hello,all

i had a 6 month old puppy die recently of parvo and i just needed some advice on how to rid my home and property of the virus. if anyone else has had a puppy or dog infected with this virus how didi you rid your home of this virus and how long did you wait to have another puppy? advice needed please.

right now i have come to the conclusion to just wait about a year to get another puppy because they say it takes that long for the virus to die. they say to clean everything with a bleach/water solution but that seems nearly impossible so i'm just wonder ing what others have done???

parvo traditionally is recognized as an airborne virus. It has not shown to be all that virile. I'd destroy any bedding used by the puppy, clean anything else with a bleach solution and not worry about it. I just hope you were not victim of some of the poor advice from others about "what a ripoff" vaccinations are.

DFrost

Sorry Dfrost, Parvo is not airborne.

http://www.lbah.com/Canine/Parvo.html

Cause
The disease is caused by a highly contagious virus that is transmitted mostly by dogs orally contacting infected feces. Being a virus, they contain only DNA or RNA, and are not capable of reproducing unless they invade a cell. Once inside the cell they take over and force the cell to produce so many new virus particles that the cell eventually bursts, releasing these new virus particles into the bloodstream and tissues so they can invade other cells. The only thing that can stop this is the immune system.

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Parvo can lay dormant in the ground outside your home for a long time. Are you sure the pup had parvo? I know you say the symptoms were the same, but did you have a necropsy?

I have never lost any of my own dogs to parvo, but have known several who have. Bleach water is the way to go. So far as the time. I personally would not get another puppy during the next year. Even if the next pup is vaccinated on schedule the virus can kill again. It was explained to me that even if you cleaned the yard really well that it can stay in the soil. My friends that had this kept the dogs in the house and would use a cat litter pan with a rug soaked with bleach water to wipe their feet as they came into the house.

d frost, i read on another site someone here posted about the parvo virus that it is n ot air borne and that it is virille.....there are so many opinions...and FACTS about the same thing, i don't know where to turn.

yes i was a victim of a vaccine horror, by my own fault, i guess, i should have just stuck with the traditional.
i guess it woulkd just be safer to wait and let time do it's work on things, i'de be scared to death if i got another puppy any time soon without knowing the real to real deal about this parvo thing...

wait it shall be

I should have added that the bleach was for the human feet, not the dogs. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

I would talk to YOUR vet about this. Some sites say 6 months, some 1-2 months, some a year, but all in all if you catch it early it can usually be taken care of.

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I just hope you were not victim of some of the poor advice from others about "what a ripoff" vaccinations are.

I've got to respond to this brilliant statement made by DFrost. :rolleyes: There are several people on the board, including Ed, who are against yearly vaccinations, partly because they are not necessary, and partly because they CAN do more harm than good to an animal, child, etc. I don't believe I've ever seen anyone advise someone not to have their puppy vaccinated for Parvo. General rule of thumb is to have the puppy receive it's first puppy shots and then it's required rabies vaccinations throughout it's life.

DFrost if you believe it to be "poor advice" to try to convince people not to over vaccinate their pets, then you are obviously oblivious to the problem, and maybe you should do some reading. Ed has written an article on Vaccinosis, which can be found here http://www.leerburg.com/vaccinosis.htm and you may want to read the book entitled What Vets Don't Tell You About Vaccines. Maybe then you'll begin to realize that it's not such a great idea to take your dog to the vet every year and have him shot full of vaccines, especially if you're having the dog vaccinated for everything all at the same time. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" />

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IDFrost if you believe it to be "poor advice" to try to convince people not to over vaccinate their pets, then you are obviously oblivious to the problem, and maybe you should do some reading.

He was not advocating over-vaccinating. And not everyone agrees on "vaccinosis" as even existing. And yes, I have read about your dog.

His concern, which I took from his post, was about not vaccinating against parvo. It is a nasty ailment, and some jerks on the net think it is a puppy disease - and it is not - adult dogs die ALL the time in shelters from parvo. Relax.

I am very sorry about your dog Bounette - had it ever been vaccinated? Your post seems to show he was not vaccinated as recomended by your vet or I could be misreading your post? I am very sorry for your loss.

MsSpindler

Seems a bit harsh don't ya think. I've been in this business 36 years. I don't sell dogs or training. I've run kennels that housed 600 dogs at a time. I'm not a vet but over the years I've learned a few things. One of the things I've learned is, some of the diseases that kill animals can be prevented. To arbitrarily give advice to "not over immunize" is not always prudent. Yes I'm aware that some dogs have had reactions, and yes Vet's are in the business to make money and yes drug companies are in the business to sell thier drugs. Having said that, the pet and working dog population is still better off with the advances in veterinarian medicine, and that includes vaccinations. Just to make a point MSpindler, notice how I responded without trying to insult you.

DFrost.