can my puppies catch parvo?

Question

my friend has 2 pups 1 which has parvo and is sick the other not showing any signs yet. but is not vacinated she brung it to my house and i have a chiuhua puppy 7 weeks old who has not had her shots yet till shes 8 weeks old can she catch parvo.the pup she brung over is not sick yet but was around the pup that was.

my vet will not vacinate my puppy till shes 8 weeks of age.i dont no why but she won't.

by the way she does have an appointment on tuesday she will be 8 wks old that day.and i didnt know the dog had parvo till today and she had it here thursday.

Answer 1

There is some misinformation here, but the main point is correct: parvo is extremely, extremely contagious, and extremely deadly to puppies.

It is not an airborne virus. It is shed in feces. It's extremely hardy and easily spread. It can live for several months in the ground (not ten years), and you can easily bring it home to your puppy on your clothes or shoes, simply by walking in the yard or home of a puppy that is infected. If the infected dog has been in your home, you need to disinfect everything, including the yard.

There is no cure for parvo. Treatment involves supporting the dog through the deadly symptoms (esp. dehydration), eg, with IV fluids and antibiotics, and hoping it stays strong enough to recover on its own. Survival is about 50-50, but if the dog makes it through the first few days (again, with supportive therapy), they usually recover well. Without treatment it's almost always fatal. Unfortunately, treatment is very expensive, because it requires a hospital stay and round the clock care. The sooner treatment is begun, the better.

Parvo syptoms come on very fast--loss of appetite, lethargy, diarrhea. It takes about a week after exposure for symptoms to show up. You can call your vet for a better idea what symptoms to look out for, and what they advise you to do.

An excellent FAQ about parvo, and disinfecting, can be found here:
http://www.workingdogs.com/parvofaq.htm

Answer 2

Nice bloody hell... I don't know even be aware of what to assert about you, girl. WHEN did you discover the Doxies had parvo? The last we heard of this drama was it was once an 'unknown illness'. You introduced extra puppies into the house either A.) not understanding what the domestic dogs died from or B.) knowing that you just had parvo on the premises. Really frankly, I have no idea which would be worse. And am I figuring out this accurately that you simply gave the pictures... Did YOU provide them or a vet? When you consider that the crap that you simply get at a feed retailer may not even be good. You are not able to manage to pay for a vet? You cannot come up with the money for to have dogs then. Interval. Either rehome the domestic dogs or sit down again and watch 'em die.

Answer 3

yes your pup can catch parvo or distemper . both are deadly if yor vet will not vacenate until the pup is 8 weeks old then go to your local feed store and buy the (7 WAY or 9 Way ) puppie shots it is the same as the vet gives and a lot less . I have raised cattle dogs for years and I vac.. all my pups at 5 to 6 weeks old because parv, and destemper are so bad where I live it hasn't killed one yet . You sould revacinate as suggested in the directions and then once a year if parvo / destemper is common where you live . someone from the feed store can show you how to give the shots if not E-mail me be glad to help but dont wait

Answer 4

If your puppy's breeder vaccinated the mother within the recent year and if she developed a high titer, it's possible that the mother's antibody titer is still in effect in the baby. There really is no way to determine how effective it is and how long it will last.

When puppy gets that first milk from the mother, puppy gets its first 'shots'. It gets antibodies from the mother while its still in its most vulnerable stages. It is after puppy begins weaning and up to several months of age that the mother's 'shot' wears off. Since no can tell when the mother's antibody wears off that's why puppy MUST get a series of puppy vaccinations as soon as you're vet will begin the series.

Don't let your puppy play with the other one, and don't let anything that contacted poopy grass or newspapers to get into contact with the healthy ones. Parvo is very contagious.

If your shoes stepped in grass that the sick puppy pooped in, then the bottom of your shoes may carry parvo virus to your pup. One way to kill it off of the bottom of your shoes is to use a spray bottle. Put 30 capfuls of water into the spray bottle and one capful of bleach. Mix it up well and spray to disinfect things that might have been contaminated by the sick puppy's paws or poop.

Not everything can handle bleaching so get advice on that if you're not sure. Bleach is poisonous stuff, you don't want it on yourskin. The diluted stuff will smell like an overchlorinated swiming pool. If you get the diluted stuff on your skin or clothes rinse it off well with water.

Good luck with your pup and I hope your friend's pups do okay too.
You can read more about Parvo here:
http://www.thepetprofessor.com/articles/article.aspx?id=1910

Answer 5

Yes they can! I have had many dogs, and I always get the DAPP shots( it has the parvovirus prevention in it). In fact, along with Canine Distemper, it is number one puppy killler. Get that puppy vacinated! 6 to 7 weeks of age: Give first combination vaccine. (Distemper, Hepatitis, Parvovirus, Parainfluenza, Coronavirus)
9 weeks of age: Give second combination vaccine.
12 weeks of age: Give the third combination injection and possibly a LYME Vaccine inoculation. Generally a LYME vaccine is then repeated two weeks later, then once a year.
16 weeks of age: Give the last combination vaccine.
12 to 16 weeks of age: Rabies vaccine is given. (Local and State laws apply regarding Rabies vaccine since this can be a human disease, too. Your veterinarian will tell you the proper time intervals for booster vaccines for Rabies.)
Special considerations: Many veterinarians believe some breeds such as Rottweilers and Dobermans should have at least two Parvo vaccines with the last one being given at 20 weeks of age.

