What is the actual age of the puppy to be vaccinated of parvo vaccine?

Question

I lost 3 puppies and im afraid I am gonna loose the last pup i have... Im confused whether on what age will I administer the vaccine... and how do I dispose my dead pup properly so as to avoid the contamination of my other dogs?please enlighten me with your answers...tnx...

Answer 1

at 6 wks of age the puppy should receive their first vaccines. you should start deworming them at age 4 wks.

after 6 wks, they should go to the vet every 3 wks for more vaccines until they are 6 mos old.

i'm not sure about parvo, if they are up to date with their vaccines, these should be avoided.

Answer 2

first - a puppy should recieve it's first vaccination around 6 weeks of age, and then two more vaccinations, about 21 days apart. If you have a litter of puppies and some have died from parvo, the odds are 100% that the one that is still alive has it. It will ONLY survive if you get it to the vet and get it the care it needs, which is to be on an IV, so that they can support the puppy while it fights the virus. Additionally, parvo stays in your house for up to a year. The only thing that kills the parvo virus is bleach, and you can't bleach your entire house and yard. Everywhere those pups were, the parvo is. If you bring any dog into your place, they stand a good chance of getting parvo also, if they are young and have not been fully vaccinated. As for disposing of the dead pups, call your local animal control, explain the situation and see what they suggest. They may come get them from you. You have big problems.

Answer 3

During the first few days of life puppies have the same immunities as the mother, given to the pups through her milk. I have read that there is a window between the point of vaccination and when the shot actually takes affect that puppies are most vulnerable. I believe the parvo shot can be administered around 4 weeks, but if you give it too early it is useless. If you had puppies from the same litter already die of it, chances are all of them have contracted it, being it is highly contagious. At this point you need to take them to the vet and pray. I have heard the treatment is not 100% affective, and some what costly, but it is the best chance the pup has. Good luck!

Answer 4

The age to start vaccinating is no less than 8 weeks, because if the pups have been nursing since the first couple of hours of life, they should have had colostrum from mom's milk in the first 24 hours, which provides them with immunity. It usually wears of at age 8-9 weeks so if you vaccinate at like 6 weeks it doesn't do any good...

With that said, if a couple puppies have already died, chances are the other pups have it too. (it goes with the litter). I would take the dead puppies with me to the vet too so they can dispose of them properly.

Answer 5

Parvo is very contagious. You can carry it to someone elses yard on your shoes. You need to have your litter vaccinated at 6 wks and then again at 8 wks. As said in some of the previous comments chances are if you lost 3 to parvo the rest of your dogs already have it.

Answer 6

I give just the plain Parvo vaccine at 6 weeks old, and then again at 8 weeks, then the combination at 10 weeks.

You can bury your poor pups, deep . Parvo is carried by flies, so they need to be safe from bugs and flies.

Get grapefruit seed disinfectant to wash all surfaces where pups have been. You can get it at larger grocer's, in the natural health area, or at healthfood stores. MUCH safer than Clorox.

Your vet can give your pup his shot now..It will help.

Answer 7

Parvovirus is extremely contagious, however, if you have items from previous pets who have succumb to the disease bleach and water will disinfect the item thoroughly.

Puppies should be vaccinated with their DHLP-P(Distemper/Hepatitis/Leptospirosis/Parvovirus/Parainfluenza)

All vaccinations should be administered by a licensed veterinarian. If there is a veterinary school near you, the teaching hospitals there are less costly.

The vaccination schedule should be as follows:

First shot at 6-7 weeks old
Second @ 9 weeks
Third @ 12-16 weeks (plus Lyme disease shot)
Last @ 16 weeks

Rabies shots can be given at 12-16 Weeks

* If you have rottweilers or dobermans, two parvo shots is recommended with the last one at 20 weeks(they are more susceptible)

Speak to you vet about heartworm preventative also

Answer 8

OK the magazine Dogs in Canada I think last month or the month before talked about this. Basically it said yes take the small risk and get your dog socialized as they find more dogs are put down later in life due to bad or no socialization than the small percentage that might get sick as puppies. I think it said 75% are good after the first shot and 95% after the second shot and all should be good after the last booster. I believe in socialization as being so very important that I made sure my puppy got to meet or at least see thousands of dogs and thousands of people.

Answer 9

if you have lost 3 pups from parvo...the chances are your others already have it.
you need to get off the computer and call a vet~!

Answer 10

the dead puppies you need to bring to a place in the bet, they might charge but they know what to do with it. Other wise , place them in a plastic bag and buried them far away from your home. The other pop the lives, he needs to be vaccine already and might need medication cause he might have got infected too. Please see vet.