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delisa2850 · 09-16-2008, 07:20 PM

Thank you so much for this thread! I feel like such a bad mom - I never really thought about it. I have never seen a sick animal while I was in the waiting room, but HELLO??? I could just kick myself for stuff like this. Like so many things on YT, this gives me something totally new to think about (ok, worry about) - and hopefully it will make me a better mom for my Roxy girl.

yorkiegirl83 · 09-16-2008, 07:33 PM

I never really think about it honestly. My vets office is always so clean and we are in and out.

Wylie's Mom · 09-17-2008, 06:56 AM

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Originally Posted by LittleMansMomma

I carry my babies into the vet clinic too. The last time I was there I had to take Tawny in to get her last set of shots. I had her in a pet taxi because she don't ride to well.

Well my nephew was with me. He let her out of the pet taxi and put her on the floor. Sitting right next to them was a sick boxer. I snatched Tawny up and walked away from the poor baby. My nephew walked over to me and asked why did I snatch her up. I said because I don't let them touch the floor because you never know what disease is floating around. Well come to find out that boxer had parvo

YEP. You NEVER KNOW what germs are just right there at the vet's office!

YORKIE_mom_2008 · 09-17-2008, 07:22 AM

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Originally Posted by delisa2850

Thank you so much for this thread! I feel like such a bad mom - I never really thought about it. I have never seen a sick animal while I was in the waiting room, but HELLO??? I could just kick myself for stuff like this. Like so many things on YT, this gives me something totally new to think about (ok, worry about) - and hopefully it will make me a better mom for my Roxy girl.

Don't worry about it! I actually never thought about it either. we recently switched vet and lets just say, it was not up to my standard of cleaness
(only in the waiting room. There was a blood smear ewwwww.) so he was not put anywhere near the ground!

pookiebear · 09-17-2008, 07:23 AM

I don't let mine down on the floor either. Just last week I told the office manager that there should be two waiting rooms. One for the infectious/sick, and a well check/surgery side. Just like they have isolation rooms in the back, these babies should be separated. We all know our babies leave any vets office with fleas...so who knows what else they are exposed to while there.

chattiesmom · 09-17-2008, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by yorkiegirl83

I never really think about it honestly. My vets office is always so clean and we are in and out.

I understand what you are talking about. My vet's office is always borderlining spotless and always smells fresh - I guess what really brought this to mind is the day I took the kids in for their regular shots and a staff member was mopping the floor. I figured someone had an "accident", but I was told that a dog with a raging case of Parvo was being seen. I was mortified - even though my guys have their shots, I still worry.

Stella's mom · 09-17-2008, 08:13 AM

I'm with you Cindy....(and we know Stella is at the vets alot). Her little paws never touch the floor, or furniture for that matter.

Betty'sMom · 09-17-2008, 09:39 AM

No way would I let them walk in there...not only for the germs...but I've seen it happen so many times where the door is flung open and in walks a huge dog straining on the leash!!

Before I even enter the office, I peek in the glass door to make sure the small waiting room does not have any Cujos in there!!

Yorkiedaze · 09-17-2008, 11:34 AM

I think their immune systems are much better than ours hehe.......so mine walk in, visit with other dogs then sit on the sofa with me. They have never been sick. I think the Vets. office is much cleaner than a dog park since the floors are always disinfected whereas the dog park germs stay in the ground. I won't go to dog parks because of that reason. You don't know if Parvo is lurking or if some of those dogs even go to a Vet.

Patti · 09-17-2008, 02:11 PM

I do the same. Mine stay in their carrier until it's time to be examined. I also won't let them on the floor at Petsmart. Since everyone who gets a new puppy goes their and who nows what they may have.

mscat · 09-17-2008, 02:59 PM

I carry suzi and do not put her down... the vet assistant comes in and does the basics, then Suzi is right back in my arms. The vet is the only one who touches her, then she is right back in our arms.
Even in the waiting room, i will not sit next to anybody with their pets. I have my son clean his hands if he touches anther pet too. i am more on the overly cautious too.

