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Originally Posted by YorkieRose  I remember when parvo popped up...I did not go to a dog show for one full year..and my best friend who had a specials stayed home 18 mos..there was no vaccine.
While others had problems, none of our dogs came up with parvo..we followed strick rules. Parvo is not airborne, when we went to the vet, shoes were removed before coming home...I kept several pairs in the truck, plus the carrier was not brought back in the house...it went to the back yard and was washed in chlorox...nothing came back into my house except the dogs..and they were never allowed on the clinic floor...dogs feet were wiped with diluted chlorox wipes and they were kept separate from the others for 14 days.
There were breeders losing litters/ adults all around us and we never had a case of parvo...if you keep people and dogs out of your kennel or area where you house them, you do not need to vaccine at 5 weeks and worm at 2 wks.
Good rules of animal husbandary prevents so many unneccessay risks for our dogs..
If some one like me..(a breeder who has owned a large number of dogs) can stay worm, parasite and parvo free for 35 yrs just about anyone can...how can your dogs be getting these things if no dogs or people are allowed to mix with them...
People who come to visit puppies can remove shoes and wash hands...no strange dogs allowed ever!
It does not prevent socialization...ask people to follow rules. |
I'm thrilled you missed the whole gory thing--I didn't. And I'll never forget it ! I go to dog shows and I'm not staying home because I wont vaccinate. I welcome visitors to my kennel and I do breeding out of my lines and breed some for others. And every once in a while I buy a puppy---but never a unvaccinated puppy---NEVER. And as soon as I get that pup home I give a dose of Neopar. And NOW I haven't had a problem in YEARS ! I'm sticking with my program--and for all you breeders, pet owners that don't wont to be attacked I understand. Talk to your Vets get a program that works for you ! I don't want to force my opinion on anyone BUT if you have never seen Parvo----it's horrible ! Think this vaccination thing over good---it could save your dogs and pups lives and a horrible DEATH !
each one of you do as you please !