Parvo Virus Outbreak

[jules77]

Unfortunately there are more and more cases of Parvo virus being reported around the Country, and thought it would be useful for peeps to have a list of where the confirmed cases are...........

http://collielife.com/Health/parvo.html#co

[lankeela]

Jules I believe vets put out these scare stories to get people to go in and vaccinate their pets. Most of these are one or two odd cases in each area of unvaccinated puppies or from rescues, so I would expect there to be the odd cases but I don't believe this constitutes a national epidemic. If pups are vaccinated at the correct age then I believe their immunity is long lasting and does not need boosting yearly. Therefore vets are losing out so need to do something to boost their income.

[Ratty2E]

I believe there have been a rise in the cases of parvo recently. Some believe it has been caused by the economic climate and owners not wanting to spend the money getting their dogs vaccinated. I agree some vets seem only to be in It for the money but there are a lot who do genuinely care and will go out of their way to help and not always charge for what they do. I don't think any of them want to see a dog suffer unnecessarily so if they are spreading this news then it's for the good of the animals. I have in the past given up vaccinating past the age of 6 when one of the vets I had told me he didn't think it was necessary after that. My eldest at the moment is getting to that age but I think

[Ratty2E]

Sorry, finger trouble......
I think I shall continue with the vaccinations. I do wonder though why a human being can be given immunity to last them all their lives, typically 7 times longer than a dog but they can only come up with vaccines that only last a year for dogs, I know it 's different diseases but it makes you wonder.

[Peter Pedant]

Oh god I managed to get that in 1985

unpleasant - o this is not Peter's cat posting but the real thing !

rigor - I went blue at the edges - febrile
rash after a few days
and then a monoarthritis - hugely swollen single large joint

I was staying with friends -
I think the lady of the house burnt the bedding after that one

o if you are v v unucly you get a condition called aplastic anaemia

[jules77]

Dont think it is an epidemic, but more cases recently than there were a few years ago..........I do wonder if it has anything to do with people not vaccinating their dogs anymore, as there have been more cases of older dogs getting it, when it used to be just puppies.

[pixie373]

My get told me the first vaccination lasts 3-4 years with no boosters, but they recommend the boosters earlier because it's such a serious, fast-acting disease. So unvaccinated puppies would be most at risk, plus dogs over 4 that haven't had a booster.

[pixie373]

My vet, sorry...

[pixie373]

Also, if they don't receive the booster in the first three years, you need to start the full two vaccinations again.