 Parvo question (pregnancy)
Okay, so my insane cleanliness was just validated.
I was talking with the secretary of our local club (breeds Champion Japanese Chins), here's the story (as best I can remember the details):
She took one of her bitches to the vet for a teeth cleaning, brought her home, everything was fine and dandy. A week TO THE DAY later, her puppies show signs of Parvo. She doesn't start vaccinating until 8 weeks, and every pup in her kennel under 8 weeks died. She didn't say how many.
She called the vet, who told her that he had puppies with parvo in the office that day. (humm, don't you think he should have mentioned that a little earlier?)
Then, a month and a half later, she had 2 bitches deliver - all still born pups.
So, two things -
One) Breeders - Make sure you sanitize everything if your dog leaves their environment! After a trip to the vet, I disinfect myself, my clothes, my car, shoes, and give the dog a thorough bath before letting him/her be around our other dogs.
Two) Can parvo do that to a pregnant female? I have no experience with Parvo what-so-ever. If anyone knows or has a similar experience, please let me know. |