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Do dogs in other countries get Parvo, or is that just in USA2007-11-25 3:01:08

What puppy-hood diseases do dogs get in different countries?

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Sure do. We had big problems here (Australia) a few years back with Parvo. Vaccinations dropped, so there was a nice population of susceptible dogs, and lo & behold.parvo outbreak.

Puppy-hood disease is pretty well controlled here though. Thanks to better education, most people are pretty good about vaccinating their pups and keeping them away from dog contact until they are fully vaccinated, so the real nasties don't seem to crop up all that often. We vaccinate for parvo, distemper and hepatitis here as far as the young pups go (then kennel cough later), but parvo is the only one of them that I've seen.

Most common puppy-hood diseases here that I see are fleas and worms.

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the only thing good about parvo is that its not a racist disease. like most diseases, it doesnt choose what country to infect.

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They sure do get it in other countries, I've been to Mexico and yes the answer is yes. They get more diseases in other countries, especially underdeveloped countries. There are thousands of abandoned dogs in the streets of Mexico, how sad, there is no control or order.

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Our puppy had to be immunised against Parvo - we live in Australia.

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I'm in Australia and yes we get parvo here as well but not so much in the country towns,I'm talking years ago we didn't have to give them parvo shots

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They eat dogs in Korea. Don'tknow if that counts as a disease though.

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yes they do. i just got a rottweiler puppy. i live in Greece and went through hell to keep my puppy alive!! but we made it and now he's doing great. rottweilers and dobermans and some say pit bulls as well are more prone to this disease :(

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I remember when Parvo virus started in the late 1970's. It came from feline vaccine contaminating canine vaccine. All show dogs in everywhere were infected at once. Whole kennels were wiped out. Once dogs were infected, they spread the disease through their feces and it got into populations of wild animals. No one will admit now where it came from, but it's true. It came from vaccine that was contaminated.

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any dog, or canine is subseptible to parvo, in any country, the parvo virus is carried on the feet of birds that have walked thru the poop of an infected animal

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Yes! Dogs in other countries do get Parvo. I'm in Australia and about 8 years ago, my dog passed away from the disease. Very, VERY cruel, it is.

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unfortunately, canine parvo viral affected singapore pooches too, but its fairly uncommon.

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I lost a puppy to Parvo 3 years ago in India.