10 April 2009
Parvovirus Shots – What Your Vet Probably Won’t Tell You!
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Almost every dog owner assumes that they need to give their dog Parvo shots to stop them from getting the dreaded Canine Parvovirus, but if your vet told you the truth about these vaccinations, especially the three facts we’ve uncovered based on hundreds thousands of Parvo cases we’ve dealt with, as well as our extensive research, then you’d probably think differently about them.
Firstly, almost all vaccines in use nowadays are no longer protecting dogs against the latest 2c strain of Parvo.
This 2c strain, which first appeared in the United States during 2006 (although it had been present in Europe and other parts of the world for much longer), is much more aggressive and fast-acting than the older 2a and 2b strains.
For example, we had one customer, in the pacific North West, whose dog first showed symptoms of Parvo on a Sunday morning, and by late that same afternoon, it had already succumbed to this horrific virus.
As time goes on, we are witnessing an increasing number of customers who have adult dogs, as well as puppies, that are fully-vaccinated and that are contracting Parvo and are dying from it, unless they are treated in time.
Until not long ago, the only company that manufactured vaccines that had been 100% challenge-tested against the 2c strain was Intervet, but we’ve now had customers whose dogs were vaccinated using their products, and yet still contracted Parvo.
So, don’t assume that because your dog (whether old or young) has been vaccinated, he’s safe and will be immune.
Secondly, and we know this sounds counter-intuitive, but dogs are actually getting full-blown Parvo from the Parvo vaccinations.
Once again, many of our customers have dogs that display full-scale symptoms of Parvo within literally one or two days (and even a few hours in some cases) after being given their shots.
We know that some of our customers get this, because they themselves have told us that their own children have developed ‘flu shortly after being given their ‘flu jabs.
Well, exactly the same thing is going on with dogs and their Parvovirus shots.
If you stop to consider this for a moment, the vaccines contain modified versions of the live virus, and they are designed to weaken the dog’s immune system, as that is how they are supposed to work – well, that’s the theory. To add insult to injury, many vaccines contain multiple viruses – anywhere from four to seven or eight at a time.
Lastly, and perhaps most disturbing of all, is the fact that your dog’s immune system can be weakened by any vaccinations, not just Parvo ones. The results of this are obvious: your dog will have an increased chance of becoming ill in the future.
Other side-effects of vaccinations include chronic inflammation, which will cause the obvious issues like arthritis, but it’s now been proven that inflammation is a leading cause of cancer.
To top it off, the vaccines themselves also contain a wide variety of toxic chemicals, none of which are good for your dog and could cause additional problems.
It’s good that the recommendation for annual booster shots has been reduced by the AVMA to just every three years, but even this is too much. Ongoing research has proven that vaccinations will provide immunity for at least seven years, and perhaps even life.
So in summary then, Parvo vaccinations are no longer that effective against the 2c strain, they may even give your dog full-blown Parvo, and they can cause long-term health issues such as cancer.
If you were to ask your vet, he’d probably disagree with all that we’ve said here, but please bear in mind – it’s your dog, and you have the right to be told all of the facts before coming to an informed decision about which Parvo treatment to go fo, and not be hectored into doing something you don’t want to do.
20 Comments so far...
Sue Marston Says:
26 July 2009 at 5:56 am.
Around 1985 I had 7 dogs, all unvaccinated. One was a pup, and when she came back from being spayed, she was not feeling well and would not eat. I thought she might have an obstruction, so I took her in to the vet. He gave her barium orally to see if there was an obstruction. To make this short, he said the blood test showed she had parvo (probably picked up when being spayed) but added it was the MILDEST CASE OF PARVO he had ever seen. She was absolutely fine after ingesting the barium for the x-ray. And, none of my other dogs (again, all unvaccinated) did not “catch” the parvo from her. I’ve had two experiences bringing home dogs who had received multiple vaccines at the “shelter” and each time the vaccinated dogs developed distemper. None of the unvaccinated dogs (who had full contact with the sick vaccinated ones) “caught” the distemper. So Beauchamp was right when he refuted Pasteur’s theory, and the resistance to disease IS created by a healthy diet and environment, not by injecting toxic substances.
Justin Howe Says:
24 November 2009 at 6:37 pm.
I’m a bit confussed over how hard it is 2 diagnose parvo.My 4yr old boxer was just placed in a vetranary hospital.She was pregnant 1.5mths,she had all the symptoms of parvo(bloody stools,diarrea,vomiting,stomach acid,wieght loss,etc)she was givin blood tests,& her white blood cell count was fine,everythin was fine.They gav her a ultra-sound,& then had 2 put her on I.V.My vet has many yrs of experience & he 1st said it wasnt parvo,but a week l8r it is.How hard is it 2 diagnose.
