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"' A Rightous man cares for the needs of his animals."
Proverbs 12:10
Proverbs 12:10
What is Parvo?? Workingdogs.com defines Parvo in this way:
“Parvovirus is a viral disease of dogs. It affects puppies much more frequently than it affects adult dogs. The virus likes to grow in rapidly dividing cells. The intestinal lining has the biggest concentration of rapidly dividing cells in a puppy's body. The virus attacks and kills these cells, causing diarrhea (often bloody), depression and suppression of white blood cells. In very young puppies it can infect the heart muscle and lead to sudden death.” Parvo is an opportunist disease that can live for years on pavement where a sick dog has vomited or defecated and thus continuing to re-infect other animals. Some strains are more deadly than others and we have recently heard reports of already-vaccinated dogs getting sick with it. Parvo has been around for years, and seems to come and go – sometimes lots of outbreaks, sometimes not as many. Recently there have been many outbreaks and this causes us great concern as owners and breeders, as we do not want any of our puppies or dogs exposed. Once you see a dog infected with Parvo, you’ll do anything you can to ensure you never see it again. It’s one of the worst viruses around. It will break your heart to see a dog with it. Many who get it do not survive, and puppies have the highest death rates.Fortunately, there are vaccinations available for Parvo, and we make sure all our dogs and puppies are vaccinated. For puppies, the series is not complete until the pups are 12 weeks old. Of course if you are picking your puppy up at around 7-8 weeks old, you’ll need to finish out the series with your own vet to ensure he is protected
“Parvovirus is a viral disease of dogs. It affects puppies much more frequently than it affects adult dogs. The virus likes to grow in rapidly dividing cells. The intestinal lining has the biggest concentration of rapidly dividing cells in a puppy's body. The virus attacks and kills these cells, causing diarrhea (often bloody), depression and suppression of white blood cells. In very young puppies it can infect the heart muscle and lead to sudden death.” Parvo is an opportunist disease that can live for years on pavement where a sick dog has vomited or defecated and thus continuing to re-infect other animals. Some strains are more deadly than others and we have recently heard reports of already-vaccinated dogs getting sick with it. Parvo has been around for years, and seems to come and go – sometimes lots of outbreaks, sometimes not as many. Recently there have been many outbreaks and this causes us great concern as owners and breeders, as we do not want any of our puppies or dogs exposed. Once you see a dog infected with Parvo, you’ll do anything you can to ensure you never see it again. It’s one of the worst viruses around. It will break your heart to see a dog with it. Many who get it do not survive, and puppies have the highest death rates.Fortunately, there are vaccinations available for Parvo, and we make sure all our dogs and puppies are vaccinated. For puppies, the series is not complete until the pups are 12 weeks old. Of course if you are picking your puppy up at around 7-8 weeks old, you’ll need to finish out the series with your own vet to ensure he is protected
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