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[ShowGirlLola]

I'm so sorry to hear about Lola.

Are you sure you got everything your clothes/hands came into contact with?
Like your car seats, the couch, your daughter's bed, your purse, toiletries, etc.

I'd probably clean the whole house and all commonly touched items, but I can over react when it comes to germs...

I hope everything goes wonderfully with your new puppy.

[Yorkiemom1]

I have first hand experience with this virus. It cost me in excess of $35,000.00 in vet bills saving the litter that became ill...throwing away every single toy, bed, blanket, carrier, remediation of my entire home and yard, because it was on the bottom of my shoes so EVERYWHERE I walked on my property, was contaminated...and I had to shut down my breeding program for almost 2 years. You can go on the internet and read about bleach killing the virus....I was cleaning my entire home with a concentration of bleach that you could smell as soon as you entered my home, especially my pups crates where they sleep.....and it did NOTHING to kill the parvo virus! To be successful with bleach, you must get every single speck of any waste, vomit, pee, etc, scrubbed up first....then you have to clean the area with the bleach solution, which must thewn sit for 15-20 minutes, then you need to rinse thoroughly......you need to get on line and order Virkon to do your cleaning with. You dont need to rinse it, you let it air dry, it is harmless to pets once it is dried, and it kills instantyly, on contact....you can disinfect a pile of poop, no need to clean every single speck of waste up....of course, you would not spray it over filth, but if you happen to miss any little drop of pee or vomit, when you spray the Virkon over it, it kills the virus immediately. I DO NOT recommend bleach to disinfect your area. If you bring a new baby into a contaminated area where you have missed one spot of virus, you are exposing your unporotected baby to parvo.....and your pup is not protected until 2 weeks after its last vaccination. How serious do I take parvo now? I put my home on lock down when I have new babies on the ground....NO ONE IS ADMITTED TO MY HOME, INCLUDING FAMILY! My new owners are not allowed to come see their baby until after their second vaccination. My females are given NeoPar a week before they are bred to provide super immunity against parvo to the babies....the litter gets NeoPar shot at 4 weeks of age, to again super protect them until vaccinations start at 8 weeks of age. I wash my entire home (where ever the pups are allowed to walk) and laundry daily with Virkon, and the floors and walls and crates are wiped down weekly with Virkon. I do not play around with parvo and I would suggest you really recognize and respect how deadly and dangerous and contageous this virus is. You have been thrugh hell loosing a baby to this terrible disease....I pray you do not let another baby get exposed to this virus.....Vets and kennels across the country use Virkon....it has cut down substantially on parvo in facilities that house numbers of dogs....

[Marhcarter]

Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1

I have first hand experience with this virus. It cost me in excess of $35,000.00 in vet bills saving the litter that became ill...throwing away every single toy, bed, blanket, carrier, remediation of my entire home and yard, because it was on the bottom of my shoes so EVERYWHERE I walked on my property, was contaminated...and I had to shut down my breeding program for almost 2 years... ..

Yorkiemom1:
I have read some of your comments on other threads about your experience with parvo and they really made me stand up and take notice! I used to take Huey to Petsmart and put him in the cart-Now I line the cart with a towel or pad just to be sure, even though he is vaccinated. I have never taken him to a dog park (none in my area) but would actually be a little frightened to do so after reading about how virulent Parvo is. I remember when Bentleysmommie posted her experience where her 3 dogs that were vaccinated got it anyway. Has anyone's dog survived parvo?? - YorkieTalk.com Forums - Yorkshire Terrier Community

Kataliadre: It sounds like you have though it all through and that just shows what a great mommie you will by. I'm so sorry to read about Lola. I just read through your update thread and once again, my coworkers think I'm nutters, crying over the computer. I am glad you are getting a new pup & can't wait to see pics! So sorry for your loss & congrats on the new baby!

