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After an 8 month old female canine has fully recovered from parvovirus infection, when can she be vaccinated and how many vaccinations should she receive? Also, after her recuperation, when can she be spayed?

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I would wait a couple of weeks between vaccination and spay.
At this age even if she has had no shots at all then you may only need to do one set of vaccinations. At this point she should have systemic immunity to parvovirus and not need to be vaccinated for that this year. But if the vet did not do a parvo test to determine this was actually parvo I'd immunize for that too.
I would want confirmation from your vet that the dog is fully recovered and ready to have its immune system challenged by the vaccine at this point. If the vet said fully recovered then you can do the shots. Watch for immune system depression or reactions. I'd have the vet do the shots and wait in the waiting room a half hour or so to make sure no allergic reactions were going to occur. But better to do the shots than face the dog getting another of the deadly diseases out there.
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Reply to Nancy Holmes's Post: Dear Nancy,
I really needed more specific time lines between the vaccinations and spay after the parvo contamination.
The poor girl has been through quite a bit in rescue. August 18th will be her last day in isolation (30 days post vet treatment). She was tested for parvo and found positive (although we have had positives and found it to be an intestinal bacteria...).
Thank you for your information,
Ann
K-9 Rescue Transport

The problem is you are asking for exact timelines in an inexact situation.
Every dog varys, every parvo surviver varies, your vet who should have been helping with the care of this dog is the one to consult on when the dog can safely have vaccines or be spayed.
I would personally give a dog two weeks between the vaccinationd and the spay. If the dog has a vaccine reaction then I'd wait until I was sure it recovered from that before risking anesthesia.
Dogs are not science experiments with exact parameters to measure. That is why in person examinations are critical in pet care.
The dog could be 30 days out from parvo and still be in terrible debilitated condition due to other issues. Dog could also be in fabulous shape. If the dog developed heart issues or other problems from the parvo that too would impact post illness care.
If it were my rescue/foster dog I'd work with the vet and make best guess judgement calls in conjunction with the vet's opinion. I'd be very likely to do pre-op bloodwork before the spay too.

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Reply to Nancy Holmes's Post: Dear Nancy,
Thank you so much for responding so quickly! I had suggested to the board members that we wait two weeks after her isolation removal to vaccinate her and then wait another three weeks prior to spaying. I am glad to see that I was on track for the most part.
I happen to have one of the survivors form parvovirus who has cardiomyopathy and chronic edema of the hind feet adn he is only 6 months old.
I reall yhope that the board takes the recommendation to have blood work done in the former parvo case prior to spaying.
Thank you again,
Ann

I'd normally have been quicker replying but my pups went for microchips and health exams today and the whole vet staff had to play with them!
If she is not vaccinated be *very* careful about getting her out and doing training etc. Not a worry about her contaminating others but a worry about her getting something else!
I hope the board follows through and does the right things by the dog.
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