Parvo Risk

wingnut

Have a new Bichon Frise. Weaned to 10 weeks and vaccinated by breeders vet. Brought to vets this week (13th week) as there was no vaccination card from breeder they
recommended starting again so we did.

Started reading up that they are not fully
protected against Parvo till weeks after second shot.

We have been walking him in popular dog walking spots without a leash. I am now paranoid we have put him at risk. Should we keep him at home for the next few weeks?

I wouldnt bring him back to the busy places but there is a gaa pitch nearby which wouldnt have many dogs walking there

portgirl123

i would deff keep her inside till at least a week after 2nd vac. parvo is a terrible disease and for the skae of another cople of weeks i wouldnt risk it

2qk4u

Dont take the risk, Ive seen a dog die from parvo, its horrible...

tk123

Don't the manufacturers now recommend NOT keeping them in for two weeks as they miss out on socialisation? I know DBB posted links about this a while back?

Cherry Blossom

tk123 wrote: »

Don't the manufacturers now recommend NOT keeping them in for two weeks as they miss out on socialisation? I know DBB posted links about this a while back?

Yes, but they recommend carrying the pup in your arms or in a carrier with no physical contact with the ground or other animals.

Cows Go µ

I assume its recommended to go to other dog owner's houses and have dogs come to your house and meet your dog, not wander the streets where you don't know what dogs have been there. You just socialise with dogs you can assume to be safe.

I'd rather have controlled interaction and be safe than do loads of socialising and have a sick dog. Just do lots and lots of socialisation once the pup is protected. I'll be bringing my wee girl to puppy classes, ringcraft classes and loads of meeting up with doggies outside.

Don't the manufacturers now recommend NOT keeping them in for two weeks as they miss out on socialisation? I know DBB posted links about this a while back?

Ahh, that makes sense

DBB

Here's the brochure from Merial, the vaccine company:

http://uk.merial.com/pet_owners/dogs/pdf/puppy_guide/120103_Merial_Puppy_leaflet_final.pdf

OP, definitely stop bringing pup to the park, but bringing pup to friend's houses, as long as their dogs are vaccinated, is fine, and great socialisation. There is no need to bring your pup for walks to parks or field at the moment as he's stil young enough to be shattered from playing, either in your house/garden, or your friend's houses/gardens.

Cows Go µ

wingnut wrote: »

We have been walking him in popular dog walking spots without a leash. I am now paranoid we have put him at risk. Should we keep him at home for the next few weeks?

I wouldnt bring him back to the busy places but there is a gaa pitch nearby which wouldnt have many dogs walking there

Also just noticed the off lead part, I didn't think a 13 week old pup would be ready to be off the lead yet unless you are in a completely secure area. Pups are so easily spooked. Maybe that's because I'm used to shelties who are naturally a bit skittish but I wouldn't be letting a puppy off lead in a park until they had done an awful lot of training.

And when you do start bringing him for walks, remember he's only tiny and the recommended length of walks is 5 minutes per month (so at 4 months it would be 20 etc) and even then I'd say that's the max.

wingnut

Thanks for the advice. I am defiantly going to keep him in. I read parvo appears after 1 - 3 days. If I don't see any symptoms in the next few days is it safe to assume he is ok?

portgirl123

parvo as far as i know can take up to 10 days to appear if the dog comes in contact. just a thought, cant parvo be carried home on shoes etc?

ISDW

Can I just ask though, why didn't you get a vaccination card? And, even if the breeder lost it or had some other reason, you could have got a copy from the vet that did the vaccinating. Over vaccination is really not recommended.

tk123

adrenalinjunkie wrote: »

tk123 wrote: »

Don't the manufacturers now recommend NOT keeping them in for two weeks as they miss out on socialisation? I know DBB posted links about this a while back?

Yes, but they recommend carrying the pup in your arms or in a carrier with no physical contact with the ground or other animals.

Thanks for clearing that up. Op you've no problems then since you have a little baby bichon - my guy is a retriever and carrying him around was like lugging around a sack of potatoes lol!

Irishchick

portgirl123 wrote: »

just a thought, cant parvo be carried home on shoes etc?

Yes, it can

wingnut

ISDW wrote: »

Can I just ask though, why didn't you get a vaccination card? And, even if the breeder lost it or had some other reason, you could have got a copy from the vet that did the vaccinating. Over vaccination is really not recommended.

We took the dog to a very experienced vet and that is what he suggested. We could probably have traced the original vet but we were on the spot and made a decision. I had heard that some breeders don't get them properly vaccinated and while I was 99% sure he had them I didn't actually witness it so erred on the side of caution.

He is a very strong little guy and really enjoyed his walks so he will be crawling the walls for the next few weeks! Have a plot of land out the back but its not really a 'walk'!

foreversky

my aunts dog got it few weeks.was not well for a few days.would not eat,very quite.went to vet said he got virus sent him home.she so very very wrong.the next morning he was let out went missing for over an hr.was lashing rain found in long grass.brought in to get warm got sick.had to bring him to vet 30 mins away.spend 3 days in vet on iv.vet said left any loner he wud be with us today,very scarey few days.his brother got it 1 week later cousins dog.3 days in aswell. was told to keep them away from other dogs for 2 weeks.threw out his bed ,toys.