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Originally Posted by Freyja
In August one of my pups was seriously ill on a drip at the vets.They thought she had parvo. I said they hadn't been out of the house.The vet told me that not only can vaccinated dogs carry it but not be ill you can also carry it on your shoes and clothes.I would never let any one elses dogs into my house whilst I have unvaccinated pups in the house. Parvo can also survive for 10 years even if there is no sign of it .
Forgot to add Jude did not have parvo it was a bacterial infection that showed similar sympthoms and is now fully recovered. None of my other dogs were affected.
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The chances are, if Mum has a good immunity and pups are still suckling from her, then they are immune too. I know of quite a few pups/dogs now that have never needed to be vaccinated at all because they were titre tested before puppy vaccs and shown immune.
Yes, Parvo can be carrie don people's feet etc, but unless you make all puppy viewers put fresh clothes on and wash their hands/feet in parvocide when they come into your house you also risk puppie sgetting parvo that way. Of course, the risk is tiny, and it is about weighing up those risks against the benefits. (in this case, getting to see potential puppy owners with the pups an dgetting to know them)
I walk my bitches right up to whelping and also after having their litter if they want to go out. I do not take them to areas with lots of doggy traffic/wild animals, but for some the benefits of walking outweigh the risk of parvo.