Regarding Vaccine For Newborn Puppies.

Regarding Vaccine For Newborn Puppies.

 


Ideally infants, newborn puppies also need to be vaccinated. This vaccine needs to be done regularly, because its role is vital to ensure puppies grow healthy and strong.

Types of vaccine are required, when and what is the procedure of administration varies from one type to another dog. Therefore, it is highly recommended you consult with your veterinarian to determine the type of vaccine that is needed by your puppy.

However, before going that way, it helps you understand why puppies need to be vaccinated. By nature, puppies are not equipped with the newborn immune system strong enough to fight the disease.

Indeed, they have a number of protective antibodies derived from the mother through the blood flowing to the placenta. They also have acquired immunity from mother's milk was first produced, or colostrum. (All protective antibodies derived from this parent called maternal antibody protection).

However, colostrum milk is only produced between the time of birth to about 36-48 hours. In other words, after two days, the puppies are no longer gain immunity from mother's milk.

In addition, you need to note is that the puppies can only acquire maternal antibody protection against diseases ever suffered and the 'conquered' by the parent, and the parent in the near future when it has been vaccinated against the disease. So, for example, if the parent has not been vaccinated or have not been recovered from parvovirus attacks, then the puppies will not be immune to parvovirus attack, and it is not likely they will have parvo.

Another thing you need to underline is, maternal antibodies will only be circulated through the blood in the body of the puppies in a limited time, only about a couple of weeks. So, there will be times where antibodies are inherited by its parent is already weak and unable to fight the disease, or it was too strong, so it will reduce the effectiveness of the vaccine. This period is called "vulnerable gap" (window of susceptibility).

That is why, you should understand the proper timeframe to vaccinate, because if vaccination is done in a vulnerable gap period, the puppy will still be attacked by the disease, although it has been vaccinated.

The duration gap is usually susceptible depending on the type of your dog. In fact, sometimes there is a puppy that has the vulnerable that are shorter or longer than the other puppies of the same race. Therefore, you should consult with your veterinarian.

Pet health experts agreed, in the first stage, the puppies should be given at least three combination vaccines. Then, given again at the second stage, namely during the puppy at the age of one year. To his own time, there are quite a lot of disagreement, but the average recommends a combination vaccine first performed when the puppy six weeks old, and repeated every three weeks until he reaches the age of 16 weeks. The protocol is believed to provide protection for most puppies.

However, no individual test on each puppy, it will be impossible to determine the level of immunity of your puppy. So, highly recommended if you consult and consult your puppies at the vet.

Types of Vaccines
Then, the next question is, what type of vaccine should be given to the children of your dog? Some common types of vaccinations for puppies is:

- Parvovirus (Parvo)

Parvovirus attacks very seriously. The virus usually attacks the digestive system. Symptoms include diarrhea and severe vomiting - until sometimes bleeding, high fever and the puppy seems lethargic. Impurities which generally produces a foul-smelling, and sometimes yellowish. Parvo can also attack the dog heart, causing congestive heart failure. Without proper medical care, Parvo is often fatal.

- Distemper

The disease attacks all tissues in the body of the dog. The entry is through the respiratory pathway, when the puppy breathe contaminated air. In the initial phase, severe flu-like symptoms with fever. However, the next phase will be followed by vomiting, high fever, diarrhea, aggressive behavior, and thickening or peeling nose and feet. The disease is most often fatal. In fact, if the puppy managed to recover though, will generally experience nerve damage. Therefore, preventive measures are highly recommended by vaccination.

- Hepatitis

Spread through contact with contaminated feces or urine. This disease affects the kidneys and liver. Symptoms include high fever, loss of appetite, vomiting and diarrhea with blood, and depressive behavior. Infected dogs likely to experience chronic health problems in the future. Dogs who are recovering from illness will also remove dirt and contaminated urine, providing an opportunity for other animals to be infected. The best prevention method is vaccination.

- Leptospirosis (Lepto)

Just like hepatitis, the disease attacks the liver and kidneys of dogs. This disease can also infect humans through contact with contaminated urine dog. Symptoms include vomiting, thirst, diarrhea with blood and depressive behavior. In some cases, physical dogs also visible yellowing. Can be cured with antibiotics, but the best prevention is by vaccination.

- Rabies

Transmitted through the saliva of an infected animal, rabies is another disease that can infect humans. The disease attacks the nerve tissues, and cause paralysis and often ended in death. Again, vaccination is the most powerful weapon to combat this disease.