What about parvo shots..
What is the earlist i can give them..
I have had parvo in the past,, got some bad shots,,
so can i give them earlery to help these not get parvo...
i am now useing vanguard 5 parvo shots!!!!
pyppydude ,
The Vanguard 5 vaccine is a good one.
The fact that you may have gotten some bad shot could be due to how the product was shipped and or stored. This is the reason I only buy vaccines from trusted sources and have them shipped to me with cold pack. I have also purchased from vendors such as Tractor supply with good results. Sometimes this is trust that the products have been handled properly by good vendors.
Read carefully : It will not benefit your pups to give any vaccine before 6 weeks of age , IF , the mother has been vaccinated. The milk from the mother for the
first 48 hours after giving birth contains antibody-rich milk is called colostrum. So , your pups will only receive antibodies against diseases for which the mother had been recently vaccinated against or exposed to. This part becomes really important for example , a sick pup that may not get a full supply of mothers milk for first 48 hours is at greater risk.
The age at which puppies can effectively be immunized (protected) is proportional to the amount of antibodies the puppy received from its mother. High levels of maternal antibodies present in the puppies' bloodstream will block the effectiveness of a vaccine. When the maternal antibodies drop to a low enough level in the puppy, immunization by a commercial vaccine will work.
The antibodies from the mother generally circulate in the newborn's blood for a number of weeks. There is a period of time from several days to several weeks in which the maternal antibodies are too low to provide protection against the disease, but too high to allow a vaccine to work. This period is called the window of susceptibility. This is the time when despite being vaccinated, a puppy or kitten can still contract the disease.
This is why a series of puppy shots are given , starting at about 6 weeks and immunity starts to develop slowly.
I start puppy shots at six or seven weeks , and then every three weeks for a total of ( 3 or 4 ) puppy vaccine shots like your Vanguard 5. What you really want is the last puppy shot to be given at 14 to 16 weeks age regardless of the number of puppy shots given. Wait at least 2 weeks past last vaccine shot to get Rabies Vaccination.
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The bottom line is protect pups at all cost. Keep them away from other dogs except the mother. This is why a trip to the Vet can be so dangerous and hazardous , for example , if a pup or you for that matter walks across the grass where a dog parvo infected dog has eliminated you are in contact with the virus. This happens all the time in the grass right out in front of the Vet office as everyone stops by to let their dogs pee or potty.
Best , oldhounddog
