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From:Newport, Kentucky, United States
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posted 09-02-2003 12:37 PM            

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My daughter has 3 adult dogs. 1 of them, a young female had her first litter 5 months ago. She sold 4 puppies butnow that they are this old 3 have died in the last 2 weeks, possibly of the parvo virus. She cannot afford to take them to the vet because she was unemployed for the last yr and just started working last week.

My ?'s are; 1)can the adult dogs also get this from the puppies??? 2)How long can this virus remain in a puppies system??? 3)I read keeping it clean around them and using bleach to spray on the ground will kill the virus in the ground (dormant virus) is this true???

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posted 09-02-2003 02:52 PM            

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Hi chyann, welcome to the board. I am not experienced with Parvo, but I do know that the adults can get it from the pups. Have the adults been vaccinated for it? Have the pups? I can't answer your second question...but to the third, yes bleach is very helpful in sterilizing, refresh the bleach you are using to clean frequently, but by no means assume it has killed the virus. It is my understanding that Parvo can live in the dirt (ground) for a very long time.
What breed of dogs are these? How young is the female who had the litter?

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posted 09-03-2003 12:18 AM         

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Without having seen a vet what makes you believe the pups have died of parvo? Your daughter could lose all of them if they do not get to the vet ASAP!! Generally healthy adult dogs will not get parvo but your daughter need to find out what is wrong as it could be another virus or disease which COULD harm the other adult dogs.

Parvo doesn't stay in their system long before symptoms start to show. A puppy that has the virus is likely to go down fast. There is some more information in a previouse post as can be seen here: http://www.auspet.com/ubb/Forum2/HTML/000088.html

As for cleaning any area contaminated will have to be bleached. Many people dont realize this also means entire yards, walkways, stairs. The virus could also be on carpets and flooring, so these areas also need proper disinfecting. Hair from other animals carrying the virus can also transmit the disease.

Its sad that your daughter could afford to breed but not afford to take the dogs to the vet. Breeding animals is a huge responsibilty and expense, I hope you were able to talk her into spaying and neutering her pets so this doesn't happen again.

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posted 09-03-2003 06:05 AM            

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parvo is a smal DNA virus whis is extremely resistant to enviromental conditions and disenfectants. the infection occurs by the ingestion of the virus which is taken up in the throat or intestine and carried into the blood to the lymphoid tissue.if the dogs showed signs of diarrhoea from just eating food or drinking then this could have been the cause even the healthiest of dogs can contract the virus if it comes in contact with an infected host without having your dogs checked by a vet there is no certain way of knowing the cause if caught early enough and the damage to the intestine and other organs are minimal there is chance of recovery with the help of rehydration liquids addministered by a vet then the intese will regenerate this virus isnt as quick a killer as distemper but signs shouldnt be taken lightly and advice should be sought immediatly otherwise all dogs could be lost to it if you need anymore infomation on this please email me and i will be only to happy to help you i am sorry to hear about this problem
boro_lad1976@hotmail.com

keep us posted
mike....

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