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Originally Posted by valjean We got our 2nd yorkie, Scout, when he was 12 weeks old. He had his puppy shots at 6, 9 and 12 weeks old (including parvo). I called our vet to see if it was alright for him to run in the back yard and he said it was pretty safe if he had his series of parvo shots.
Our yard is fenced in so no other animals get in. My friend who works there told me parvo is transmitted from feces of infected animals and the virus can stay in the ground up to 5 months. They see alot of infected dogs that come in with parvo and it's a very serious disease in a little puppy. They use a bleach/water solution to scrub all instruments, tables, floor and walls after they see a dog who is diagnosed with parvo. She even removes her work clothes and shoes in the garage at home to soak in a bleach/water solution before she goes in the house because she has 2 dogs of her own and is afraid of transmitting the disease.
So, make sure your puppy has its shots before roaming in the yard. Another safety precaution she suggested is to wash their outside food bowls and
toys with the bleach/water solution. Even dogs that have had their parvo shots can still contract it.
I keep a spray bottle of the solution to spray our shoes down after we have been out in the yard. You can never be too careful when it comes to nasty virus for us and our fur babies! |
WOW! I didn't realize the virus could live that long and could be transmitted in so many different ways! I never took toys outside with Sadie but, I would bring something for her to chew on. Thank God! she never got sick!