Rae and Mark Says:
25 November 2009 at 1:05 am.
Justin, there are a few issues with diagnosing Parvo.
Firstly, we are seeing more and more Parvo tests that conducted by the vet, in-clinic (i.e. the tests based on stool samples), coming back negative when the dog does, in fact, have Parvo. This is mainly happening, as far as we can tell, with the latest 2c strain of Parvo. Full blood work-ups, which have to go away to the labs, still tend to be more accurate, but they do take longer (a day, at least, usually), and the one thing you don’t have with Parvo is time.
The problem with these false negatives is that the vet then thinks your dog doesn’t have Parvo, and then proceeds to convince you to give the dog Parvo shots, but if the dog does have the virus (or has been exposed to it), this is probably the worst thing you can do as it will almost undoubtedly ensure that full Parvo symptoms develop within a day or two.
Secondly, there are many other issues that can look like Parvo, but aren’t. For example, Campylocater (aka Dog Show Crud) has symptoms almost identical to Parvo, although dogs suffering from this tend to whine, whimper and cry whereas Parvo dogs don’t (unless you handle their stomachs too much, as this area does get very sore and tender). As an aside, if you treat Campylobacter using IV fluids, as though it were Parvo, then this can be very dangerous, as dogs with this condition need to be hydrated orally.
The problem here is that, because Parvo is so prevalent, once most vets see symptoms that look like Parvo, they assume it is Parvo and treat the dog accordingly.
Based on what our many customers are telling us, the white blood cell doesn’t appear to be a very reliable indicator either.
So, it’s not as easy to diagnose Parvo as it might appear, but our policy is that if the symptoms indicate it could be Parvo, you’d better take action immediately and treat it as though it were Parvo (using the products in the Home Parvo Treatment Kit is our recommended treatment, as it gives dogs the best chance of survival): if it turns out it’s not Parvo, then the products won’t do any harm, and if it is something like Campylobacter, they can still help, while if it does turn out to be Parvo, then you’ve started treatment as soon as possible, which is always the best course of action.
And with Parvo killing some dogs in as little as five hours after visible physical symptoms (e.g. diarrhea, vomiting) first appear, that’s why we strongly encourage all dog owners to have a Parvo Treatment Kit on hand at all times – you never know when Parvo will strike (and it’s often at weekend), and when it does, you may not have very long at all.
We hope this helps, and we hope your Boxer and her unborn pups are all OK.
Bri Says:
8 November 2010 at 3:36 pm.
I think all this is a scam to advertise products. Parvo runs differently in different areas. The vaccinations are required to build their tolerance up and their immunity. If it was as bad as this article is saying, there wouldn’t be any dogs in the world without parvo.
Rae and Mark Says:
8 November 2010 at 10:30 pm.
Bri,
First of all, have you successfully treated nearly 4,000 dogs with the Canine Parvovirus, like we have?
If you haven’t, shut the fuck up!
You have absolutely no idea what the hell you’re talking about.
Vaccinations are killing animals – plain and simple.
Here are a few horror stories to give you a taste: Bordetella Vaccine.
It’s dumbasses like yourself who fall hook, line and sinker and are totally brainwashed to the bullshit that drug pushers spout, convincing you that putting mercury in your animals is going to help them. How exactly are mercury and live deadly virus particles and other toxic chemicals going to help your animal?
Vaccinations are giving animals not only Parvo, kennel cough / Bordetella, etc., it’s destroying their immune system which means they’re not able to fight off anything else they come in contact with in the environment.
They’re dying a lot earlier of things like liver failure, kidney failure and cancer, as well as Parvo and direct reactions from the vaccines themselves.
All this started within the last ten years when there was a big push to force people into vaccinating pets.
Who do you think is sending out this strong message to vaccinate?
Big drug manufacturers are at the heart of this push because they make obscene amounts of profit from peddling this crap.
Why is your vet bugging you to vaccinate?
Money!
This is a cash cow for them.
Drug pushers give them free samples of this crap every day and they turn around and charge $50, $100, $200 or more for an office visit, chemicals that they didn’t even pay for and whatever else they can tack on to the bill, and they do this relentlessly every year with their so-called booster shots, which are unnecessary and dangerous.
Their mark-up is in the thousands of percent, and for most vets, vaccinations alone account for well over 50% of their income stream, so there’s no way they’re going to tell you to stop vaccinating, because they won’t be able to pay for their Porsches.
