why its not a good idea to allow people to vist new born puppies

[xchairity_casex]

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I have intimate experience with Parvo virus. One litter I lost all the puppies. The other I had all survivors, they were very lucky.

It is extremely hard to socialize dead puppies. I now err on the side of caution. Maybe too far on the side of caution, but have had no issues in my last 2 litters. Here is what I do:

I DO allow visitors. ONLY people who have been approved for a puppy from the litter, or friends selected to come and help socialize the puppies. ONLY in clean clothes. NO shoes come inside the house, and the first thing is hand washing. For myself and other frequent visitors, either no shoes in the house, or shoes get sprayed with a bleach solution. If I go to the vet, I take bleach solution with me, and disinfect my shoes and my hands before I get back in my van, and strip my clothes immediately upon return home and wash them.

My puppies are vaccinated at 7, 10, 13 and 16 weeks of age with ProGard Modified Live high titer vaccines for Parvo and Distemper only. These vaccines have been specifically developed to over ride maternal antibodies and get serum immunity in breeds known to have issues with this such as Rottweilers and Labrador Retrievers.

My puppies do NOT go out socializing until 15 weeks. My puppies do not go on grass at any time until 15 weeks. I will CARRY them so they don't touch grass, and take them to visit in the homes of friends who do not have dogs. I do invite people into my home to socialize with the puppies, I start this at 4 weeks of age with a particular emphasis on children. I do start early imprinting and positive obedience training, I do this VERY early, 6-7 weeks of age, using the clicker and positive reinforcement only.

I have had no issues with puppies being reticent of having any appearance of a lack of social skills. I will not risk my puppies getting Parvo Virus, ever again. These protocols, while they may not be suitable for everyone, are currently working very well for me, and I plan to stick to it.

ok i dont understand how come when i talk about these pricuations im insane,wrong,a complete idiot but when its said by someone else they are completly right?

 

[Redyre Rotties]

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No. You did not say anything like the same thing. You said "DO NOT allow anyone new around them until after their first round of shots"

First of all, the first round of shots does not give immunity to the majority of puppies. This is why a series of at least 2, and usually more, vaccines are required.

Second, not only do I allow people to visit my puppies, in fact I encourage it and carefully arrange it for socialization reasons, but I take precautions before I let people come into my home or handle my puppies.

One other reason I don't let my puppies onto grass until they are fully vaccinated is IF I ever have a puppy break with Parvo again, then I CAN DISINFECT WHERE THE PUPPY HAS BEEN.

 

[xchairity_casex]

i was specifically told by 2 veternarians that if parvo is on your household carpeting theres little you can do to get it out which is why they told me to wait atleast 3 years before bringing in another puppy. any info i got wrong the vets got wrong. which im not saying your wrong im right im just saying whatever info i was wrong about is exactly what my vets have told me perhapes the vets are being overly cautious

 

[Redyre Rotties]

HUH?

I don't have carpeting? I don't get your post?

 

[spiritdance]

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So then how do you suppose wild canines ever survived without central heat/air? Yes, as responsible pet owners we all do what we can to protect our pets, but just because someone doesn't want a litter of a dozen or more large breed puppies in the house does not mean that person is neglecting their pet! Many a dog has raised perfectly healthy pups in a well kept barn, and many a dog has lost litters born inside a home with owners who don't vaccinate, don't feed and water as needed, etc. Jumping to conclusions based on such little evidence is about like jumping off a cliff - it seldom leads to a good result!

 

[Jamie_Dog_Trainer]

boy -- this thread started silly and is ending up

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[wolftracks]

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You vet sucks! LOL Just kidding. Sort of. hehe

There's a kennel spray and the label is gone so I'll have to look it up for you later. You can spray it on anything and it does kill the Parvo virus. And I've had a litter born a year later and no problem. used to know the name of this stuff off the top of my head, but my brain doesn't work like it used to and I have 2 bottles out of 3 cases left and the labels were wet, so I do have to look it up, but I'll know it when I see it.

 

[xchairity_casex]

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well i started it with good intentions seeing so many people posting pictures of there new puppies/litters might not know the full dangers of parvo stateing the info that was told to me by vets. kind of sorry i even tried being informative ive just heard of so many people loseing entire litters of puppies becuase they made a mistake of allowing a new person to come in and handle them not knowing the dangers.

redyrerotties: you mentioned you can disinfect after you have parvo in your home im saying that its much much more difficult to do with carpeted floors unless you want to nearly distroy the carpetting with bleach or harsh chemicals as normal carpet shampoos donot kill the parvovirus.

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

Probably not the best idea to have carpet an dogs an really a bad idea to have carpet an breed dogs in your house. I'm sure it can be done but I will stick to my hardwood floors.

 

[equinelyn]

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My vet told me the same thing(about 3 years)... As well as many other vets and my personal experiences with Parvo. It's is an extremely hardy virus, and can withstand freezing temperatures and extreme heat. And I've heard the only way to eliminate the virus is to mix a bleach X water solution and spray your yard, and disinfect your whole house, including the carpet. I’ve had 2 puppies with Parvo, at the same time. Both survived. I recently had a coworker who adopted a puppy with Parvo, sadly the pup didn’t make it.