Okay, so two weeks ago I got a puppy from my sister's friends family. They raise cockapoos. Well, the puppy I bought was never really healthy, and a week after getting him he was diagnosed with parvo. According to the vet the incubation period is 10-14 days so he must've contracted it from the other family. Well, since Duke passed away from the disease they've offered to give another puppy a 3rd vaccination, wait a few days to get the vaccination going, and let us take the new one home. I've bleached everything in the house, tiles, carpet, and even sprayed the lawn with bleach to kill the virus. With the new puppy being vaccinated 3 itmes, is it safe to get a new one? My husband and I are so sad about the other one and think that a new puppy will help the greiving process by giving us something else to love on. We've wanted a puppy so long! What do you think?
2006-11-10 10:12:21 · 9 answers · asked by dolly 6 in Pets ➔ Dogs
NO, please do NOT get another puppy; Parvo is extremely tough, the virus can live for TWO YEARS here in the Tidewater Va area, because there aren't severe enuf frosts to kill it...
i'm referring to outdoors, in full sun, wind, rain, cold and heat - the Parvo virus is deposited in urine and stool by dogs/pups who are either ill, OR HAVE HAD A BOOSTER WITH MODIFIED_LIVE VIRUS. dogs who've had an ML-virus vaccine can Shed Virus in their waste for up to 90 days !!! post-shot.
the breeders don't know much about Parvo... or about vaccines:
ANY vaccine takes a minmum of 28 days for an immune response, =Not= 'a couple of days'.
it takes a full month post-shot to be sure the animal's immune-system has reacted to the vaccine... and even THEN, any pup under 6 months in a yard, house or area where a puppy had ACTIVE infection is exposed to a much-more contaminted environment than any other home, or even a dog park; the dogs in the park don't LIVE there, so any sick dog would only be there for a couple of hours... not weeks.
please pay Ur pup the compliment of actually taking time to grieve; don't rush out and get another pup to distract U from the fact of their death.
then think about getting a young -dog- (not a puppy) who is already vaccinated.
a pup between 6 months and a year is much more resistant to the virus, and even if they Did get sick, would have a much more mild case, and be Extremely UNlikely to die.
risk in Parvo is a function of age, and health: a puppy is at extreme risk, even if very healthy. a 12 mo old pup is at low-risk, unless already ill: underweight, has an infection, other health issues, etc.
a young dog will give U just as much joy, and will often have some training already - they still need to take the refresher-course in housetraining, and basic manners, and learn > your < rules, but they may already know the basics.
BREED RESCUE can help U find a young dog, past the Parvo-worry, and fully-Up To Date (UTD) on vaccines... besides they often live in the foster's home, and may have experience with cats, kids, other dogs, they may know their favorite games, etc...
good luck!
2006-11-10 11:58:58 · answer #1 · answered by leashedforlife 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not safe to get a new one as it is an airborne disease. Wait at least 12 to 16 weeks before getting another dog. Make sure to change AC filters and clean vents too. Then get a puppy after about six weeks from its LAST shot against parvo.
2006-11-10 11:08:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No!! Do not get another dog from them. It sounds like they have the parvo virus at their house and if you get another dog from them, the chances are very high that it will get the parvo too. I wouldn't bring another dog into your home either for a year after having the parvo virus there, eevn after the bleaching and everything. It is just not worth taking the risk.
2006-11-10 11:32:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's time to start researching ethical breeders. Your sister's friend is not one, I'm sorry to say. I'll give you some links to help educate you on ethical, responsible breeders (they aren't lecture pages). You should also speak directly with your vet about cleaning the house and how long the incubation period is in case you missed something. Ask him when *he* thinks it would be safe to bring another dog into the house. And certainly don't get a dog from this same terrible and unethical breeder. Techinically, you could sue him. : )
2006-11-10 10:25:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
i think you should get a puppy but not from the same family because probably all of those dogs have a genetic disorder
2006-11-10 10:24:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
If disinfected the house it should ok. Just make sure this puppy is healthy.
2006-11-10 10:17:27 · answer #6 · answered by Good Grief 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think you should get a puppy from somewhere else shots or no shots.
2006-11-10 12:03:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
have the vet check him out and make sure he i healthy
2006-11-10 10:27:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes. you should get one. My 5 year old dog died because it was lonely.
2006-11-10 11:30:54 · answer #9 · answered by ♫tweet75♫ 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