Parvo: Am I over-reacting

How do puppies get Parvo? What is chance of my puppy getting it? Which vaccine works more efficiently the one given every 2-3 weeks with a total of 4 vaccinations or just one at about 13 weeks? I am soo concerned about my puppy getting parvo when I get her, Am I over-reacting?? Please let me know.

 

Puppies get parvo very easily if not vaccinated on time. Heres a FAQ page I found.

http://www.workingdogs.com/parvofaq.htm

 

Honestly, as serious as parvo is and as easy as it is to catch I don't think you're overreacting at all. I'd rather be a worry-wort and have things turn out ok than to let something happen to one of my furbunch.

Parvo can hang around on surfaces for upwards of a year. For that reason, most people reccommend not taking your young puppy out on walks in public places (where other dogs have been) until he/she is vaccinated.

 

Dang, posted twice by accident.

 

mockingcat I only saw one post not a duplicate. Thanks I will make sure she gets vaccinated but the puppies have a maternal vaccine from their mom and if they get the vaccine too soon the maternal vaccine will attack it and it won't be effective. My friends dog got parvo and when they gave her dog a shot, they hit the nerve in her foot. She had no feeling what so ever for like 6 months but finally gained it back, they almost amputated it. She's okay now and living a great life, parvo free.

 

mockingcat I only saw one post not a duplicate. Thanks I will make sure she gets vaccinated but the puppies have a maternal vaccine from their mom and if they get the vaccine too soon the maternal vaccine will attack it and it won't be effective. My friends dog got parvo and when they gave her dog a shot, they hit the nerve in her foot. She had no feeling what so ever for like 6 months but finally gained it back, they almost amputated it. She's okay now and living a great life, parvo free.

 

I like a limited vaccination schedule. Here is an example used by a Toller kennel (http://www.tollwest.com/vaccine.html). You may need to adapt a bit if you are in Europe. Whole Dog Journal (http://www.whole-dog-journal.com) also had a really good article this month on how to choose which vaccines to give your dog, based on what is actually a real danger in your area. Yearly boosters are unecessary and most likely dangerous.

 

I think you told me about the Dog Journal article and that it was supposed to be free for 14 days but I can't view it, it says I have to subscribe or sign in if I am already subscribed. If you can subscribe and get to it, you could e-mail it to me at lilprincess42898@aol.com otherwise I don't know how to read the article. What is the chance of a rottweiler getting it? I know that Rottweilers and Dobermans and other black and tan dogs are more prone to it, this doesn't help my worrying go away, since it's a german rottie I am getting. :? lol I aprreciate your help. thanks

Ashley

 

To read the whole article, you have to sign up for a 14-day free trial. Once the 14 days are over, you just cancel it if you don't want it. I have never regretted my subscription, though, because it always seems like there is at least one totally relevant article every month to an issue I am dealing with.

You can also purchase a single article.

 

the german word for rabies is tollwut (sp?) So i think it is weird that the dogs are Tollers, I have never heard of them before.

 

Tollwur or Hundswur......(Im learning :lol: )

 

A "Toller" is actually a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever (http://www.nsdtrc-usa.org/). They are neat dogs! I saw one at agility and it looked like a small Golden (which I love), so I went home and looked it up. They are NOT small Goldens!! They are more like Nala with a golden coat, LOL. They are independent, smart, high-energy dogs and can be a HUGE handful. If you don't know what you are doing, they can be huge problems as well. Sort of like a border collie with a golden coat that goes after birds instead of sheep.

This is my favorite Toller photo: http://www.nsdtrc-usa.org/images/clipper.jpg