In a study conducted by Lauren Gray, Maddie's ® Researcher, Class of 2013, under the guidance of Dr. Cynda Crawford, the effectiveness of two different tests for the presence of
antibodies against canine parvovirus and canine distemper virus were compared.
The ability of an infected dog to maintain
antibodies against canine herpes is variable.
This study was designed to evaluate two tests for detecting
antibodies against canine parvovirus and canine distemper virus, in the hopes if evaluating individual dogs» risk of contracting disease.
Holt, D.E., M.R. Mover, and D.C. Brown, Serologic prevalence of
antibodies against canine influenza virus (H3N8) in dogs in a metropolitan animal shelter.
Not exact matches
Bacterin That Induces Anti-OspA and Anti-OspC Borreliacidal
Antibodies Provides a High Level of Protection
against Canine Lyme Disease
Because it is difficult to determine if a puppy has enough
antibodies in their system to protect
against common
canine diseases, most vets recommend starting puppy shots at six weeks of age and offering boosters every three weeks until the puppy is sixteen weeks of age.
When injected, these foreign proteins cause
antibodies to be formed which may then react
against the
canine versions of the same proteins.
In dogs, serum
canine parvovirus (CPV) and
canine distemper virus (CDV)
antibody titers have been measured in the past to help assess duration of immunity induced by vaccines
against these two viruses.
Practically speaking, dogs should have
antibody titers
against canine distemper and
canine parvovirus evaluated.