Parvo

[Guest john2007oliver]

Just after some info really. Do cat really carry parvo as commonly as its made out? How does parvo enter the dogs system does it have to be breathed in, digested, through and open wound etc? Can other animals such as ferrets, rabbit carry it?

[Dawn B 212]

No Parvo is a canine disease NOT feline. Its caught through infected feaces and direct contact with affected animals. I dont think other animals can pass it on, but I dont think its beyond the realms of possibility that a ferret, rabbit etc could walk through infected feaces and if a dog came in contact with it in that way, maybe they could catch it.

Dawn.

[Guest john2007oliver]

No Parvo is a canine disease NOT feline. Its caught through infected feaces and direct contact with affected animals. I dont think other animals can pass it on, but I dont think its beyond the realms of possibility that a ferret, rabbit etc could walk through infected feaces and if a dog came in contact with it in that way, maybe they could catch it.

Dawn.

 

 

So whats all the hype with cats giving it to dogs about?

[tomdog 0]

If your dogs are jabbed up should be no worries

[hollands hope 1,024]

No Parvo is a canine disease NOT feline. Its caught through infected feaces and direct contact with affected animals. I dont think other animals can pass it on, but I dont think its beyond the realms of possibility that a ferret, rabbit etc could walk through infected feaces and if a dog came in contact with it in that way, maybe they could catch it.

Dawn.

may i also add that under the right conditions the parvo virus can survive up to a year

so kennels or dogruns should be cleaned out properly with disinfectans clorine or other disinfectans

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

Just to add---------PARVO SHOULD NOT BE A WORRY FOR ANY COMPETANT DOG OWNER AS THE PUPPY JAB WILL SORT IT .GET PUPS JABBED AS A PRIORITY

[hollands hope 1,024]

Just to add---------PARVO SHOULD NOT BE A WORRY FOR ANY COMPETANT DOG OWNER AS THE PUPPY JAB WILL SORT IT .GET PUPS JABBED AS A PRIORITY

well said

[Guest ROOSTER]

i think i know what you mean but its said wrong you cant sort parvo the jabs are to build up antibodies to help the dog fight the virus and must be given time to do their job before the dog is exposed to the virus even then their are some dogs who still get very ill even after been jabbed but if the dog comes into contact with the virus before its jabbed no amount of innocculating will help the dog .

[hollands hope 1,024]

i think i know what you mean but its said wrong you cant sort parvo the jabs are to build up antibodies to help the dog fight the virus and must be given time to do their job before the dog is exposed to the virus even then their are some dogs who still get very ill even after been jabbed but if the dog comes into contact with the virus before its jabbed no amount of innocculating will help the dog .

indeed Edited December 24, 2007 by hollands hope

[poacher9991 10]

THEY ARE RIGHT GET PUPS JABBED WHEN I WAS A KID OUR DOGS HAD IT WE DESTROYED EVERYTHING THOUGHT THAT WOULD DO THE TRICK BUT SIX MONTHES DOWN THE LINE WE LOST MORE ITS ONE NASTY THING

[Dawn B 212]

So whats all the hype with cats giving it to dogs about?

Sadly john, some people have no clue what they are talking about!

[hollands hope 1,024]

THEY ARE RIGHT GET PUPS JABBED WHEN I WAS A KID OUR DOGS HAD IT WE DESTROYED EVERYTHING THOUGHT THAT WOULD DO THE TRICK BUT SIX MONTHES DOWN THE LINE WE LOST MORE ITS ONE NASTY THING

a friend of mine had a young track greyhound although the dog was innocculated he stil picked up the parvo virus survived it but never made the grade on the track and was given away as a pet Edited December 24, 2007 by hollands hope