Not only do they make a tremendous mark-up on giving vaccinations and poisoning your animals, they know there will be side-effects, as there are with all chemicals.
So that means yet more repeat business, when your animal gets sick and you then have to go back and get another slew of drugs, supposedly to remediate the problems that originally started from the vaccinations.
It’s a revolving door – wake the fuck up!
This is all about profits and nothing else.
If you think the US Government is all about helping people by pushing vaccinations, you’re sadly mistaken!
Do yourself, us, and your pets a favour and do some bloody research before sounding off and letting everybody know how ignorant you are. Check out the following:
2. Our Recommended Reading List.
3. Twins Die Minutes After Measles Vaccination
4. Flu Vaccine And Its Side-Effects
5. Chickenpox Vaccine Creates Shingles Epidemic
6. Shocking Swine Flu Vaccine Miscarriage Stories
7. How The Media Gets Away With Lying About Vaccine Information
JANET JUBILEE Says:
22 December 2010 at 8:51 pm.
I got around the worst shot of all-rabies-contents (human aborted fetuses, toxic metals, anti freeze, cow puss and much more. The vet listed my cat as age unknown. The Nazi pharma and government says rabies law only applies to pets older than the spay so called age! My Attorney drew up a writ for my cats-spay-no shots!
Aslin Says:
5 August 2011 at 5:35 am.
I so far have 3 dogs that have contracted parvo from a house we used to frequent. from that infected house there is already one pup that had to be surrendered due to inability to pay for care, and one that has died from this disease. is there any thing i can do to take action against this person who knows damn well she is passing it around but refuses to do anything about it?
Rae and Mark Says:
5 August 2011 at 7:02 pm.
Aslin,
We’re sorry to hear about your situation.
The problem is that Parvo is a ubiquitous virus, which basically means it’s everywhere. And because it can be so easily transmitted (e.g. by birds, flies and other insects), it’s practically impossible to make sure that your yard is free of it – especially when the virus can survive outdoors for years (as long as 20, according to some experts).
Your other problem would be proving that your dogs contracted the virus in that house, as it could just have easily been from anywhere else. For example, many of our customers walk the virus into their house and give it to their dogs that way, without even knowing it.
The only action we would recommend taking is to have a Parvo Treatment Kit on hand. That way, you can a preventive dose to any of your existing dogs, and any new ones you might acquire.
As for legal action, then we cannot offer any advice in this area – you would need to consult a lawyer for that.
Kaitlin Says:
24 October 2011 at 9:56 am.
Hello,
I had a border collie about a year ago and a couple months went by and she started not acting like herself. We took her to the vet and she had parvo last year. We took her home and took care of her and she made it through and another couple months went by and she was fine and came home and she had passed away. Nobody is sure of the cause. Im getting ready to get a puppy here in a couple days and its irish setter mixed with something and the woman wants to go to tractor supply and get parvo shots should I tell her not to give it to the puppies especially the one I want? I don’t have the money to go through the parvo situation again.
Rae and Mark Says:
24 October 2011 at 11:45 am.
Kaitlin,
We’re sorry to hear about your Border Collie.
As you correctly surmise, you now have Parvo on your property (and it’s almost impossible to get rid of ), which means that any new dogs you adopt will stand a very high chance of being infected.
You’ve already read the main reasons why we choose not to vaccinate our dogs (i.e. they are nowhere near as effective as the manufacturers claim, they can cause the very disease they’re meant to protect against, and they frequently cause both short- and long-term side-effects, which can range from the fairly mild to the serious or even fatal).
However, it’s worse than that, because what most vets won’t tell you is that the drug manufacturers themselves clearly state on the vaccine inserts that you should not give shots to a dog that is not healthy, and that includes dogs who already have Parvo, or have been exposed to the virus (as symptoms won’t show until 3 – 15 days after exposure). And we’re sure you know that the majority of vets never bother to ask about your dog’s current state of health, or to do any tests before vaccinating them.
Here’s the bad news: giving an exposed dog a Parvo shot can kill it – in as little as five hours, as the fiance of one of our customers found out the hard way:
So, if we were in your position, there is no way we would get any new (or existing) dogs vaccinated.
What we would do is get a Parvo Prevention Kit, and give any new dogs the prevention dosage (which is clearly explained in our Parvo Treatment Guide, which is available for download immediately after purchase) as soon as they arrive.
We would also give any existing dogs a prevention treatment too, becuase regardless of where your new dogs have come from (e.g. breeders, rescues, shelters, pet stores), you really don’t know what infections (including Parvo) they might bring with them.