[Yorkiemom1]

I am thrilled something I shared about parvo, made an impact on even one other person! At the vet, I spray the exam table with Virkon and I even bring a sheet when we go to the vet, to cover the exam table. I cover the scale, and I bring my own thermometer. I wait in the car until we are ready to be seen, and then we go straight into the exam room....taking a healthy dog to the vet, where you have sick animals hanging out, walking around, owners cirrculating around petting all the other animals....NO THANKS!!! These Pet stores where dogs are allowed to run around, as a time bomb waiting to happen.....you have NO idea what diseased dogs are walking around in there! If my fear of parvo, and some of the steps I take or activities I avoid because of my experience with parvo, helps keep even one other pup from getting this disease, I feel like that is one battle we have won against the disease! I am praying the OP has wiped ecery single place down and that the new baby does not catch the disease from something she missed in her cleaning!

[Rhetts_mama]

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!

You walked in to the breeders home. That home had Parvo in it. You then sat in your car, your feet touched the carpet in the car. Your hand touched Lola. then your hand touched the inside of the car. Every time you now go in and out of your car, you risk coming in contact again with the virus and bringing it back in to your home. It can live for months on surfaces. A toy gets dropped on a contaminated surface and then gets taken to another room...the virus spreads...

Your other dogs have been fine because they are hopefully fully vaccinated. But the Parvo virus can take anywhere from 4 -14 days from infection to symptoms.

Please, please use an abundance of caution before you risk bringing an unvaccinated pup in to your house. I would hate to hear you had lost another pup so young.

[theporkieyorkie]

If it were me, I would definitely consult the vet, and ask the breeder if they could keep her a little longer because of the circumstances.

[Teresiana]

Where do you buy Virkon? I did a quick search, but I only see the tablets & powder. Is there somewhere you can recommend to buy the spray?

[lovespandp]

[QUOTE=Marhcarter;4295805]Yorkiemom1:
I have read some of your comments on other threads about your experience with parvo and they really made me stand up and take notice! I used to take Huey to Petsmart and put him in the cart-Now I line the cart with a towel or pad just to be sure, even though he is vaccinated. I have never taken him to a dog park (none in my area) but would actually be a little frightened to do so after reading about how virulent Parvo is. I remember when Bentleysmommie posted her experience where her 3 dogs that were vaccinated got it anyway. Has anyone's dog survived parvo?? - YorkieTalk.com Forums - Yorkshire Terrier Community

OMG Those carts are so nasty, I will tell you from firsthand experience.

I use to work at the Banfield in Petsmart. You don’t even know how many people brought their dogs into the hospital in a Petsmart cart. The owner says “ they are vomiting, bloody diarrhea, etc”. Sure enough they all tested for Parvo. You wouldn’t believe how many came in sick and dying in a cart. I never once witnessed Petsmart throwing carts away, or even cleaning them for that matter.

To this day I never ever put Peanut in a cart, vaccinated or not-

I have seen dogs survive Parvo-

[lovespandp]

Originally Posted by Kataliadre

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.



Thanks, I'll head there now!

Anna

Poor husband, that smell is just awful- it is like nothing else in this world.

[Rhetts_mama]

Originally Posted by lovespandp

Poor husband, that smell is just awful- it is like nothing else in this world.

We found a stray that caught parvo 40 years ago. I can still close my eyes and recall that smell. Thankfully she survived. But her vet bills cost my parents a fortune.

[lovespandp]

Originally Posted by Rhetts_mama

We found a stray that caught parvo 40 years ago. I can still close my eyes and recall that smell. Thankfully she survived. But her vet bills cost my parents a fortune.

Yikes!! Yes treatment is beyond expensive. Once you smell that distinct smell, it will never leave your mind.

[joyce evans]

I've had experience with Parvo and if I were you would not even be thinking of getting a pup right now. I don't mean to still your joy but this virus is so deadly so why take a chance on exposing a pup to it? Parvo can stick around for years. Your experience with Parvo was very short lived. Trust me had you had Lola for a few more days your mindset would be different. Your other dogs were probably exposed to it and if older can carry the virus with little or no signs.

[amyazer]

I would wait too... a virus is not considering living species they need a host to replicate. ..but they can survive outside a host for a certain amount of time depending on the virus. ..research the virus itself n take it from there

[chachi]

There is no way i would bring a new pup in my home right after one died of parvo. Iwish you luck your gonna need it. They say you should wait a year

[ColesMommy01]

Where can I get Virkon? Granted Rasta won't be going anywhere but the vet til he's 18 weeks but I would especially need it there!