So she has parvo. I have some questions.*

lucidity · 02-03-2010, 01:45 AM

I assumed that it's a list of germs that Lysol kills... because it doesn't really make sense for them to list viruses/bacteria that it doesn't kill, right?

I dunno if this would work.. but you could rent one of those vacuum cleaners that use water (or if you already have one), pour some bleach into the cleaning solution... hopefully it doesn't break the vacuum cleaner =/

tonisaysss · 02-03-2010, 03:32 AM

well i just went to walmart and bought "odoban" which apparently kills parvo. i also bought lysol disinfective. since i can't use bleach, i'm going to go to town with this stuff. i really have no other option at the moment.

Max's Mom · 02-03-2010, 03:44 AM

I'm sorry to hear that your dog is sick. Max had Parvo as a 4 month old pup and was on IVs etc. Luckily the Humane Society made arrangements with a vet clinic to care for him. I adopted him at 6 months of age and he is a happy healthy ball of energy with no side effects from his illness. He will be 3 in a couple of weeks and no health problems so far (knock on wood) other than a few minor allergies. Best of luck with your dog.

tonisaysss · 02-03-2010, 03:54 AM

aw that's great to hear! i'm glad max is still doing so well.

thank you so much for the positive words. it's much appreciated.

Purley · 02-03-2010, 07:31 AM

My son's puppy got parvo and he had had his first shot already. But that doesn't protect them. They are protected after they have had all their shots. My son's dog survived but he had several relapses. Seemed better and then got worse again. It took about a week before he could come home. One other littermate also got parvo and that puppy died after several days. Its a terrible thing. Cooper looked like he was completely better the third day and came home and then had a relapse and was back in the vets. I paid the bill. I cost me $1,500.

You are protecting your home for other dogs. Once your dog has had parvo, he is protected against getting it. My vet said for three years but some vets say they never need another parvo shot. Still, I would get one after three years.

My son's puppy was in my yard and I live in a cold climate. They say parvo stays on the ground for three years - at least that is a number my vet told me -- but that does not count the months the virus is frozen. In Florida that means you will get rid of it quicker than I will, because the ground is frozen for maybe five months or more every year. I would not chance having an unprotected puppy here for a very long time.

tonisaysss · 02-03-2010, 07:42 AM

has the puppy been alright since?

i just called and spoke with the lady at the front desk. they are not open yet but she said layla is in high spirits and her tail was wagging. i'm hoping all goes well today.

misty073 · 02-03-2010, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by lucidity

I dunno if this would work.. but you could rent one of those vacuum cleaners that use water (or if you already have one), pour some bleach into the cleaning solution... hopefully it doesn't break the vacuum cleaner =/

This will completely ruin the carpets (I know because I have done it

) Maybe call some carpet cleaning places and see what they can do or add a cleaner without bleach in it. Like maybe lysol cleaner? although having a carpet cleaner myself alot of cleaners will wreck the machine (unless its a heavy duty one)

Binkalette · 02-03-2010, 12:43 PM

I use OdoBan in my carpet cleaner all the time. It works great and makes the carpet smell WONDERFUL. I didn't know that it killed parvo though

where did you find that out?? That makes me really happy if it does

I can start spraying in my car then before I take my girls in it.

tonisaysss · 02-03-2010, 01:27 PM

well i just called the vet. they put a vet tech on the phone with me. she said layla is doing great, she seemed very happy about it. she said she's holding down food but she's still connected to an iv drip. she also said if everything goes as planned, she could probably go home tomorrow.

i feel like 60 lbs has just been lifted off my shoulders.

tonisaysss · 02-03-2010, 02:40 PM

i just called up odoban -- their products do not kill parvo. i spoke with lysol and theirs do not either -- not even lysol IC (lysol sold to companies/business and it even says online it kills parvo).

i'm going to speak with the vet tonight about what to use on carpets/couches. i tested a small spot with a bleach mixture just now.

doh.

Purley · 02-03-2010, 02:49 PM

Our vet said clean your hard surfaces. The only thing that will happen if you try to bleach your carpets is you will ruin your carpets. You can't bleach the bed mattress.

Just do what you can. Your dog will be fine. The only thing you cannot do is have another young puppy in your house.

As I said, once your dog has recovered from Parvo - it can't get Parvo again. Both my son and I sort of did the hard surfaces. Washed the blankets and put them in the dryer. We did not go crazy.

His dog is fine. If I got another dog in the next two or three years it would have to be one that has had its full set of vaccinations, because my property will not be definitely free of the virus for some years.

animalcraker · 02-03-2010, 03:56 PM

Bleach is the ONLY thing that kills parvo. They do make color safe bleaches that you can use on most fiber materials, though you'll have to check the bottle first. Also you don't need to use pure bleach, most vets recommend a 1/20 mixture of bleach with water, your vet can confirm the dilution they prefer. Besides cleaning your house don't forget to clean your yard. Yes that means spraying bleach on your grass which will kill it, but it is the only way to get rid of the virus.

tonisaysss · 02-03-2010, 04:02 PM

someone suggested speaking to my vet about virkon-s/roccal-d which is apparently BETTER than bleach for killing parvo. i may have to order it online. it comes in tablet form.

we live in an apartment and have always picked up any poop. she only has pooped in one area so we know where to avoid.

