Parvo Outbreak In Tassie

[Animal House]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-02/deadly-dog-virus-outbreak-prompts-vaccination-plea/7294504

[*kirty*]

There was a puppy at work with parvo last week - bought in NSW and became sick on the journey back to VIC. Its litter mate didn't make it back and died.

Edited April 2, 2016 by *kirty*

[Mrs Rusty Bucket]

Isn't that how the puppy farm in NSW got exposed for flogging puppies in WA... some of them were sick?

[Steve]

Isn't that how the puppy farm in NSW got exposed for flogging puppies in WA... some of them were sick?

No - One got sick several weeks after it went home and it wasnt Parvo

You don't have to be a puppy farmer to have a bad experience with parvo. It can happen to any breeder.

[Maddy]

Part of the issue in the NW is that it's a lower socioeconomic area with a lot of backyard breeding going on. Lots of puppies are being sold completely unvaccinated to owners who don't understand why those vaccs matter, creating a pool of unprotected dogs. When we get parvo outbreaks in Launceston, they're never centred around East Launceston or Norwood or any of the nice suburbs, it's the North/east suburbs- Rocherlea, Mayfield, Waverly, etc. Less money, less education. Nothing to do with puppy farms.

[Steph M]

Isn't that how the puppy farm in NSW got exposed for flogging puppies in WA... some of them were sick?

No - One got sick several weeks after it went home and it wasnt Parvo

You don't have to be a puppy farmer to have a bad experience with parvo. It can happen to any breeder.

But I can see how it's more prevalent and easier spread in high volume puppy farms where pups are probably less closely monitored and less likely to see a vet at the first sign of being off colour.

[Steve]

Isn't that how the puppy farm in NSW got exposed for flogging puppies in WA... some of them were sick?

No - One got sick several weeks after it went home and it wasnt Parvo

You don't have to be a puppy farmer to have a bad experience with parvo. It can happen to any breeder.

But I can see how it's more prevalent and easier spread in high volume puppy farms where pups are probably less closely monitored and less likely to see a vet at the first sign of being off colour.

Maybe though when you know enough about maternal antibodies and vaccination failure of young pups etc there may be an argument to that - but no puppies sold by that particular person developed Parvo.

If a breeder does sell a pup that develops Parvo on the way home or soon after they get home that is no indication the breeder has done anything wrong.

[Steph M]

I wasn't talking about any specific breeder/puppy farm, I don't even know who's being mentioned.

I was replying to "you don't have to be a puppy farmer to have a bad experience with parvo, it can happen to any breeder" and I was actually agreeing with you, but making the point above which I stand by, that your average high volume puppy farmer probably cares less, has more dogs in a space and possibly with poor immune systems, the pup itself sees less veterinary intervention or later and the hygiene standards are probably less than stellar and thus more likely to see a big breakout. Which I totally stand by.

[Steve]

I wasn't talking about any specific breeder/puppy farm, I don't even know who's being mentioned.

I was replying to "you don't have to be a puppy farmer to have a bad experience with parvo, it can happen to any breeder" and I was actually agreeing with you, but making the point above which I stand by, that your average high volume puppy farmer probably cares less, has more dogs in a space and possibly with poor immune systems, the pup itself sees less veterinary intervention or later and the hygiene standards are probably less than stellar and thus more likely to see a big breakout. Which I totally stand by.

O.K. I thought it was about Mrs Rustybuckets post.