We're trying again....

[Faboosh]

After the sad story we've read about little Lola, I'm so glad you're going to get another yorkie! My fingers and toes are crossed that everything goes smoothly with your new lil one. I hope the next threads we see from you are about sweet puppy problems and how in love you are!

[pink66]

Please talk to your vet and tell them you have found another puppy. See if they have any recommendations to keep the puppy safe from parvo. I would personally get rid of anything that came into contact with Lola, and make sure your car is disinfected too. I wish you lots of love and happiness with your baby.

[maxsassy]

Hope all goes well Sunday when you pick your new baby up. I think it is the right thing to do getting another right away. The new pup won't take the pain away of losing Lola but it will certainly help you.

[lovespandp]

Originally Posted by pink66

Please talk to your vet and tell them you have found another puppy. See if they have any recommendations to keep the puppy safe from parvo. I would personally get rid of anything that came into contact with Lola, and make sure your car is disinfected too. I wish you lots of love and happiness with your baby.

Yes! Very good pointing out the car!

I would probably call my vet as well.. They usually have cleaning products there, esp used for cleaning parvo! Maybe he can " lend" you some

Congrats on your new baby, can't wait to see pics!!

[Verbena]

Congrats on your new pup

[WannaBe]

I'm new here and I feel for your loss. But, you had a puppy with parvo. If you bring that new puppy in your house before it is fully immune, it will have a huge chance of getting parvo. Reading up on the internet, it says a puppy is not fully immune until the last set of shots, somewhere around 16 to 18 weeks. Can you ask the breeder to hold her for you till she has the 3rd round? It would be horrible if this pup gets parvo too. I know you said she didn't touch much, but parvo is also carried on your feet and anything else you touched, it is also very hard to kill the virus. Ask your vet, ask the breeder, get all the info before you bring your sweet puppy home.

[Kataliadre]

Originally Posted by WannaBe

I'm new here and I feel for your loss. But, you had a puppy with parvo. If you bring that new puppy in your house before it is fully immune, it will have a huge chance of getting parvo. Reading up on the internet, it says a puppy is not fully immune until the last set of shots, somewhere around 16 to 18 weeks. Can you ask the breeder to hold her for you till she has the 3rd round? It would be horrible if this pup gets parvo too. I know you said she didn't touch much, but parvo is also carried on your feet and anything else you touched, it is also very hard to kill the virus. Ask your vet, ask the breeder, get all the info before you bring your sweet puppy home.

This is how it worked the night we got her: The lady that we got her from said she was shy, and we believed her. She was held in the car (we've bleached our clothes, too) and then we brought her into our home. She laid on my chest until she started acting like she was going to throw up. We got a puppy pad out and she threw up on that. Later, she kept moving around on me, so I put her on the puppy pad again and she pooped and peed. We got that up right away, and at the time we just washed our hands (we didn't know she had parvo yet). Then we went to bed. It was in the middle of the night that I realized it wasn't just an upset tummy from getting shots, it was most likely parvo. She was sleeping in a little carrier that I put up on the dresser by my bed (because I wanted her to be able to see me). We've thrown that carrier away, plus the sheet that I had inside of it to make it softer. My daughter held her as I got dressed to take Lola to the vet, and she held her again in the car.

And of course, Lola never got to come back home with us. Really, that's all that she came into contact with. We've thrown everything away, or bleached it (like our clothes, I didn't want to throw those away.) We have other dogs here and they're fine, I really don't think there's any parvo left in this house. She was so sick, didn't move on her own, and only got placed where we put her (which was mainly on my chest because I knew she felt bad)

But thank you for your feedback! I do believe our house is parvo-free, but I will speak to the vet before I bring her home just to be safe!

[WannaBe]

Originally Posted by Kataliadre

This is how it worked the night we got her: The lady that we got her from said she was shy, and we believed her. She was held in the car (we've bleached our clothes, too) and then we brought her into our home. She laid on my chest until she started acting like she was going to throw up. We got a puppy pad out and she threw up on that. Later, she kept moving around on me, so I put her on the puppy pad again and she pooped and peed. We got that up right away, and at the time we just washed our hands (we didn't know she had parvo yet). Then we went to bed. It was in the middle of the night that I realized it wasn't just an upset tummy from getting shots, it was most likely parvo. She was sleeping in a little carrier that I put up on the dresser by my bed (because I wanted her to be able to see me). We've thrown that carrier away, plus the sheet that I had inside of it to make it softer. My daughter held her as I got dressed to take Lola to the vet, and she held her again in the car.

