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Edward (Ted) Howard Australia (Verified User) Posts 1195 Dogs 16 / Races 0 19 Mar 2023 05:22
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Tassie has just put out an email that says nominations will not be accepted for dogs who have not been immunised in the last 12 months. My question is how many people have dogs that got parvo after 2 year old as i think this rule is just another ripoff for the vets after already being vaccinated 3 times before being named.
Raymond Peter Fewings Australia (Verified User) Posts 248 Dogs 0 / Races 0 19 Mar 2023 07:36
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My vet says every three years is enough except for kennel cough. How many inoculations do we have after childhood. Rort.
Scott Jackson Australia (Verified User) Posts 308 Dogs 0 / Races 0 19 Mar 2023 08:13
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Like with the Covid jab, money changes hands and we pay!!!!
Bronwyn Welsh Australia (Verified User) Posts 140 Dogs 0 / Races 0 19 Mar 2023 20:25
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My thinking is that I would rather pay for the regular Vaccs than risk shutting my kennels down with an outbreak and the thousands of $ in can cost to treat infected dogs.
Scott Jackson Australia (Verified User) Posts 308 Dogs 0 / Races 0 19 Mar 2023 20:53
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Fair call, Bronwyn, but shouldnt that be the trainers choice? Thats all, I think people are tired of being forced into these things.
Robynne Black Australia (Verified User) Posts 1449 Dogs 20 / Races 0 19 Mar 2023 21:11
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Its now in place in Qld that all dogs need to be Vaccinated YEARLY. An extremely Stupid policy , over vaccination will have dogs in the grave early !!
Edward (Ted) Howard Australia (Verified User) Posts 1195 Dogs 16 / Races 0 20 Mar 2023 00:44
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I believe its over the top vaccination but would still like to know h as anyone had parvo in a greyhound over two year old as I believe its a young dog disease.
Grant Dunphy Australia (Verified User) Posts 743 Dogs 4 / Races 1 20 Mar 2023 02:39
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Not sure if it's only a young dogs disease Ted but in 36 years I haven't had or heard of a mature dog having parvo.
A very well known greyhound vet told me a few years back the 12 month shot is the last one they need & the fact we don't need them again says it all.
Edward (Ted) Howard Australia (Verified User) Posts 1195 Dogs 16 / Races 0 20 Mar 2023 05:08
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A few years ago I had a litter that got it and after taking them to Steve Kings vets out of 8 they saved 7 it cost but it was money well spent as they were a good litter but afterwards I read all I could find on parvo and my take on it was once dog has it it is immune.Also the accepted thing with the vets was that the time they were most at risk was between the time the mothers antibodies wore off and the serum kicked in and the mothers antibodies sometimes killed the serum as it is a live shot.But now with 6 weeks and 13 weeks shots plus the 14 month shot any more is bullshit.
Robynne Black Australia (Verified User) Posts 1449 Dogs 20 / Races 0 20 Mar 2023 11:06
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Edward (Ted) Howard wrote:
I believe its over the top vaccination but would still like to know h as anyone had parvo in a greyhound over two year old as I believe its a young dog disease.
ANY dog can get Parvo vaccinated or NOT - if they are Vaccinated up to 3 years of age they are covered to not get a death sentence and the ones that do get it are rarely even showing signs and these are the immuno compromised eg Pannus dogs that incidentally QLD will NOT allow treatment to be given when racing with in itself IS a health and welfare issue . Same with KC . Puppies are most vulnerable to dying , but over vaccination cannot solve this problem it brings with itself another bigger array of problems for our dogs in the long term as they become immune damaged . Greyhounds are not street dogs, I'm personally offended that people who don't even know our dogs are making these decisions - its ludicrous.
Paul Dicks Australia (Verified User) Posts 10281 Dogs 120 / Races 252 20 Mar 2023 12:04
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I'm struggling to see why people are so anti C5. If you ever see a dog with Parvo you will never forget the look in their poor eyes or forget the terrible stench that comes with this insidious disease. We forget we don't worry about the diseases prevented by the C5 vaccine, because we have very rarely had to deal with them.
Robynne Black Australia (Verified User) Posts 1449 Dogs 20 / Races 0 20 Mar 2023 17:29
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Paul Dicks wrote:
I'm struggling to see why people are so anti C5. If you ever see a dog with Parvo you will never forget the look in their poor eyes or forget the terrible stench that comes with this insidious disease. We forget we don't worry about the diseases prevented by the C5 vaccine, because we have very rarely had to deal with them.
