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Question:

My new adopted shelter puppy just died from parvo

Posted by Missy on 08/06/2010
We adopted a 9 week old puppy from a shelter and 4 days later he died from parvo. He spent 3 days in hospital in ICU. I have never been so devaststed and have had dogs for 48 years. We have spent the past 2 weeks bleaching everything and even the backyard. When can I safely take home another puppy? No one can seem to give me a direct answer
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Answered by fairfieldvet on 08/09/2010
Dobermans are also especially sensitive to Parvovirus.

As for safety of introducing another pet...make sure any new dog in the home is over 16 weeks old and fully vaccinated.

Your vet should use a modified live parvovirus vaccine. Puppies should be vaccinated every 3 weeks starting at or after 6 weeks of age with the last vaccination occurring between 14-16 weeks (24 weeks if it's a susceptibe breed, as mentioned previously, that's more susceptible to deveoloping parvoviurs infection). Then they should be vaccinated yearly.
Answered by Dr.Greg on 08/09/2010
Parvovirus will stay in your house or yard for a year. Most pups that are vaccinated and have 10 days for the immune system to respond will not get so sick like yours did.
Was yours a pit x, maltese, rottie
these are breeds with tweaked and immature immune systems that seem to be really affected