You can get the kit you need here:
http://www.ParvoEmergencyTreatment.com/parvo-treatment-product-calculator.php#plan
Note that, on the next page, after you’ve filled out the form, you will need to choose Option 1 to be able to give the prevention treatment we recommend. Option 2 is not the right product in your situation.
We hope this helps, and that your new arrival remains healthy.
Kaitlin Says:
25 October 2011 at 7:52 am.
Well thank you but we moved from the place where we had the border collie. That dog was the only dog we had ever had that got the parvo. I also have a yorkie poo and when we got him he had kennel caugh. It took forever to get the medicine the vet gave us to make it go away. Well thanks for the information.
Rae and Mark Says:
25 October 2011 at 2:29 pm.
Kaitlin,
The problem is, Parvo is deemed to be a “ubiquitous” virus, which basically means that it is everywhere.
What this means, in practical terms, is that when you move to a new house, you have no idea whether Parvo is present or not – until, of course, your dog gets sick.
This is one reason why we always recommend giving dogs a prevention treatment in such situations.
BTW, we also sell a product called Primalix KC that is specifically designed to deal with kennel cough very quickly and safely. It’s made by the same company that manufactures our Parvo products. Check out this website for details, should you need it in future: http://www.KennelCoughTreatment.org/
Kevin Says:
28 November 2011 at 11:34 pm.
rae and mark,
above bri just stated her opinion and you got all upset and said “shut the f*$” up”? obviously it was because you didn’t like what she had said and it is very obvious you are the least bit professional to talk to someone like that. I’ve seen 3 dogs die in myneighborhood in the past year that
didn’t have its vaccines and not one that did. everyone who reads this… think about it., how many dogs with vaccines have u seen die from parvo? and how many have u seen die without vaccinations? these people are willing to kill dogs just to sell their organic product. disgusting..
Rae and Mark Says:
28 November 2011 at 11:37 pm.
Kevin,
Bri was not just stating an opinion – she was accusing us of running a scam, something we could easily sue for if we had the time and inclination.
If she knew how many hours we have devoted to providing around the clock support to our customers to help them save their dogs from this virus, then she would appreciate what we are trying to do here. (How many vets do you know that you can ring at 3:00am on a Sunday morning for advice?)
The fact is, we are tired of being told by brain-dead people who can do no better than regurgitate what the “medical professionals” have told them that vaccines are Big Pharma’s gift to the world. The sad truth is, they are largely untested, contain toxic ingredients (some still contain mercury and aluminum, both of which are neurotoxins), they don’t offer the protection that they manufacturers claim, they do cause all manner of side-effects (including death), and they are a huge cash cow for vets who will happily vaccinate sick animals even though the manufacturers themselves tell them not to. (Please note, we are not tarring all vets with the same brush here – we know there are a few who really try to do what’s right, but we’ve spoken to enough people to know that many are more interested in the money than in saving pets’ lives.)
So, you’ve seen a grand total of three dogs in your neighbourhood who got Parvo but weren’t vaccinated?
Gee whiz, you’ve obviously an expert then and have clearly spent years researching how best to treat this virus and its many complications (and by the way, treating recently-vaccinated dogs is harder than treating un-vaccinated ones)!
However, when you compare that to the 4,499 dogs (and cats) that we’ve helped treat for Parvo in the past few years, then three is not even a drop in the ocean, is it? It’s such a small sample size that it’s completely meaningless, which makes us wonder what sort of point you were trying to make.
What we have published on this site, and others, is based on having helped treated thousands of animals, and we have no problem in stating that vaccines can and do cause Parvo, and that vaccinated dogs can and do get Parvo, regardless of their age. (Since we originally posted the article above, we came across one dog that got Parvo at 14 years of age, and that dog had been vaccinated regularly for the first 12 years of its life.)
Before you people sound off, you really need to do your own research. For example, if you don’t believe us, would you take the word of a former vaccine manufacturer who has publicly stated, and we quote, that vaccines “can actually cause the disease they are supposed to prevent“. You can read more here: http://www.naturalnews.com/032484_vaccines_immunity.html#ixzz1NfpXPeFS
So, that’s why we get annoyed when people try to foist us off with the company line about vaccines – the time we spend replying to you, and others like you, is time we can’t spend actually helping people with sick and dying animals and who appreciate what we are doing here.
Leave us alone, learn how to read, do research, and think for yourself, instead of blindly following the purveyors of the unproven pseudo-science that is vaccination, and when you’ve digested the wealth of material that supports our own experience (and that of many others), then come back, if you’ve anything left to say, other than to offer an apology.
