Why Breeders and Vets Must Tell the Public About Canine Parvovirus

I write this article because I truly love dogs. Lets just think about an animal for a moment (specifically the dog) and what he or she means to you.  A dog first and formats is our protector. They tell us when something is amidst in the immediate area. A dog will guide you right to that person or thing that has come on your property uninvited. Once discovered, your dog is willing to risk his or her life for you thinking that he or she is some type of supere-dog without consideration of its size.

A dog should always live with a single woman or man because of dog's ability to guide its owner to an intruder or any other threat that may be about to occur within or on your property. Hundreds of thousands of young single women have died in their homes while asleep because she did not hear the intruder coming into her home. If she would have had a dog, then she would have been awaken by the dog's reactions to what he or she was hearing and may have been able to save her life.

A dog doesn't need to be any particular size because they all share unique qualities of sight and sound. They hear what we cannot. They smell what we cannot and no matter their size, they are not afraid to let you know that danger is near. Ready and willing to give up his or her life to save yours. That is what a dog means and should means to all, but thats not always the case. An owner should always be willing to give his or her dog the best life they can because a dog has a very short lift span. Without a doubt, I have left out a lot about an owner and dog's relationship, but I think you see my point. So lets talk about the issue at hand, "Why breeders and vets must tell the public about parvo."

If you have had the opportunity to see your dog go through the pain of this highly deadly disease called canine parvovirus, then you know you would never want any dog to go through this hardship.

Canine Parvovirus is the number one killer of thousands of dogs each year. But did you know its one of  the easiest to cure. Parvo is an easy treated disease, I know I just saved my five (5) puppies from this deadly disease. Ninty-Nine percent (99%) of all dogs that die from this disease is because their new owner has never heard of, not familiar with this disease, or how to recognize the signs of parvo. In order to keep this deadly disease under control, new owners need to know the signs of parvo and how to deal with this disease. When a new owner purchase his or her dog, the dog doesn't come with instructions, directions or a list of deadly disease that he or she cab catch through his or her nasal cavity. Our local SPCA and Animal Shelter should give this information out freely. We need a law that will require all private breeders, local SPCA and Animal Shelters to inform the public about canine parvo.

Usually when you take your dog to your local animal shelter to be sprayed or neutered, get are told what it will cost, but when you go to retrieve your dog you a told that you cannot take the dog home unless you get his or her shots. There is no mention of prevention of parvovirus.

When you take your dog to your local SPCA to be sprayed or neutered, you get just that. When your dogs become ill with parvo, you are unaware that that is what your dog is suffering from. The vet will tell you to keep the dog outside until they are ready to see them.

So I say this to say just one thing. There needs to be a law that demands all breeders, shelters and spca facilities needs to inform the public on the signs and symptom of parvovirus.