AprilLove · 09-17-2008, 04:14 PM

No you're not alone!! We do the same thing, keep them off the floor and ask the vet or tech to wipe the table off where they are going to be checked/weighed etc. LOL, I thought I was alone, thanks for sharing that, I am not crazy after all

Maxi · 09-17-2008, 04:18 PM

You are definitely not alone! Maxi stays in my arms the whole time we are in the waiting room. Now that we got a nice stroller I will be bringing him in it.

cesar49 · 09-17-2008, 04:23 PM

it doesnt hurt to carry a bottle of alcohol in your purse..with a few paper towels... good cleaner disinfectant..and dries fast.. great for supermarket carts with my grandson..or vets office scales.. the floor is the scariest

09-16-2008, 07:20 PM	#16
delisa2850 YT Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Pocatello, ID, USA Posts: 414	Thank you so much for this thread! I feel like such a bad mom - I never really thought about it. I have never seen a sick animal while I was in the waiting room, but HELLO??? I could just kick myself for stuff like this. Like so many things on YT, this gives me something totally new to think about (ok, worry about) - and hopefully it will make me a better mom for my Roxy girl. __________________ DeLisa Roxy and Oakley

09-17-2008, 07:23 AM	#20
pookiebear Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Brunswick, Georgia. On the beach! Posts: 1,016	I don't let mine down on the floor either. Just last week I told the office manager that there should be two waiting rooms. One for the infectious/sick, and a well check/surgery side. Just like they have isolation rooms in the back, these babies should be separated. We all know our babies leave any vets office with fleas...so who knows what else they are exposed to while there. __________________ Bernie, Baxter, Bella and Blazer

09-17-2008, 09:39 AM	#23
Betty'sMom Donating YT Addict Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Georgia Posts: 6,234	No way would I let them walk in there...not only for the germs...but I've seen it happen so many times where the door is flung open and in walks a huge dog straining on the leash!! Before I even enter the office, I peek in the glass door to make sure the small waiting room does not have any Cujos in there!! __________________ Jeanne: Mom to Betty & Juju Bean

09-17-2008, 11:34 AM	#24
Yorkiedaze My hairy-legged girls Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: lompoc, ca. Posts: 12,228	I think their immune systems are much better than ours hehe.......so mine walk in, visit with other dogs then sit on the sofa with me. They have never been sick. I think the Vets. office is much cleaner than a dog park since the floors are always disinfected whereas the dog park germs stay in the ground. I won't go to dog parks because of that reason. You don't know if Parvo is lurking or if some of those dogs even go to a Vet. __________________ AZRAEL RAZAEL JILLI ANN

09-17-2008, 02:11 PM	#25
Patti Donating YT 30K Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 35,509 Blog Entries: 6	I do the same. Mine stay in their carrier until it's time to be examined. I also won't let them on the floor at Petsmart. Since everyone who gets a new puppy goes their and who nows what they may have. __________________ Cali Pixie Roxie : RIP Nikki; RIP Maya;RIP my sweet Dixie girl 1/17/08 http://callipuppyscastle.bravehost.com/index.html

09-16-2008, 07:33 PM	#17
yorkiegirl83 Love My Furbabies! Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: somewhere Posts: 4,427	I never really think about it honestly. My vets office is always so clean and we are in and out.

09-17-2008, 08:13 AM	#22
Stella's mom YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,090	I'm with you Cindy....(and we know Stella is at the vets alot). Her little paws never touch the floor, or furniture for that matter.

09-17-2008, 02:59 PM	#26
mscat YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hanford, CA Posts: 4,895	I carry suzi and do not put her down... the vet assistant comes in and does the basics, then Suzi is right back in my arms. The vet is the only one who touches her, then she is right back in our arms. Even in the waiting room, i will not sit next to anybody with their pets. I have my son clean his hands if he touches anther pet too. i am more on the overly cautious too. __________________ "No matter how little money & how few possessions, you own, having a dog makes you rich."

09-17-2008, 04:14 PM	#27
AprilLove My Three Hearts Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Wrapped around their paws :-) Posts: 7,190	No you're not alone!! We do the same thing, keep them off the floor and ask the vet or tech to wipe the table off where they are going to be checked/weighed etc. LOL, I thought I was alone, thanks for sharing that, I am not crazy after all __________________ MaryKay AprilLove Wubs Moosie R.I.P. Bailey & BitsyRoo

09-17-2008, 04:18 PM	#28
Maxi My Little Man! Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: New York Posts: 2,189 Blog Entries: 1	You are definitely not alone! Maxi stays in my arms the whole time we are in the waiting room. Now that we got a nice stroller I will be bringing him in it. __________________ Watch Maxi on Youtube! By purchasing pet store or other puppy mill puppies, you support the abuse of innocent animals!

09-17-2008, 04:23 PM	#29
cesar49 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: eagles nest ohio Posts: 1,325 Blog Entries: 1	carry alcohol it doesnt hurt to carry a bottle of alcohol in your purse..with a few paper towels... good cleaner disinfectant..and dries fast.. great for supermarket carts with my grandson..or vets office scales.. the floor is the scariest __________________ Purchasing from backyard breeders, pet shops, and puppymills perpetuates the suffering of other dogs.