Xie · 02-03-2010, 09:00 PM

If it makes you feel any better 4 totally seperate vets (One who I work for and 3 others I just asked) all agree that Parvo will not survive inside a house for more than a month at most. It can survive on grass for awhile (6 months to one year are the answers I got) but not on a non-organic environment.

I had two puppies I was fostering come down with Parvo a couple of days after they arrived. They were around 8 weeks old, both went to the vet, had IV fluids and antibiotics and came back after they stopped shedding the virus and were absolutely fine and went on to be adopted by a couple of great families.

One month after those puppies left I brought home my own puppies, AFTER talking with 2 vets who said it would be fine. In the meantime I bleached everything I could in the house (like was said, I left it to sit for 10 mins) and did a bit of diluted bleach on the grass where I knew the puppies had gone to the bathroom. My girls were 9 weeks and 8 weeks when I brought them home, two weeks apart, and both were absolutely fine. My one girl did get sick a few days after coming home but it was just a puppy cold. Of course I paniced and insisted on a parvo test (which is when I talked to two other vets, btw these were all vets from seperate practices), but it was negative, she was fine a couple of days later, and now she's 10 months old and doing great.

Do a good clean, bleach everything you can, then try not to worry. Parvo is scary, no doubt, but when treated it has an excellent cure rate for puppies over 8 weeks (under 8 weeks is sadly another story). It is also a hardy virus but in reality it is not as hard to get rid of as is often believed.

tonisaysss · 02-04-2010, 03:16 AM

thank you so much for the great advice. i've learned my lesson with googling this disease. i know parvo is very very deadly but layla has done as well as anyone could hope for as of tonight. we caught it so early which was an absolute blessing. the vet nor i expected parvo until her first episode of diarrhea in his office.

i went and visited her again around 10 pm. the tech said she was a total chow hound and ate all of her food at around 5 and still had it down at 10. she was licking water off of my fingers and drank twice from her bowl while i was there.

i was afraid she was going to be very weak but the entire time i was there she was in great spirits. tail thumping into the cage wall and she was strong-arming me trying to get the heck out of there! she is off of IV fluids as of tonight. i looked at her chart and she has been clear of vomiting all day today, tonight and last night. she was chasing the napkin in my hand a tad playfully and lick attacked my face anytime i made raspberry noises at her (shes always loved it

).

i went and borrowed my mother's steam cleaner so i'm going to nuke the apartment/couch tonight before she gets home. i'm going to buy some roccol-d from the vet in case she has accidents at home. my min-pin is at my mother's for the next month as a safety precaution. so this far, everything seems to being going about as well as it possibly could.

ioreks_mom · 02-04-2010, 07:07 AM

I am SO happy to hear that she is starting to feel better. Parvo is super scary. It is fantastic that you caught it so early. Sending her tons of get well cuddles from Brom and Iorek.

tonisaysss · 02-04-2010, 01:26 PM

thank you!

sadly, i called the vet today and apparently she had vomited this morning. she's back on IV/anti-nausea to be safe. i'm going to go in and find out more when the night crew comes in because i find them to be the most helpful. i'm trying not to worry but it's so hard. she's been so strong so i'm hoping she kicks this as soon as possible.

the vet quoted 3-5 days for recovery so i guess it was silly for me to get my hopes up on day 2.

ladyshadowhollyjc · 02-04-2010, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by tonisaysss

we live in an apartment and have always picked up any poop. she only has pooped in one area so we know where to avoid.

I wouldn't just avoid that area, I'd spray some bleach down just as a precaution. Other neighborhood dogs might use that area and then carry the virus to more areas. So please try the best you can to bleach anywhere outside she was.

p.s. Hope she gets better soon! Parvo is awful. Poor girl.

tonisaysss · 02-04-2010, 05:40 PM

i've alerted my neighbor and the dog she normally plays with here but he is fully vaccinated. i walked around and sprayed bleach on feces that haven't been picked up and on the bottoms of our shoes.

i put signs up at our local dog park. i would tell my landlord, but chances are she wouldn't let me bring the dog back here or something ridiculous because she's a wench.

anyway, i'm leaving to the vet in about an our or two to visit her. hopefully tomorrow will be the lucky day.

Zen · 02-04-2010, 06:43 PM

One thing you may want to do when our puppy came down with parvo, is print out some signs stating that a dog in the area has parvo, and for people to make sure their dogs are up to date. We posted them along the route of where she routinely walked and pooped outside. Seeing what my little girl was going through, I couldn't bear the though of someone else needlessly going through the same thing.