[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Vaccine protocol
- From: Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx
- To: proudk9@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2013 16:53:13 -0400 (EDT)
Not only don't I think a mom could pass more along , a puppy couldn't
absorb/utilize them even if she did. This article say 18 hours...definitely
not after the 2nd day, so again, additional protection does not vary with
when a puppy is weaned:
Newborn puppies, through some process that we do not fully understand, are
able to absorb the large maternal antibodies into their blood system
through their intestinal wall unchanged. The absorption of these large protein
molecules is one of the peculiarities of newborns. As the puppy ages, his
digestive system begins to hydrolyze protein molecules. This is a process in
which a molecule of water is added to proteins, breaking them into smaller
sections. This is important because if the maternal antibodies are
hydrolyzed, they lose their ability to destroy disease causing viruses and
bacteria.
Usually, toward the end of the puppy's first 18 hours of life (may be as
few as 12 hours) he loses the ability to absorb these antibodies and they
are hydrolyzed. Therefore, even if the mother continued to produce colostral
antibodies, they would be destroyed and not provide any protection to the
puppy.
It is important that we now clarify one often-misunderstood point. As
stated, colostrum with its antibody protection is only present in the first 24
hours of milk flow and newborns can only gain colostral immunity if they
nurse during that time frame, and they are less than one day old. After that,
it makes no difference how much or how little they nurse; they will not
absorb any more antibodies.
Many breeders and pet owners believe that as long as the puppy is nursing,
she is gaining more antibody- protection. That is unfortunately untrue.
Others feel that by allowing older puppies to nurse on a new mother,
immediately after she gives birth,it will give the young animals another dose
of
maternal antibodies. This is also untrue. Remember, newborns lose the ability
to absorb antibodies at approximately 18 hours post-partum.
Kathy, member GSDCA, DVGSDC
Celebrating generations of Dual Titled TC'd Champions
visit http://www.pinehillgsds.com/
In a message dated 8/19/2013 4:30:49 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
proudk9@xxxxxxxxx writes:
On Aug 19, 2013, at 12:09, _Pinehillgsds@aol.com_
(mailto:Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx) wrote:
It doesn't matter when they are weaned. Puppies are only capable of
absorbing antibodies from their mom's colostrum for the first 24-48 hours.
It's
a question of when that protection wears out....
So you don't think that there is antibodies passed along in their daily
milk, but just from the colostrum? I thought antibodies from disease passed
into the regular breast milk just like allergy resistance and hormones
naturally; plus drugs and the like that get put into mama dog. So, the
maternal antibodies wouldn't start to run out until the pups were fully
weaned.
I'm extra grateful to know my pups are generally nursing 5 minutes after
they're born. :). Just enough time to dry them up ribbon & weigh them. I'm
also from the school that putting the pups to nurse helps stimulate labor by
the nursing stimulating the natural production of oxytocin.
JP&P
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