What can you do with a matress after u had a dog who had parvo lay on it?

Question

My 2 pups had parvo they have been to the vet and I have Bleached everything,clothing,bedding and all. But what about my mattress?

Answer 1

Were they on the bare mattress or just on top of the bedding.

If you have washed the bedding it should be fine.

If your pups do not survive and you would like to get another that is different.
You will have to wait at least 3 months maybe longer, because as much as you try you will not be able to rid it entirely from your house, your backyard you will have to wait for 1 year before you can put an unfully vaccinated dog out there.

This detailed info about the disease and how it spreads may be of help to you.

PARVOVIRUS

A viral disease of dogs, it is transmitted by oral ingestion of viral contaminated feces. Upon ingestion it infects local lymph nodes, quickly multiplies and then via the blood moves to the small intestine where signs of the disease begin in approximately 5-6 days.

The surface of the lining of the small intestine is stripped away causing the crucial barriers and digestive secretion unable to keep proper nutrient absorption. Additionally, the normal bacterial of the small intestine which aid in digestion are now exposed to ulcerated secretions, providing a direct route into the blood stream. Fluid loss from both vomiting and diarrhea is dramatic, dehydration then follows. The onslaught of bacteria and toxins into the blood will ultimately cause death.

Parvovirus affects puppies more often than it affects adult dogs. The virus likes to grow in rapidly dividing cells. The intestinal lining has the biggest concentration of rapidly dividing cells in a puppy's body. The virus attacks and kills these cells, causing diarrohea often bloody, depression and suppression of white blood cells -- which come from another group of rapidly dividing cells. In very young puppies it can infect the heart muscle and lead to sudden death.

The incubation period for parvovirus is between 4 and 14 days. This is the amount of time from the exposure to the virus until clinical signs are obvious. Puppies have detectable virus in the blood stream prior to four days and they shed the virus in their faeces for up to two weeks after they seem to be fully recovered.

Vaccination is the best protection against this disease. In some cases this does not work, protecting puppies from exposure to the disease is paramount.

A full blown case of parvovirus untreated can easily be fatal.


Because the canine parvovirus is not enveloped in fat the way the distemper virus is, canine parvovirus is especially hardy in the environment. It is readily carried on shoes or clothing to new areas.
It is able to overwinter freezing temperatures in the ground outdoors plus many household disinfectants are not capable of killing it indoors.


Infected dogs shed the virus in their faeces in gigantic amounts during the 2 weeks following exposure. Because such enormous amounts of virus are shed, there is a huge potential for environmental contamination when a infected dog has been there.

It is important to realize that because the canine parvovirus is so hardy in the environment, it is considered "ubiquitous." This means that NO ENVIRONMENT is free from this virus unless it is regularly disinfected.

A parvoviral infection can be picked up anywhere.
Whether an individual dog gets infected or not depends on the number of viral particles the dog experiences, what kind of immune experience the dog has had with the virus before (vaccinated? previously infected? how much past exposure?), and how strong the individual dog is (stress factors, diet etc.)
A typical/average infectious dose for an unvaccinated dog is 1000 viral particles. For some dogs far less is needed. For other dogs, far more is needed. An infected dog sheds 35 million viral particles per
30grams of faeces.

It has been documented that the disease can remain active in the environment of a previously infected household for a period of up to a year or more.

Please ask vets advise if you want to introduce a new puppy into an infected household.

Answer 2

they sell things like"odoban". This is a cleaner/disinfector that is supose to kill germs of the sort. Mix up the solution if you get the concintrate kind and spray the matress down and let it set in the sun and fresh air. Do this for several days. You may look into doing the same with other types of cleaner/disinfectants. Or just mixing a 4 to 1 water water bleach mix and use it to spray the matress. Could just clean it like carpet. Spray and vacuum with a wet dry vacuum. Call your state dept of agriculture for more tips.

Answer 3

Since parvo can live up to 6 months in your yard and home, it would be a good idea to keep the dogs out of your bedroom instead of trying to clean it or replace it. If your pups died, then don't replace them for that long and have the vet do a titre test to see if they have a good immunity against the virus before you take them home.

Answer 4

parvo is incredibly dangerous for dogs. It makes them sick and can be fatal if not treated immediately. The Parvo disease can also stay in an area for years. If your dog has parvo it needs to go to the vet immediately. You need to make sure you don't bring any dogs that have not been vaccinated against parvo anywhere near where your sick dog has been. Like your car, house, yard etc.

Answer 5

Destroy it and buy a new one. Parvo can reside up to 7 years in a area that is as porous as a mattress. Don't chance it be hoping you have neutralized it. It is an insidious canine disease.

Answer 6

I'd personally get rid of the matress. I'd also make for sure the next time you get a dog you have a place for it to camp outside till you know for sure that there is nothing wrong and that everything will be fine. It's just safer that way. I've never had a problem.

Answer 7

Hmm, you could rent a rug cleaner and use the upholstery attachment to clean the surface with an anitbacterial cleaner then let it dry. Ask your vet about this as they will have better tips.

Answer 8

Get grapefruit seed disinfectant at your health food store, or in your grocer's organic department.. Follow directions for disinfecting on the bottle..It only take a few drops..Non toxic and won't bleach or cause damage.

Answer 9

Just me but I would get rid of everything. Just to be 100% certain it doesn't come back.

Answer 10

What's parvo?
No seriously, I want to know, can you tell me?