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Originally Posted by alisonJ The article does say that the disease can be transmitted if someone (including a bird) steps in the excrement of the infected dog. I think that is what Cindy was referring to. This doesn't mean the bird will contract parvo, it will just transmit the disease.
Also in the article referred to by Cindy, it gives the bleach/water mixture as something like 1 T/qt. (I wish I could cut and paste it to be sure, but the article is copyrighted).
It is interesting how long the virus can survive--according to the article 7 months or so. However, I still don't think it makes much sense to spray your yard with a bleach solution. It would be very difficult to clean every surface. If I had a dog with parvo I think would make sure all the dog poop in the yard was cleaned up, and I would clean all indoor surfaces with bleach-water solution. And I would make sure my other dogs had their vaccinations. |
I undertood that birds also had parvo and could pass...but you make an excellent point, if a person also steps in poop
of a infected dog, they will bring the virus to their enviroment...and so forth...