is it true that only adult dogs who have parvo is because they never got their full set of parvo shots?

Answer 1

Orla F is right!
Same goes for human immunizations: if a person immunity level is low, he/she can still come down sick.
Those with no immunizations are at greater risk!

Answer 2

Parvo is a virus that attaches to the intestinal lining and multiplies so fast it causes symptoms so severe that the pup actually can die from the symptoms (diarrhea/vomiting/dehydration) before the virus runs its course. Having said that, a dog over two years old (unless it is internally a freak) does not have the same cells present in the intestine, and therefore will seldom even show a symptom at all. Dogs who come in contact with the normal strain of parvo after this age can become carriers for a couple of weeks during the time the virus is active in the intestines, but will not actually get sick. There are strains of parvo that can affect an older dog,,,, but these strains are called by other names. So the answer is...if a dog survives until 2 years, it most likely has a normal immune system (or else it would not survive long anyway) and will show little or no symptoms of parvo contact, but can still pass it to other dogs/puppies. ADD...They vaccinate yearly for a couple of reasons, one is to get you in the door for a check up, and another is because parvo shots are not alone. There are several other virus' that are also in the shot, which an adult dog CAN get.

Answer 3

An adult dog can get Parvo if it has never had any shots. However, after the age of six months, a dog's immune system is mature. At that point, one shot will provide full immunity for life. For puppies, the protocol is three puppy shots four weeks apart starting one week after the puppy stops nursing. Then they get a booster anywhere from fourteen to eighteen months of age. I've seen adult dogs come down with Parvo. It has happened at the animal shelter here a few times. Adults and puppies died because no one cared enough to prevent it in the first place.

Answer 4

older dogs can get parvo if they ve been exposed to the virus and their immunity is low. routine vaccinations should greatly reduce the risk of them getting the virus. i ve seen some cases where the dogs where up to date with their vaccines and still had parvo

Answer 5

No my cuzs puppy had parvo

Answer 6

I dont think so cause my dog got parvo and he had his full shots... but we think our neighbors poissoned him cause we dont get alog well... i know its horrible, dont u feel bad for there dog?

Answer 7

for the most part yes but eh shot itself is not 100% protection adn if teh dog is already sick and has a low immunity they can also get it.

Answer 8

no puppies gets it too faster than an adult! 4 of my neighbours got new pups they all died because 1 had not cleaned his backyard proper after his other older dog died from it!

Answer 9

I have only seen pups with parvo...