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Yorkiemom1 · 05-14-2015, 04:31 PM

I wanted to post this information....this particular article is from Dr.Foster and Smith....

It is important that we now clarify one often-misunderstood point. As stated, colostrum with its antibody protection is only present in the first 36-48 hours of milk flow. Puppies and kittens can only gain immunity from colostrum if they nurse during that time frame, and they are less than two days old. After that, it makes no difference how much or how little they nurse, they will not receive any more antibodies.

Many breeders and pet owners believe that as long as the puppy or kitten is nursing, it is gaining more protection. Wrong! Others feel that by allowing older animals to nurse on a new mother immediately after she gives birth, she will give these older animals another dose of antibodies. Wrong again! Remember, the puppies and kittens cannot absorb antibodies after their digestive tracts lose the ability to absorb large unaltered protein molecules. All the colostral protection the puppy or kitten has is what it received in that first day or two of life. Later on, we can only augment this by vaccination. The amounts of immunoglobulins (antibodies) that are present within the milk are directly proportional to the levels of antibodies present in the mother. We often speak of 'titers' as a way to quantify the levels present in an animal. Tests are run on blood from the animal in question, and in simple terms, the higher the titers, the more antibodies are present. Mothers with high titers pass higher concentrations of antibodies across the placenta and through their milk. Puppies and kittens that have taken colostrum with larger quantities of antibodies are able to absorb more antibodies, and therefore, have higher concentrations in their blood. Newborns, that start out with higher levels of these colostral molecules carry this protection for longer periods of time. This explains why we want to be sure the mother has a high antibody titer before breeding since she will be able to pass more protection to her offspring. Her offspring will then possess higher levels of protection for longer periods of time against the diseases that we commonly vaccinate for such as distemper, parvo, and coronavirus in dogs, panleukopenia (feline distemper) and calicivirus in cats, etc."
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This is exactly why I load my breeding females with NeoPar a week prior to breeding....she will be "supercharged" against parvo....and then the pups when born, are super charged against parvo....and then at 4 weeks of age, I vaccinate the puppies with NeoPar.....that keeps them super fortified against parvo until I start my vaccinations at 8-9 weeks of age. NeoPar was specifically designed to provide this super protection and over rides any antibodies the momma is carrying naturally.....remembering that the antibodies are ONLY active in colostrum during the first 36-48 hours of mother milk production.....that is ALL the protection the pups receive from momma.....the rest of mommas milk does not contain antibodies and provides no protection to puppies.

05-14-2015, 04:31 PM	#26
Yorkiemom1 Rosehill Yorkies Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston Texas Posts: 9,462	I wanted to post this information....this particular article is from Dr.Foster and Smith.... It is important that we now clarify one often-misunderstood point. As stated, colostrum with its antibody protection is only present in the first 36-48 hours of milk flow. Puppies and kittens can only gain immunity from colostrum if they nurse during that time frame, and they are less than two days old. After that, it makes no difference how much or how little they nurse, they will not receive any more antibodies. Many breeders and pet owners believe that as long as the puppy or kitten is nursing, it is gaining more protection. *Wrong!* Others feel that by allowing older animals to nurse on a new mother immediately after she gives birth, she will give these older animals another dose of antibodies. Wrong again! Remember, the puppies and kittens cannot absorb antibodies after their digestive tracts lose the ability to absorb large unaltered protein molecules. All the colostral protection the puppy or kitten has is what it received in that first day or two of life. Later on, we can only augment this by vaccination. The amounts of immunoglobulins (antibodies) that are present within the milk are directly proportional to the levels of antibodies present in the mother. We often speak of 'titers' as a way to quantify the levels present in an animal. Tests are run on blood from the animal in question, and in simple terms, the higher the titers, the more antibodies are present. Mothers with high titers pass higher concentrations of antibodies across the placenta and through their milk. Puppies and kittens that have taken colostrum with larger quantities of antibodies are able to absorb more antibodies, and therefore, have higher concentrations in their blood. Newborns, that start out with higher levels of these colostral molecules carry this protection for longer periods of time. This explains why we want to be sure the mother has a high antibody titer before breeding since she will be able to pass more protection to her offspring. Her offspring will then possess higher levels of protection for longer periods of time against the diseases that we commonly vaccinate for such as distemper, parvo, and coronavirus in dogs, panleukopenia (feline distemper) and calicivirus in cats, etc." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is exactly why I load my breeding females with NeoPar a week prior to breeding....she will be "supercharged" against parvo....and then the pups when born, are super charged against parvo....and then at 4 weeks of age, I vaccinate the puppies with NeoPar.....that keeps them super fortified against parvo until I start my vaccinations at 8-9 weeks of age. NeoPar was specifically designed to provide this super protection and over rides any antibodies the momma is carrying naturally.....remembering that the antibodies are ONLY active in colostrum during the first 36-48 hours of mother milk production.....that is ALL the protection the pups receive from momma.....the rest of mommas milk does not contain antibodies and provides no protection to puppies.