Message #142354

[kbar]

ok....i know people think alot diffrently but i have worked for 2 great vets for the past 6 years and have learned alot.....i also have had alot of dogs....and have delt with the parvo virus at work and at home as well. the only thing you can do to prevent it is to vaccinate your pups at least 1 weak before you decide to wean them or offer any food(the mothers milk helps the pups ammune system) keep up with vaccinating them on time. they should get at least 3 if not 4 shots to be fully covered. the second thing i would recommend is to keep your pups and gyp on concrete floors and keep them clean with bleach/water. the pups will need at least 2 vaccines to be simi protected if you have had parvo on your ground for  7 years or less. the man that was talking about worming regularly is right about keeping a routine, it will help if your pups are parasite free, expecially if the get parvo. the parvo virus looks similar to what a pup looks like that has coccidia but they are two totally different things and need two totally different treatments. just worming alone will not keep your pups from getting parvo...been there done that... hope this helps. oh ps. if you dont vaccinate your dogs on an annual basis at least vaccinate(parvo booster) the gyp you are planing on breeding or have bred to boost her ammune systen wich will in return help the pups ammune system. hope this helps you out, Dejah Krueger

ps. if the vet tested the pups and the test was positive than it is 98% right if it was negative it could be a false negative and the parvo antigen which is what the the test looks for in the fecal may not be stronge enough for the test to pick up(to early)....once the virus is contractded it takes 10 days before the pups should start showing signs. if i were you i would vaccinate the 6 week old pups you have and keep them off the dirt and away from the other sick pups you have untill you get at least 2 shots in them....the pups with parvo will shed the virus for two weeks so keep them penned up and try to keep it as clean as possible. good luck!!!