She was very young to have finished her vaccines, she probably still had antibodies from her mother. For me, first vaccines are given 8-9 weeks, second 12-13 weeks (at which time they go to their new home), and I advise a third at 16-17 weeks, and possibly a fourth at 20-21 weeks. I myself give my own a booster at 6 months, another at 1 year, and then every subsequent year of their life. The boosters are parvo only, since that is the scariest of the diseases. It is still possible for a dog to contract a virus even with a series of vaccines, they can never be 100% protected and there are hundreds, probably thousands, of strains of a virus. A shot can't possibly cover all of them, but covers only the main ones that have been found. I'm sorry to hear about your baby, I send her get well wishes. It's great that she is a little older and bigger, she has a better chance of survival than a tiny pup.
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