[ SHOWGSD-L ] Canine parvovirus
- From: Elsyd1@xxxxxxx
- To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 20:16:32 EST
Thunderpony, in regard to the distemper vaccine that you claim is what
caused canine parvovirus originally, I wrote to the ultimate authority,
(below) I
sincerely hope that this will ease some of the worries you have regarding
vaccinating dogs for fatal, deadly diseases. I hope additionally that you have
vaccinated any puppies you have had against this dreadful disease. Progard,
by Intervet, has been proven in university studies to override maternal
immunity, and be very effective in young puppies, with a low incidence of
vaccine
reaction. If you have not had these diseases, (or are younger), you have not
had the horrific experience of watching puppies die from such disease. I would
much rather vaccinate...than bury them young. Shalom, Syd
Harmon Rogers DVM DABVP
Clinical Associate Professor
Director, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Pullman, Wa
Hi Syd,
Itâ??s great to hear from you again. Hope all is going well for you and that
ill dogs are a rarity. Please say hello to Brenda for me. Canine distemper is
a markedly different virus from parvovirus. It is not possible for canine
distemper virus or canine distemper vaccine to create canine parvovirus.
It is possible that canine parvovirus might have developed from a mutation of
feline distemper. Feline distemper (also called feline panleucopenia) is
caused by a parvovirus very similar to canine parvovirus. Feline distemper
virus
is completely different from canine distemper virus.
Below is a quote from an authoritative text, A Concise Review of Veterinary
Biology, by Carter, Wise, and Flores. IVIS electronic publishing last
updated Dec 2004.
Best,
Harmon
Canine Parvovirus Disease
(Canine parvovirus enteritis)
Cause
Canine parvovirus type 2, which is closely related to feline panleukopenia
virus, mink enteritis virus and raccoon enteritis virus. The single-stranded
genome (5124 nucleotides in length) of these viruses varies less than 2% in
sequence analysis. Variants with minor changes in nucleotide sequences have
been reported. It appears that canine parvovirus (CPV) differs from the feline
virus in two amino acids in the capsid protein VP2. It is thought that CPV
originated from FLPV (Feline Panleucopenia Virus) by mutations in these amino
acids in the late 1970â??s. These changes enable CPV to replicate in dogs.
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From: Elsyd1@xxxxxxx [mailto:Elsyd1@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 9:44 AM
To: Rogers, Harmon
Subject: Hello from Syd
SYD MAILBERG
23910 SE 276TH ST
MAPLE VALLEY, WA 98038
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