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I have watched a pup succumb to parvo......I am sorry you had to see that.
is this common for pups ? can it be prevented or is it just a thing that happens? I am not familier with this sorry for your loss, good looking pup!
Quote from: Antlerking on October 21, 2010, 08:28:18 PMis this common for pups ? can it be prevented or is it just a thing that happens? I am not familier with this sorry for your loss, good looking pup!Puppies need to have ALL their shots before you take them outside and around other dogs.They can get Parvo from the grass and where ever other dogs have been.It's real easy for them to get.I'm sorry about your pup.If you get another one,just make sure you keep it safe till it gets all it's shots.
Couple things people point at when a pup gets parvo. Age is first. Quality of vaccine is second. Parvo vaccine is a couple of shots. Pups don't have full immunity until they've had their series. Second is where you got the vaccine from. Many folks/breeders do Parvo vacs themselves. Buy it from the feed store. This is probably ok most of the time but, if the store is not diligent on rotating the vaccine stock and ensuring it is in a properly temperature controlled environment it goes bad and won't work. I'd bet most vets probably take better care of vaccines than a feed store or, at minimum, they are a little more careful about monitoring and controlling their vaccine stock than the feed and farm store. This is a couple ways it can happen.