And of course, Lola never got to come back home with us. Really, that's all that she came into contact with. We've thrown everything away, or bleached it (like our clothes, I didn't want to throw those away.) We have other dogs here and they're fine, I really don't think there's any parvo left in this house. She was so sick, didn't move on her own, and only got placed where we put her (which was mainly on my chest because I knew she felt bad)

But thank you for your feedback! I do believe our house is parvo-free, though, and I will speak to the vet before I bring her home.

Sounds like you were on top of things with her and where she was. I would double bleach though. And ask the vet. I'm sure you are very excited to get a puppy! Blessing to you and your new puppy.

[lovespandp]

To be safe did you bleach the bottom of your shoes?

[Lovetodream88]

Originally Posted by Kataliadre

This is how it worked the night we got her: The lady that we got her from said she was shy, and we believed her. She was held in the car (we've bleached our clothes, too) and then we brought her into our home. She laid on my chest until she started acting like she was going to throw up. We got a puppy pad out and she threw up on that. Later, she kept moving around on me, so I put her on the puppy pad again and she pooped and peed. We got that up right away, and at the time we just washed our hands (we didn't know she had parvo yet). Then we went to bed. It was in the middle of the night that I realized it wasn't just an upset tummy from getting shots, it was most likely parvo. She was sleeping in a little carrier that I put up on the dresser by my bed (because I wanted her to be able to see me). We've thrown that carrier away, plus the sheet that I had inside of it to make it softer. My daughter held her as I got dressed to take Lola to the vet, and she held her again in the car.

And of course, Lola never got to come back home with us. Really, that's all that she came into contact with. We've thrown everything away, or bleached it (like our clothes, I didn't want to throw those away.) We have other dogs here and they're fine, I really don't think there's any parvo left in this house. She was so sick, didn't move on her own, and only got placed where we put her (which was mainly on my chest because I knew she felt bad)

But thank you for your feedback! I do believe our house is parvo-free, but I will speak to the vet before I bring her home just to be safe!

Parvo wouldn't effect your other dogs because they are vaccinated. What about water and food did you give her any of that? I would toss that stuff too.

[Lovetodream88]

Originally Posted by lovespandp

To be safe did you bleach the bottom of your shoes?

I think I might also steam clean the floors.

[Kataliadre]

Originally Posted by lovespandp

To be safe did you bleach the bottom of your shoes?

We actually did. I was proud of my daughter for thinking of it. I don't think I would have.

Originally Posted by Lovetodream88

Parvo wouldn't effect your other dogs because they are vaccinated. What about water and food did you give her any of that? I would toss that stuff too.

No, she wouldn't drink or eat anything while she was here. The best we could do was put milk on our finger and try to get some into her mouth. But she didn't share any dishes with any of the other dogs and I always bleach my dishes when I wash them, so they were bleached, just because. lol They were bleached before we even knew it was parvo.

Originally Posted by Lovetodream88

I think I might also steam clean the floors.

That's something we hadn't thought of but I'll have my hubby do it Saturday. We have a steam cleaner, so it won't even take very long to get it done.

Thanks so much, everyone, really, you've got some amazing feedback for me!

[lovespandp]

You did take care of your bedding correct? Also to be safe I would clean any rugs.. Esp if you have a Welcome mat outside!!

[lovespandp]

If you scroll down to # 12 it has some great info on cleaning products!!

Veterinary Advice About Canine Parvovirus.

[Kataliadre]

Originally Posted by lovespandp

You did take care of your bedding correct? Also to be safe I would clean any rugs.. Esp if you have a Welcome mat outside!!

Yep, with the bedding I didn't have a choice. I pulled Lola out of her carrier and I was going to cuddle her on the bed, and that's when I saw all the bloody diarrhea on her. It got all over my husband's side of the bed, so I had to wash them right away.

Originally Posted by lovespandp

If you scroll down to # 12 it has some great info on cleaning products!!

Veterinary Advice About Canine Parvovirus.

Thanks, I'll head there now!

Anna