I bought a puppy from a well known austrailan cattle dog breeder. The pup was 5 weeks so i decided to pick it up in a week. The breeder called 2 days later and said the mother got sick and tested positive for parvo. She died. The mother was seperated from the puppies, except at night. The puppies have to be quarantined for 2 weeks. The pups did have their first shot. Do you think these pups will make it?
2007-11-22 09:29:41 · 15 answers · asked by Jane M 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
From what you wrote I understand that you haven't picked up the puppy yet, but that you were waiting another week until it was six weeks old. If the puppy is still ok after the two week quarantine, the breeder should have it tested. The two week quarantine is because that is how long it takes for the virus to incubate.
Despite what you are told, it is possible for a fully vaccinated dog to still get parvo, this is not the first time it has happened. She might even of had some antibodies to it, but if her immune system was compromised, such as having given birth taking a lot out of her and not fully regaining her strength, then being exposed to the virus could have caused her body not to be able to fight back.
The best way to know what happened is to simply ask the breeder to show you the record of the mother's vaccination history. If she is a reputable breeder she will be willing to show you the shot record and then you'll know if it was caused from neglect or one of those freak accidents. Either way she should not have been willing to let the puppies leave until they were at least eight weeks old. The reason being that before that, pups get all their immunities from their mother and it's actually useless to vaccinate before then. Vaccines should not start until eight weeks.
The only way to know if the pups will be ok is too wait and see.
2007-11-22 10:08:12 · answer #1 · answered by Short Shot 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
That will be up to the pups and mother nature. But I would say that if it was parvo that would be found in the mothers milk as well. Its going to be up to the pups immune system in who will get it and who wont. Parvo is nasty in dogs and can spread easily. If caught real early however in some cases has been treatable but costly. I would keep in contact with the breeder and make sure that your pup you have chosen has been tested by the breeder for parvo before you take it home. Make sure you get the results on paper not just the breeder telling you they had it done. Is the breeders responsibility to sell healthy pups.
You might want to see if the breeder may work with you as well as far as if you buy the pup and weeks later it dies of parvo. See if they will give you a 14 day window after purchase. If not then I may think really hard about purchasing the pup if you havent already.
2007-11-22 09:47:32 · answer #2 · answered by ZORA 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is from a well known breeder?? This is very irresponsible on the breeders part. I hope she gave the puppy to you for free, because I doubt if it will live. First of all, the mother must not have had all of her shots. The puppies get their immunity from their mothers milk, but of course, she didnt have any to pass on. They have all been exposed to the parvo virus, and the breeder should have kept the entire litter until after their 3rd shot. Also, no good breeder would be selling puppies at 5 weeks of age, not only is it illegal, it is detrimental to the health and overall well being of the puppies. Separating the mother except at night did absolutely nothing for the puppies safety. I would ask for a refund and take the puppy back before you get attached to it, because I envision lots of other problems down the line if this breeder is this careless. The other thing is, now that the puppy has been in your house, you probably shouldnt bring another dog home for quite awhile, and thats only after you disinfect your house. This is a sad story and unfortunately, only too common.
2007-11-22 09:41:45 · answer #3 · answered by answers4u, not insults 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Letting a puppy go at 5 weeks is a despicably irresponsible act. Not knowing the mother had parvo leads me to believe this so-called breeder has not a clue about breeding, let alone caring for heelers. I would also ask that you post who this breeder is. People MUST know who this party is. There is no excuse whatsoever for such an ignorant act.
Parvo is a very serious viral infection. In puppies, if it gets into the heart, death is imminent as the virus propagates very fast. The problem in your situation is that at 5 weeks, the mother has recently introduced antibodies to the pup via her milk which can negate the effects of the vaccine. I'm very to say, your pup may be fighting for his/her life. Good Luck, I hope your heeler makes it, they are a real gift from heaven.
2007-11-22 10:00:47 · answer #4 · answered by RedHeeler 2 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Well known breeder? For what? Cruelty and ignorance? No good breeder will let a puppy go at five weeks. And a mom with parvo? I have never known an adult dog who is vaccinated to get parvo. So I can only assume this dog was not vaccinated. How irresponsible. This breeder's whole property is now contaminated, and I hope they don't have any other dogs there (probably not vaccinated either), because they will all get this disease. Not only will these puppies probably not survive, but if I were you I would call the authorities and report this breeder for cruelty.
2007-11-22 09:44:58 · answer #5 · answered by anne b 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I won't get into the idiocy of getting a pup so young - that is just wrong. But to bring a pup into a house where there has been parvo is probably a death sentence. Parvo is incredibly difficult to kill - bleach won't do it - and the virus survives for very long time periods. Why didn't someone in your family have the friggin' brains to find out about parvo contamination BEFORE you risked the life of another dog.
2016-04-05 03:50:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Might have been a well known breeder, but it was a BAD breeder!!!!!! Puppies should NEVER go before 8 weeks. If parvo is in the kennel, I would NOT take a pup from this situation. Even with a vaccine, they may still get parvo.
2007-11-22 09:40:12 · answer #7 · answered by ARE YOUR NEWFS GELLIN'? 7 · 7⤊ 1⤋
I would return your puppy to the breeder ASAP and get your money back.... the mother of these pups must have passed the parvo on to her pups through her milk...it's only a mtter of time before your puppy gets sick.
Find another breeder!
2007-11-22 09:48:15 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am not sure but I do think that the breeder you chose was bad. There is a shot for parvo so this dog obviosly did not get good vet care if it got the illness. I think you should find a new breeder that actually has healthy animals.
2007-11-22 09:35:42 · answer #9 · answered by Jenn 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
That was one terrible breeder --
1) She left the pups go before 8 weeks.
2) Her dog got Parvo.
Dang.
No tellin' what could happen to the pups. Even though they still have a shot or two, they can still get it very easily. Wait it out -- I'll pray. :)
2007-11-22 10:12:33 · answer #10 · answered by Lucy 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