In conclusion, we’ll take your 3 dogs and raise you another 4,496. Look, after successfully dealing with the number of dogs that we have, we know what we’re talking about. After you have successfully dealt with as many Parvo cases as we have then you can talk, otherwise as we said before, stop wasting our f’ing time with BS.
Kevin Says:
28 November 2011 at 11:40 pm.
and if its not about the money for you why
are you peddling your crap on here? my dog
died because i took advise from foul mouth
hippies like you and not my vet… explain that?
Rae and Mark Says:
1 December 2011 at 9:59 pm.
And your point is what, exactly?
Whatever it was you bought for your dog wasn’t bought from us, so whatever point you’re trying to make is completely irrelevant.
We’ve no idea what was wrong with your dog, or what products you bought, or which company you dealt with, or whether the diagnosis of what was wrong with your dog was correct, or whether you bought the correct products, or whether you waited too long to begin treatment, or whether you followed the dosage instructions correctly. Need we go on?
The fact is, for whatever reason, your dog didn’t make it, and for that we are sorry – we always hate to see any animal die needlessly – but just because you feel aggrieved by your experience with some other company and product doesn’t mean you have the right take that out on anybody else.
Take your issue up with whichever company you dealt with, not with us, leave us out of your trifling drama/BS and go waste somebody else’s time!
Ryan Says:
7 December 2011 at 5:56 pm.
Hey Rae & Mark I have a concern i had my pitbull puppy at a friends house for 8 months he will be a year in january his brother just died this morning they told me he had parvo but couldnt tell me what his symptoms were just that he was sick now I have never give any dog that I have ever had any shots just beacuse of facts that you were able to provide on this page an past knowledge I just went an got my dog from the place were his brother died this morning but I also got his shots I havent given them to him I was just scared so I bought them now should I wait to see symptoms of parvo ? Also does this parvo treatment kit work for sure ? Im just a bit worryed for my dog as well as my familys dogs & cat so if you could give me a word of advice it would be greatly appericated thanks
Rae and Mark Says:
8 December 2011 at 12:08 pm.
Ryan,
Once a dog shows symptoms of Parvo (or even once he’s been exposed to the virus), then giving shots at that stage can prove fatal – see what happened to the fiancé of one of our customers: http://www.parvobuster.com/blog/parvo-news/the-worst-thing-you-can-do-if-your-dog-has-been-exposed-to-parvo
Sadly, there are no 100% guarantees with Parvo as there are so many factors that can affect the outcome.
We do have a 90% success rate with the natural Parvo treatment products we sell, provided that people follow all of the instructions we provide in our Parvo Treatment Guide.
We always recommend having a Parvo Treatment Kit on hand, then should the virus strike, you’ll be ready to begin treatment immediately, which is crucial. Also, if you buy a kit in advance (it has a two-year shelf life), then you can have it shipped via USPS Priority Mail, as opposed to FedEx Priority Overnight (which is the only shipping method we’ll use if a dog is already sick), so that can save quite a bit of money.
If you want to see what products we recommend, then please visit our main site at http://www.ParvoEmergencyTreatment.com/
You may find that a single kit will be enough to treat your puppy and your family’s dogs too.
We hope your puppy and your family’s pets stay healthy.
Frank Z Says:
30 January 2012 at 12:21 pm.
And just when I thought I’d read all the ridiculous conspiracy theories.
Thank you for this hilarious read. I haven’t been this amused in awhile.
However, I will gladly continue vaccinating my puppies since the only dogs I’ve known to contract Parvo were not vaccinated. I’m sorry but personal experience and common sense overcome “horror stories”. Also, why the jump? You fail to explain why vaccinations improve human immune systems but somehow lower those of dogs? Or does your paranoia put your own children at risk?
admin Says:
31 January 2012 at 12:02 pm.
Frank,
You are, of course, entitled to your opinion, but just how many dogs your experience is based on? We only ask, as we have helped treat over 4,500 dogs over the past few years, and in our experience, a significant number of these dogs WERE vaccinated – and we’re not just talking about puppies here either.
If you really read up on vaccinations, you’ll find a remarkable absence of common sense – just a massive money grab by Big Pharma.
As for your comment about vaccinations improving the human immune system, then you’re making a big assumption that vaccinations do improve the human immune system. The fact is, they don’t, and even some basic research on your part would show this to be the case.
We’re truly sorry that you’ve been hoodwinked by the drug companies and their toxic products, but isn’t it time you learned to think for yourself instead of swallowing their BS hook, line and sinker?
As you clearly don’t know how to research this stuff yourself, here are a few sites that will show you just how dangerous vaccinations can be:
