2 years ago2 points(+2/-0)Edited 2022-10-07 21:32:451 child
The only time my pet got sick was when I vaccinated him. Have never done it again. I've had better success supplementing with animal probiotics (they're a thing) and the occasional parasite cleanse.
I'm not sure what I'd do for farm animals. I'd definitely be leaning towards nothing, but would have to ask farmers or homesteaders for whichever animal if there are things you just have to get.
been wondering about this too, you could cull some animals or try natural treatments
also important to know I guess if you lose access to vaccines if there are supply shortages or whatever
I posted this without much extra info, but actually then went to a search engine and see a few different articles bringing up this topic, like one from 2018 complaining about how "anti-vaxxers" don't want to vaccinate certain animals.
Yeah I figure there have to be natural remedies that farmers know. I was thinking like anything I'd pick up more info on it as I get closer to being able to homestead.
I have found with myself and pets that probiotics are kind of the inverse of vaccines, where you lift your immune system up and your body starts to defeat stuff on its own. I've used probiotics and dewormers/anti-parasitics to combat little fungal skin infections my pets have gotten in the past and it's worked like a charm. Making sure their diets aren't goyslop and are in line with their nature has really paid dividends for my pets as well.
I'd be more inclined to have that sort of mindset and playbook when it comes to farm animals, like positive, pro health, in line with nature attitude, but ultimately I'd still be relying on farmer's wisdom and might concede to certain things if they really thought I should do something a certain time-tested way. I find a lot of modern medicine to be too tunnel-visioned, like you target a specific thing and you pretend that this chemical you're using doesn't do aaanything else to you but kill the one thing the doctor/vet says it does. My thing is, nature made all these things with their own defense systems built in and it's up to you to figure out how to unlock the mechanisms where you're immune system can be robust enough to fight off disease in a positive manner (probiotics, diet, parasite cleanses) rather than what I consider a negative manner (targeted and typically caustic drugs basically).
I'm not sure what I'd do for farm animals. I'd definitely be leaning towards nothing, but would have to ask farmers or homesteaders for whichever animal if there are things you just have to get.
been wondering about this too, you could cull some animals or try natural treatments
also important to know I guess if you lose access to vaccines if there are supply shortages or whatever
I posted this without much extra info, but actually then went to a search engine and see a few different articles bringing up this topic, like one from 2018 complaining about how "anti-vaxxers" don't want to vaccinate certain animals.
I have found with myself and pets that probiotics are kind of the inverse of vaccines, where you lift your immune system up and your body starts to defeat stuff on its own. I've used probiotics and dewormers/anti-parasitics to combat little fungal skin infections my pets have gotten in the past and it's worked like a charm. Making sure their diets aren't goyslop and are in line with their nature has really paid dividends for my pets as well.
I'd be more inclined to have that sort of mindset and playbook when it comes to farm animals, like positive, pro health, in line with nature attitude, but ultimately I'd still be relying on farmer's wisdom and might concede to certain things if they really thought I should do something a certain time-tested way. I find a lot of modern medicine to be too tunnel-visioned, like you target a specific thing and you pretend that this chemical you're using doesn't do aaanything else to you but kill the one thing the doctor/vet says it does. My thing is, nature made all these things with their own defense systems built in and it's up to you to figure out how to unlock the mechanisms where you're immune system can be robust enough to fight off disease in a positive manner (probiotics, diet, parasite cleanses) rather than what I consider a negative manner (targeted and typically caustic drugs basically).