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when can a dog get a parvo shot? do you have to go to vet are can you buy this in feed/farm stores?

Most feed /farm stores carry DHLPP shots. 4 weeks old and I think it is a total of 3 shots that are 3 to 4 weeks apart. Annually after that.

Make sure you know your feedstore. I buy mine online and am very careful to make sure they did not get off ice during transport.

It is vital that the shots stay cool.

My dogs start at 7 weeks and then 3-4 weeks apart. Normaly 3 shots but I do 4 as I have had parvo here.

the four week old one, would that be the 7 in one shot?

first shot at 6 weeks unless the pup is challenged, then at 5 weeks. The first shot does not offer protection from the virus, it cannot cross the maternal antibodies barrier. THe first shot simply allows the body to recognize that it should fight the virus. The second offers limited protection depending on the antibodies that the mother has passed on. Each pup in a litter can have a different amount of antibodies passed on from the mother, The runt, who usually does not nurse or get as muchmilk as the more aggressive pups in the litter, will have better protection from the vaccination because they do not have as much antibodies from the mother.

It gets complicated but suffice it to say, no vaccinations until 6 weeks. Bordetella can be given at 8 weeks depending on the type. I prefer the internasal route myself.

Therese

i read somewhere on the board a little while ago that parvo can be carried on the soles of shoes, is it really that bad? my cousin came over a few weeks ago, she recently had a dog die from parvo, she just bought a house and found out right after the dog died that the people there before her had a dog with parvo.i would never take my dogs to her house , just wondering if she can bring it here?

The first vaccinations a pup recieves should NOT contain the Leptosporosis. More young pups and small breed dogs have a serious reaction to the Lepto. First shot should be the Parvo alone, next set the 5 in 1, Canine Distemper, Adenovirus Type 2, Parainfluenza, Parvovirus Vaccine (MLV), 3rd set the DA2PPvL +Cv which includes the corona. Different areas of the country have different concerns as far as disease. Around here, Corona and Lepto are very important, other areas have never had a case. Its best to ask your vet which vaccines are recommended in your particular area.

Therese

I would err on the side of caution and definatley tell her NOT to bring her dogs over. They may not have it, but they can sure as heck be carriers. Personally, Knowing that she has had parvo  in her yard/house, I would either not allow her to come over ( yes I know its extreme) OR supply her with a pair of slippers that she has to change into before she steps on my property.

I am seriously anal about Parvo contamination!

Therese

I always take all my pups to the vet for a  examination and have the vet administer the 1st puppy shot  then I follow up giving my own shots to the pup(s) I am keeping   4 weeks apart .  I want all my pups to be examined by a vet at age 7 weeks   before I will render them to their new homes :))

Pia

 luckly she doesnt come over but maybe once a year, i dont think she has anymore dogs