Animal Control picks up from 50 to 75 dogs and puppies a week. It s not medically proven, but it may be because it s warm down here. Puppies can begin vaccination at six to eight weeks and receive two more booster shots before they reach 14 weeks. The shots prevent parvo, distemper, corona virus, adeno virus, and parainfluenza. That s a small price to pay for your puppy getting sick.
Animals become lethargic, which is an owner s first clue to get help.
Lots of dogs get lethargic very quick. You can nurse them out of it, but probably 50 percent die. After a puppy has contracted the parvo virus, a veterinarian hooks it up to IV lines to keep them hydrated. It s kind of like a baby getting sick. Battershell said he thought 99 percent of the parvo cases affected unvaccinated dogs.