Dogs and puppies Parvo discussion, please read?

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I have had a deposit put on a puppy from a breeder, and I'm choosing my puppy on July 1. The puppy will be just a few days shy of 8 weeks old, and we are stopping at the vets on the way home to get 1st round of shots.

My neighbors have a puppy who is now 16 weeks-ish, that suffered from Parvo , but lived with vet help. It still hasn't been vaccinated, they are waiting for him to feel fully better (he seems to now).

We share a driveway and their puppy has been all over my yard. They moved here after the Parvo session, but I'm sure it's all over the place by now.

Puppies need to be socialized and housebroken. Anyone have any ideas for housebreaking my new puppy basically, until he's fully vaccinated?

I am a stay at home mom so Time is not a big deal.

Anonymous · Answer

" their puppy has been all over my yard."
  
Then their puppy has shed parvo virus all over your yard.  They shed the virus for up to a month after recovery.  You are bringing the new puppy into a death trap.  First, shots take up to 2 weeks to provide protection, and second, less than half of pups at age 8 weeks can even respond to a shot due to interference by maternal antibodies.

Maternal antibodies usually wear off anywhere from 6 weeks to 3 months of age.  If they have already worn off your pup, then it will take him at least a week and probably longer to respond to the shot.  During that time he WILL be exposed to parvo (courtesy of the sick dog next door) and will get sick.  OTOH, if the maternal antibodies have not yet worn off, when they do your pup will be completely vulnerable to the virus that is all over your yard.

If I were the breeder of your puppy, I wouldn't want you even walking into my home to see the litter.  YOU can track parvo virus in on your shoes and infect the whole litter.

I suggest you phone the breeder and let her know what is going on.  Either ask for a refund or ask to apply your deposit on a litter at least 6 months down the line.  A third possibility is for her to keep the puppy until it has finished its vaccinations at 3 months of age (at your expense of course) but she might not be willing to do that.

WyrDachsie · Answer

Do not.  I repeat, do not allow your puppy to walk where the neighbor puppy has been.  Parvo can live for 1 year.  If at all possible, bleach the driveway are area you intend to use as potty.

Lizzie · Answer

You can teach him to use pee pads for now and take him to use the grass later. That way, you will have a clean dog who can use pads if you are ill, away, or late getting home but will prefer to use the lawn.

GllntKnight · Answer

Don't walk it anywhere other dogs have been until two weeks after final shots.

Tell them it's the law that their dog must be contained on their property just as yours must be contained on yours or this could happen:

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Dogs and puppies Parvo discussion, please read?

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