| |
Subject |
Author |
Date Posted |
Forum
|
 |
RE: A very old stray {The Old Fella Story}
Patty received her first dose of vaccine today. She got Phizer. I am scheduled for March 19th.
Fantastic!! We got our second yesterday. Arm is a little sore, but no other reactions.
Richard, sorry to hear of your issues. Like Walter said, keep the faith.
|
dturm
|
03/04/21 12:45pm |
RV Pet Stop
|
|
RE: Soresto Collar Danger
It really is worth the post. People need to be aware and at the earliest sign of a problem contact their vet. On the flip side, these may be isolated incidents may or may not be related to the collar.
|
dturm
|
03/04/21 07:25am |
RV Pet Stop
|
|
RE: Soresto Collar Danger
Another issue is the phrase "associated with." I'm not aware that it has been shown that the deaths were caused by the collar.
This situation does need to be investigated and causality established.
|
dturm
|
03/04/21 06:36am |
RV Pet Stop
|
|
RE: Soresto Collar Danger
These collars first came out in 2012 (I think) and most of adverse reports on the veterinary boards I checked list dermatologic issues. There has not been any discussion about serious toxicity issues. Some have speculated that "counterfeit" collars purchased online could be the issue.
Regardless, this is something that needs to be investigated. But, as some have said they have used this collar for years with no side effects.
Doug, DVM
|
dturm
|
03/03/21 12:29pm |
RV Pet Stop
|
|
RE: Moderna vaccine (Personal experiences)
We're about 2 hours post second Pfizer shot. I'll let you all know if there are any reactions.
I don't really understand the recommendation to not pre-treat with nsaids yet OK to treat post VX. You'll have anti-inflammatory effects either way. I need someone to explain how taking them before hand is really any different and somehow blunts the immune response.
|
dturm
|
03/03/21 11:28am |
Around the Campfire
|
|
RE: Moderna vaccine (Personal experiences)
Other half got her 1st shot Monday. Tuesday arm was sore.Wednesday sore and swelling. Doctor appointment today. As of now she is not going for 2nd.
Have her check with her doctor before making a final decision. I got a Prevnar 13 vaccination last November and had the same, pain, swelling and also had a migraine for two days post vx. These are considered "minor" reactions and are expected. What it means is that your body is responding and creating an immune reaction. This reaction is better than getting COVID.
BTW, we're due for our second next Wed, Pfizer variety.
|
dturm
|
02/25/21 06:43am |
Around the Campfire
|
|
RE: 2019–20 CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC POSTINGS
When it comes to vaccines the one you get will likely be the ONLY one you get.
It’s one of those things in life where you really want to get it right the first time.
While I don't have any specific facts, from my experiences with infectious disease, I don't think this is where we are heading.
Until the pandemic is controlled world wide we're still going to get mutations possibly necessitating tweaking vaccinations.
Even then, we could still potentially get mutations due to pockets of disease in people and susceptible wildlife.
The good news is the vaccine platforms are of a type that can be rapidly modified to deal with the changes. I suspect this is going the way of flu and annual vaccinations that are modified depending on strains that are most prevalent. I hope I'm wrong.
|
dturm
|
02/24/21 02:02pm |
Around the Campfire
|
|
RE: 2019–20 CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC POSTINGS
The data indicates it is not as effective as Moderna’s or Pfizer’s vaccines; however, the mix of variants present during the phase 3 clinical trials of those vaccines was different than the current mix of variants.
I heard that explanation too. The recommendation is to get which ever vaccine is available at your location at the earliest available time. Don't try to pick and choose which one you will get.
|
dturm
|
02/24/21 09:31am |
Around the Campfire
|
|
RE: 2019–20 CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC POSTINGS
Your data is almost two months old. The 70% drop in cases is only explained by the +10% who have received the vaccine plus the folks who have had the virus.
Only explained, probably not.
Infected and vaccinated individuals probably have had some effect, but also the holiday gatherings of Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years being over along with more people getting with the public health programs of mask wearing, social distancing, etc. have probably had an effect as well.
|
dturm
|
02/19/21 05:14pm |
Around the Campfire
|
|
RE: A very old stray {The Old Fella Story}
The weather around here is fairly normal for this time of year. Most of us get used to it, but it's just harder as we get older.
We by no means have it worse than many areas of the country. Northern Wisconsin, the UP of Michigan, northern Ohio and western PA and NY get more snow than we do and International Falls, MN always seems to set the low temp records.
The spring and fall make up for the winter.
|
dturm
|
02/17/21 03:23pm |
RV Pet Stop
|
|
RE: Homeless Cat -- Now Spotacus' Legacy
The pictures from TX tell a devastating story. I'm glad your disruption has been minor. We're used to the temps and storms here in the upper midwest so they have more temporary effect because our infrastructure has been designed for them. Our foot of snow and -8 temp slowed things for 24 hrs and some businesses shut for a day or two. Mostly people couldn't get into work because the snow plows covered their cars or put a mountain of snow at the end of their driveway.