If you are thinking about giving your pup the vaccinations yourself, there are few things you should know first. Be sure to read ThePetCenter.com's advice about vaccinating your own dogs. Take a look at photos and two movies showing a real vaccination reaction!

Why so many vaccinations? Good question! The reason is that no one can be sure that the pup will actually mount a good antibody response to the disease just from one vaccination. The age of the pup and just how much immunity it has received from its mother will complicate the "probability of protection". So... if the pup has lots of immunity (called PASSIVE IMMUNITY) that was borrowed from the mother during early nursing, this immunity will actually interfere with the pup's ability to make its own immunity from the vaccine challenge. The idea is to get the vaccine into the pup just as soon as the mother's passive immunity wears off (NOW the pup is very susceptible to sickness if it is exposed to the disease!) so that the pup can make more lasting immunity of its own. The precise time when a pup can respond well to a vaccine is variable... it might occur at 6 weeks of age or might be 12 weeks. So to be as safe as possible, why not start vaccinating at 6 weeks and end at 16 weeks? Almost 99 per cent of puppies will develop a good immune level to the various disease from a vaccine schedule similar to the one above.

CAUTION! If your puppy has any trouble breathing after a vaccination, or seems weak, staggers, has pale gums or seems at all unresponsive... contact your veterinarian immediately!


On very rare occasions any animal or human may have a reaction to a vaccination
D... Canine Distemper Virus... a dangerous viral infection. "Distemper" is an odd name for a viral infection and this disease has no relationship to nor connection with a dog's temperament.
H... Hepatitis...a viral infection caused by two related viruses that mainly affects the liver.
L... Leptospirosis... a bacterial infection affecting the kidneys. This class of bacteria can infect humans, cows, dogs, pigs and other mammals.
P... Parainfluenza... a virus that along with the Hepatitis virus can cause upper respiratory infections.
P... Parvovirus... a severe and often fatal virus affecting the lining of the intestinal tract.
Cv... Coronavirus... is very similar to the Parvovirus, can be very severe, but has a somewhat different effect on the intestinal tract and generally is not fatal.

hope i was of help to you and if you have any more questions just ask!

Answer 6

HI, You have a reason to care about your pup.The other pup as be expose to parvo,even knowing parvo is air borne,the pup could give parvo to your chiuhua.Did you know that cats are a carrier of parvo.THis is true.If it was my chiuhua,i wouldn't let the other pup around my pup.And parvo after a pet gets it,you cannot have another pet for 7 years.Thats how long this virus stays in the ground, and around where the pup that has it,has been.Your friend needs to find another friend, that doesn't have any animals,
take care of the pup thats not sick.If she doesn't understand why,shes not your friend.

Clowmy

Answer 7

Parvo is one of the most contagious canine disease's and the hardest to kill. Parvo can live for ten years in the ground, and neither heat nor cold will kill it. The only thing to kill it is bleach and lots of it. Bleach everything in your house and spray bleach on your yard if the friends pup went out there. I would expect your puppy to contract the disease's so talk to your vet now about it and make sure they know you will be in at the first sign. The earlier you catch it the better off your puppy will be so pay close attention and don't hesitate to take her to the vets if she's acting "off". Sorry to tell you this, congrats on your new baby.

Answer 8

you are definately at risk, this could be a very dangerous situation
why did you let her bring over the exposed dog? I guess the next question you post will state that you have no money for the vet
Look up parvo on the net, this is one of the Most Deadly diseases
ever known to dogs less than 50 % of the dogs survive it and the odds for young pups surviving is even less
contact your vet and see what can be done

Answer 9

Sorry to tell you this, but your puppy is probably already as good as dead. Parvo is INCREDIBLY infectious; your friend's dog certainly has it (the one not showing symptoms), and will die, and yours, since it was exposed (like was said above, even from tracking the virus into your house from walking through the grass) is enough to infect. You must take the dog to the vet (tomorrow; Monday is too late) if you are going to have ANY chance of saving the pup. It's probably too late, though.

Sorry; I know Chihuahuas are really easy to love, and to lose one...

The vet can give you ideas as to how to disinfect your house, too. I've heard of dogs getting Parvo from dogs with the disease in the same house 5 years previously!!!

Answer 10

Parvo is HIGHLY contagious!! It can even be carried on clothing. A pup not showing symptoms can still be carrying the virus. Your friend did a horrificly irresponsible thing by bringing his pup around yours!!! Hell, I'm pissed enough for both of us now!!!! That's just plain stupidity. Sorry but I'm furious that people can be that irresponsible and ignorant :(