I'm not anti vaccine at all. Over vaccination is what kills millions of family pets every day. It has nothing to do with watching a dog die of parvo , its about killing your dogs immune system so they die a slow death. Maybe they should have done some actual research first , and perhaps some titre testing before throwing a new stupid rule at us to please the activists.
Edward (Ted) Howard Australia (Verified User) Posts 1195 Dogs 16 / Races 0 20 Mar 2023 20:39
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Paul I am not against vaccination and have seen and smelt the virus but once immune they stay immune its a ripoff by the vets and I ask again how many mature dogs have you seen with parvo.
Julie Grindley Australia (Verified User) Posts 679 Dogs 39 / Races 0 20 Mar 2023 21:37
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Actually its in the Victorian rules that all dogs must be up to date with yearly vaccinations,just never been iinforced
Kim Johnstone Australia (Verified User) Posts 75 Dogs 14 / Races 0 20 Mar 2023 22:59
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You can get a titre test to prove that you are covered for the c3 element as that can last longer. But you will still need the kc part regardless as its more like a flu shot needs to be annual
Paul Dicks Australia (Verified User) Posts 10281 Dogs 120 / Races 252 21 Mar 2023 00:49
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Edward (Ted) Howard wrote:
Paul I am not against vaccination and have seen and smelt the virus but once immune they stay immune its a ripoff by the vets and I ask again how many mature dogs have you seen with parvo.
Isn't it called C5 because it immunises against 5 different potential diseases? The Parvo element is just one of those 5 things it covers.
Paul Dicks Australia (Verified User) Posts 10281 Dogs 120 / Races 252 21 Mar 2023 00:53
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Robynne Black wrote:
Paul Dicks wrote:
I'm struggling to see why people are so anti C5. If you ever see a dog with Parvo you will never forget the look in their poor eyes or forget the terrible stench that comes with this insidious disease. We forget we don't worry about the diseases prevented by the C5 vaccine, because we have very rarely had to deal with them.
I'm not anti vaccine at all. Over vaccination is what kills millions of family pets every day.
I know you have experience in the field. But this comment is laced with plenty of hyperbole.
Jacqueline Wilson Australia (Verified User) Posts 93 Dogs 0 / Races 0 21 Mar 2023 02:17
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been the case in W.A for twelve months now and very strict on the rules. every dog i have purchased from another state i have had to C5 before i could start
Mitchell Carter Australia (Verified User) Posts 63 Dogs 0 / Races 0 21 Mar 2023 09:38
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Paul Dicks wrote:
Edward (Ted) Howard wrote:
Paul I am not against vaccination and have seen and smelt the virus but once immune they stay immune its a ripoff by the vets and I ask again how many mature dogs have you seen with parvo.
Isn't it called C5 because it immunises against 5 different potential diseases? The Parvo element is just one of those 5 things it covers.
For what its worth the C5 covers for Parvovirus (Parvo), Distemper (looks like Flu), Infectious Hepatitis (Liver infection), Parainfluenza (influenza) and Bordatella (Kennel Cough).
It seems it is clinically recommended for all Canines to have it yearly apparently, not just greyhounds.
Robynne Black Australia (Verified User) Posts 1449 Dogs 20 / Races 0 21 Mar 2023 11:24
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Paul Dicks wrote:
Robynne Black wrote:
Paul Dicks wrote:
I'm struggling to see why people are so anti C5. If you ever see a dog with Parvo you will never forget the look in their poor eyes or forget the terrible stench that comes with this insidious disease. We forget we don't worry about the diseases prevented by the C5 vaccine, because we have very rarely had to deal with them.
I'm not anti vaccine at all. Over vaccination is what kills millions of family pets every day.
I know you have experience in the field. But this comment is laced with plenty of hyperbole.
If it makes you feel better to say that then .... go you. Get back to me after you watch dogs die from over vaccinating. Yes I've seen it , pointless deaths with no disease involved. We live up to 100 ish years yet apart from Covid and Flu ( going by strains) Vaccinations we are done yearly. Dogs lives are a fifth of ours at very best , yet you feel its OK to throw 5 times the amount of vaccinations into them and then tell me I'm exaggerating ?
Do you have questions about breeding theories? 
