cause thrombocytopenia.
This was a very personnal issue for me. It irritates me that many (not claiming you are guilty of this) professionals are only "practicing" and fail to keep up with the times and standards (See “The T.J. Hooper case”) while they hold everyone else to a higher standard. Had I been told that these vaccinations were not required by law or necessary I would have declined them being given and our OESD would not have died.
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