My puppy died of parvo today. Does that mean my adult dog has it too?Do i need to take him to the vet?

linnealand

i'm very sorry to hear about your puppy. however, i am also feeling confused and disturbed by the situation."hauled off"??? i'm sorry, but you should have had your older dog vaccinated in the first place. how old was your puppy? i sincerely hope that you have had very serious and thorough conversations with your vet at this time. the areas where your puppy stayed/pooped etc. after it contracted the virus must be cleaned in a VERY meticulous and proper way with special products. regular cleansers will not do, and not taking this responsibility is not an option. not only would you be putting your older dog at risk, but any other dog or cat that comes in contact with something that was in contact with the space could have their lives put at risk. PLEASE make sure that all the proper steps are carried out. the vet is the only one who can handle taking care of your poor puppy.

travs_grl08

I didn't mean just hawl him off and dump him somewhere.And he was taken care of properly.I was asking for anything helpful.I was not asking to be judged just for asking for help if the way i worded it confused and disturbed you i am sorry.My oldest dog did have all his shots i just was not sure if he recieved the parvo shot or if i had to ask for it. And i did find out where my puppy contrated parvo and yes i did clean everything properly.With that bieng said no my older dog didn't give it to the younger one it came from the house across the street from me and yes both houses and yards were cleaned and all dogs went in for check ups and any shots they needed.I never said i was not going to take responsibility. I did take it and like i said found out where it came from and took every step in getting everything cleaned and back in order

travs_grl08

yes he is up to date on his shots.And i took him to the vet and got everything taken care of includiong all the cleaning and also found out where it came from. My nieghbor had a dog brought over to breed with one of her dogs and it had parvo.Anyways im not going into all that so to make it short both houses and yards were cleaned the proper way and all animals went to vet. Thanks

danielnoahsmommy

sorry for a loss. As a group we respond this way because parvo is 100% preventable. as a dog owner you are responsible for the care of you animals, and it bothers some that he was not treated properly as parvo does not strike and kill overnight.

your home and yard need to be sanitized before you get another pup as it is highly contagious.