I could ship you some snow :B. Stay safe and warm.
|
dturm
|
02/17/21 03:17pm |
RV Pet Stop
|
|
RE: Daschund legs
That's really good news and good progress. Not sure she'll ever get back to "normal" but I suspect that she'll get to the point that she can take care of herself without your constant attention.
|
dturm
|
02/16/21 05:04am |
RV Pet Stop
|
|
RE: A very old stray {The Old Fella Story}
Cold and snowy for the next 2 days. Artic blast with blizzard conditions tonight
May see 12 to 14 inches of snow ny tomorrow
This has been a terrible winter to be stuck at home. We're also due for more snow, they say up to 9 inches. We already had a foot then multiple "little" add-ons with 2-4 inches each. We have gotten above 20 only once all this month and low has been -8.
I've had to shovel paths for Kaylee. Sasha uses them but also like to run (hop) through the snow that's a little deeper than chest deep.
|
dturm
|
02/15/21 07:09am |
RV Pet Stop
|
|
RE: Fun with Doggie DNA test
Pictures, we need pictures!!!
Sounds like a good dog, BTW don't worry about the Staff part. IMO most have a more stable temperament than MANY other breeds.
|
dturm
|
02/15/21 03:45am |
RV Pet Stop
|
|
RE: Life expentancy
This study estimated the percentage of total SARS-CoV-2 infections in the UK which were reported as positive PCR tests; most asymptotic cases are not tested, not all symptomatic cases are tested, and the PCR test has a significant false negative rate. The authors estimated 25% of all infections were tested and reported.
Estimating the proportion of SARS-CoV-2 infections reported through diagnostic testing
I would expect this percentage to be lower where the testing rates are lower. The testing rate in the UK was slightly higher than in the USA; meaning we can multiply the report cases by 4 to estimate the total cases in the USA.
This is a post from the coronavirus thread. Data. Yet to be peer reviewed article. Cases are under reported.
|
dturm
|
02/11/21 08:20am |
Around the Campfire
|
|
RE: It's a wonderful day: COVID vaccinations
We've got a few in our county, but they are still doing cars.
I noticed in the paper today that many of the drive up COVID test sites that are basically tents in parking lots are temporarily closed due to the weather.
Some of the pharmacies and urgent care centers have the drive up testing sites.
|
dturm
|
02/08/21 11:13am |
Around the Campfire
|
|
RE: It's a wonderful day: COVID vaccinations
If the drive through goes into a garage type facility, I'd agree. I think more about the vaccinators and clerical staff in an outdoor setting. Wind chill was -14. I guess your NH citizens are a little more hardy :)
|
dturm
|
02/08/21 10:56am |
Around the Campfire
|
|
RE: A very old stray {The Old Fella Story}
Richard, you sound really down. I got my first COVID vaccination just a couple of hours ago.
The vaccination is not just for each individual and his or her protection, it's also for society. The way an epidemic is stopped is to reduce the number of individuals that can get and spread the virus. We all need to protect our family members and friends and then the people we don't even know. The health care workers, first responders, grocery store workers, delivery people have all put their lives at risk to protect the rest of us.
Daily they have gone to work knowing that they could be exposed to this disease.
I feel it is my duty to give back to them, to protect them and our kids. A loving attitude needs to extend to all people.
|
dturm
|
02/08/21 08:46am |
RV Pet Stop
|
|
RE: It's a wonderful day: COVID vaccinations
Got my first COVID vaccination this morning. Pfizer shot with no side effects so far. The process was amazingly organized, efficient and we were safely processed considering it was done indoors in a hospital. Indoors is really necessary here as it was 1* and snowing this morning - waiting in line outdoors or in a drive through just wouldn't work.
They are using the Pfizer exclusively at this hospital as they have the ultra-cold storage facilities and to not mix types of vaccine the Moderna shot has been distributed to other sites in our county.
The scheduling has been efficiently run by Indiana and our county health department seems to be running the administration efficiently as well. The only down side it that it took 3 weeks between scheduling the appointment and actual vaccination, but knowing the date and time and having confidence that the shot would be there was reassuring.
The fact that we could use an online website to schedule the appointment and that the wait times and functionality of the online registration made this as easy as possible.
|
dturm
|
02/08/21 08:23am |
Around the Campfire
|
|
RE: A very old stray {The Old Fella Story}
Agteacher sorry for your loss
From us too.
|
dturm
|
02/08/21 08:10am |
RV Pet Stop
|
