Canine Parvovirus is an extremely common and contagious disease that can affect any dog,
with unvaccinated dogs and puppies at the highest risk.
Not exact matches
In the 1970's and early 1980's when the virus was new, all
dogs young and old were susceptible but now, because the virus is present everywhere, all
dogs, even the
unvaccinated ones, have at least some immunological experience
with this virus.
Prior to being able to attend class, they advised that puppy owners not walk their pups in public parks or around the neighborhood where stray /
unvaccinated dogs travel until after the 4th vaccine, but to meet the need for socialization by inviting lots of kind, gentle people of all ages to their home and carry the puppy everywhere: the video store to rent videos, the fringes of a summer soft ball game, the grocery store to sit outside
with the puppy on your lap and watch people and carts and kids go by.
A healthy but
unvaccinated dog can contract distemper without ever coming in physical contact
with an infected animal.
Highly contagious (
with a mortality rate near 90 % in untreated
dogs)-- attacks the digestive and immune system in
unvaccinated dogs.
Because the virus survives for so long, if you have had a
dog with parvovirus in your home, you should be careful about introducing a new puppy or
unvaccinated dog for at least 6 months (possibly longer).
Protect your puppy
with preventive vaccinations as recommended by your veterinarian, and prevent contact
with other
unvaccinated dogs.
This is why we strongly advise that you do NOT take your puppy out into public areas nor have
unvaccinated dogs come in contact
with your puppy until they have completed ALL of their puppy series vaccinations.
Most are dedicated to making the relocation of animals effective and humane, but those who transport sick or
unvaccinated pets or sell unsterilized
dogs online, rather than working in conjunction
with a shelter or rescue group, damage the movement's credibility.
In the 1970s and early 1980s when the virus was new, all
dogs young and old were susceptible, but now that the virus is everywhere, all
dogs, even the
unvaccinated ones, have at least some immunological experience
with this virus.
Puppies and
unvaccinated dogs as well as
dogs with immune dysfunction are prone to this disease.
Filly is an example of 1) the
unvaccinated adult
dogs with parvo that APA!
He gave
unvaccinated, 12 week old puppies just one dose of distemper vaccine... just four hours before the puppies were placed in a room
with distemper - infected
dogs.
Oregon law requires all
dogs to be vaccinated against rabies as early as three months of age;
unvaccinated pets that may have been in contact
with rabid animals (such as bats) must be quarantined for six months or euthanized.
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.
And once you've had a
dog with parvo in your home, don't bring an
unvaccinated dog into your home or you risk infection and illness of that pet; only bring vaccinated and protected
dogs into your home.
The stress associated
with boarding and increased exposure to these organisms commonly results in «kennel cough» in
unvaccinated dogs.
We don't know the efficacy of Red Rocks Biologicals Crotalus Atrox Toxoid (rattlesnake vaccine) because no one has, or ever is, going to do controlled studies, where they inject
dogs with snake venom and compare vaccinated
dogs to
unvaccinated dogs, for obvious humane reasons.
Unvaccinated dogs and cats exposed to a potentially rabid animal should be placed in strict isolation for 6 months
with a rabies vaccination administered to the animal upon entry into isolation.
Parvovirus will be suspected by your veterinarian in any young puppy or
unvaccinated adult
dog with vomiting and diarrhea.
Dog parks are always a great start, but you do risk running into problems
with other improperly - or un-socialized pets, owners who can not or will not handle their own
dogs, and illness exposure through
unvaccinated or sickly pets that are still brought to play
with others.
A study on Lyme Disease in
dogs in Connecticut in 2005 showed similar proportions
with 63 % of
unvaccinated dogs becoming infected, compared
with 25 % of vaccinated
dogs.
In the
unvaccinated Group 3, 39 of 46
dogs (84 %) that relapsed were treated
with salvage chemotherapy and one
dog received prednisone alone; however, only 3 (7.7 %) of the
dogs in Group 3 that received salvage therapy achieved a durable second remission, compared to 40 % of vaccinated
dogs that achieved a durable second remission to salvage therapy, a difference that was statistically significant (p = 0.025).
The ease
with which infection
with Parvo can occur in any
unvaccinated dog must be stressed.