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Vaccinations: One Size Does Not Fit All October 2, 2006
By Dr. Susan Barrett
The year was 1978. Dogs were becoming more popular as pets, indeed as members of the family. Suddenly, an epidemic of disease struck those furry family members. For no apparent reason, dogs would lose their appetites, start vomiting, and then develop bad, bloody diarrhea. Within a couple of days, they would die a painful death. Sometimes the most aggressive care could not save them.
What was this horrible epidemic? It was an outbreak of the viral disease, parvoviral enteritis, commonly known as “parvo.â€