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Originally Posted by lisaly  You gave your friend such a precious gift by being a surrogate mom. I admire that.
I'm very sorry that you and your baby are going through this. Virkon can easily be purchased online. You are spending the time bleaching things; you might as well use what will properly kill the virus.
My vet and I were recently discussing vaccines. My little girl is six years old, and for the past couple of years we have been titering her instead of giving her a booster shot. Although she is healthy, he feels giving her a shot is riskier than not giving her a shot. He confirmed what I have been reading, which is most likely once a pup has been given the series of puppy vaccines and their one year booster, they should be immunized for life. He has been at the practice for nineteen years. He has not seen a dog with parvo or distemper that had their puppy vaccines and one year booster. Your elderly Yorkies should be fine. My last Yorkie passed away close to her seventeenth birthday. We walked for miles each day, and she was exposed to lots of dogs. We stopped giving her all vaccines after she was diagnosed with an enlarged heart when she was nearly eleven.
I will be praying for your babies and your family. |
I used to revaccinate when they were 4 years old, then again at 8 years old, then no more. I agree that all the reputable medical research indicates lifetime immunity.....I just get gutless and revaccinate every 4 years up to 8 years old. My dogs never leave the property, no dogs come onto the property, and visitors that come to see babies AFTER they have had their second puppy shot at 11 weeks old, go only as far as my entry hall and walk on sheets sprayed with Virkon.