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Even Vac's from vets are not 100% unfortunately. I have seen this before via grooming clients, dogs still contract Distemper/Parvo. Have also seen the vacs themselves kill dogs (Vaccine induced Hemalytic Anemia), all we can do is the best we can to keep our pets healthy.
I was just wondering if he vac'd while pups were nursing, it negates the vaccine (won't over-ride moms titers). Therefore, if mom got a virus, the pups would also. Meaning if he vacc'd at 6 weeks, let them nurse to 7, then they got sick at 8 weeks....they were not actually "covered" by the vaccine. Truely don't know as I don't know the exact details, just throwing it out there.

Zodiakgsps.........I don't really know just how he went about giving those pups, mother and the other house dog the Vac's!

I do know that I myself would have done things differently and that I would have gotten the actual cause of death from the Vet Hospital I use.

100% agree Tonk, I don't mess with sick babies!!

I asked my vet about this describing that the whole litter & breed female died, first thing he said was it sounds like something they ate, this before I even mentioned dog food & that another dog died that ate the same food. He said usually an illness, virus, doesn't kill all of them, usually one or some will survive an illness.

So Tonk do you still feed multiple feeds & have you always even before the Diamond posioning?

My experience with factory made dog food years ago, caused me a lot of concern when others long ago had problems in their kennels or pack of hounds etc.

So I decided that is was far better for the dogs I raise to be feed several types of good dog food, instead of just one type of dog food. I have not regretted doing so over the years. Yes, it takes a little more time to feed that way but it does have a plus side to one's efforts.

The purchase of a well bred puppy no matter what the breed, is the cheapest part of owning a good bird dog in my opinion. The food you spend your money on to raise that pup up to be a 2yr old and the money laid down for training put into that dog starts to add up to a good piece of change by the time one is finished. So now you have a $3000 dollar or more investment! I personally believe feeding several good dog foods is a very cheap insurance policy period.

Your feedingt several diffeerent foods is interestiing & certainly one worth Merit / consideration. Until the poisioning of recent I had just never thought about it, though I have changed several qualty brand in the past. Ukenueba puppy to Iams to Purina pro plan with my first dog Sig, all for various reasons. HAve settled on Purina Pro Plan puppy with Raider, He is almost 1 year old now ai will be switching to adult when puppy runs out.

If you dont mind, i would like your thoghts on your mixtue. If you dont want to post please pm to me.

Siggy-32, I raise all our puppies on a mixture of Purina Pro-Plan Chicken Puppy/ Black-Gold and Hunters Performance. I been doing so for several years now and my pups put on weight fast and look real good through the stages up to 12 months.

I personally am beginning to believe the other breeder got a hold of some bad dog food but I can not confirm that thought ok.

I don't have to worry about bad dog food....I feed mostly raw!!
What kibble they get is Taste of the Wild, a grain free. I feed enough kibble to keep them used to it for travelling, easier to take when I am at 2-3 day field trials or shows.

Tonk, thanks, do I dare presume once over a year to switch the Pro Plan chicken puppy to adult Pro Plan chicken?

Zodiakgsps, I have heard some about Raw, there was one gal who had a Drahthaar who said his eyes should be slanted with all the rice & vegetables she fed him. He was a very calm dog, which she claimed was the food vs. processed Bagged dog food. I suspect yours is more meat then what she talked about.

Siggy32, yes, mine get primarily meat. Beef heart, chicken necks,green tripe, I bring home all the scrap & blood-shot meat from the deer processors I work at in the fall also & large meaty knuckle bones -they have great teeth. They get an organ mix as well, this is combined with some oatmeal.
I do give some fruit & veggies....but mostly it is snacks or what they steal from the garden, they love frozen carrots for a treat in the summer.(I do give bananas)

[b]Short answer is YES. It is a new strain of Parvo which when tested for parvo may come back negative.[/b]
http://www.retrievertraining.net/forums/showthread.php?t=68412

Thanks. Dutch.

Good info there, thanks for the heads up.