I feel it's absolutely vital to help young
puppies have a strong immune system, not only to prevent disease, but to help them thrive in spite of vaccinations and other stressors common to young puppies.
However, I also want to make it very clear that in my 27 years of experience and feeding my own dogs a raw, natural diet, not vaccinating and lessening their exposure to toxic chemicals, has greatly increased the chances of
puppies having a strong immune system that can fight off viruses and dis - ease on its own with just a little naturopathic / holistic support.
Not exact matches
Puppies are susceptible to the infection prior to vaccination, particularly those that are exposed to
strong strains of the virus and who
have a weakened
immune system.
If you want to treat your large breed dog
puppy healthy and right by keeping its
immune system strong, healthy joints, well - functioned
immune system then I
would strongly recommend Hill's Science Diet Large Breed Dry Food.
Whether a
puppy becomes clinically ill with parvovirus after exposure depends on the number of virus particles the
puppy is exposed to, whether the
puppy has been adequately vaccinated for parvovirus prior to exposure, and how
strong the
puppy's
immune system is.
Puppies do not
have strong immune systems so the smallest illness can become life threatening very quickly.
Because the dog's
immune system does not fully mature until 12 - 18 months of age, a
puppy with demodectic mange that
has not
had it's
immune system kept in good,
strong condition due to poor nutrition, vaccinations, being weaned too soon, etc., may
have relapses until the
immune system is mature.
This virus is especially hard on
puppies because they do not yet
have strong immune systems to fight it naturally.
The virus is particularly lethal in unvaccinated
puppies; older dogs with
stronger immune systems have a better prognosis, but even their chances of survival are low.
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The non-vaccinated
puppies, while still
having non-mature
immune systems were still
stronger than the vaccinated
puppies and far better equipped to fight off a deadly virus and win.