[PyrNet-L] Health:Parvovirus

[Adrienne Wilder <draggon@STC.Net>]

Adrienne Wilder wrote:
> 
> I'll be real honest.  If a dog that old has been given the proper series
> of shots, and still contracts a virus it is being inocculated against,
> then more then likely the pup simply had a weak immune system.  You need
> to find out where they took the pup when they got it?  What dogs they
> exposed it to ect.
> While I can understand theri grief...unless you didn't innoculate the
> pup, I can't see how it is your fault.
> I would offer them another pup and if they don't want it then return
> their money.  HOWEVER..thy have parvo living in their house now, and it
> will be there until properly disifected, so sending another pup may
> result in the same thing.
> Parvo can live in the ground for up to a year...and this year with the
> mild winter it is rampid.  More then likely the Parvo was picked up at
> home or even carried on their clothes from contact with strange dogs or
> walking through an area or another dog.  The incubation period is about
> 14 days-21 days (I think).  ( I corrected this in a later post under another topic...it is actuall 7-14 days... Distemper is 14-21.)
> Parvo can be carried on the clothes, shoes, hair, skin of a human, and
> on a dog, it can be carried on the feet, hair, or where ever they come
> into contact with the ground.
> 
> > This family had aquired a 10 week pyr pup the same week I delivered ours
> > to them.  The family says their other dogs have shown no sign of
> > illness...yet.  The *only place this leaves for transmission is a
> > roadside park we stopped at.  It never occured to me that such a brief
> > encounter could wipe out a life so quick and sure.
> >
> > What is the incubation for Parvo?  I read vetnet but did not see this
> > info.  It did confirm the idea of a park of any kind being a great place
> > for infection.  Also, it said there is a window of sorts when the pup is
> > about 5 months old.
> >
> > This whole thing is distressing. What is the best thing to do?  Give the
> > $ back, offer another pup or say, Sorry.  I could really do any of
> > these.  I've apologized til I'm blue and offered to give another pup
> > (Ithink they have proven they will take care of him medically and the
> > family is nice and surroundings were good too) or return the money.
> >
> > He did mention specifically the amount of the vet bill, but I feel that
> > was his responsibility.
> >
> > Thanks, Jimmy and Dee Dee in Texas
> 
> --
> 
> Adrienne Wilder  www.stc.net/~draggon/index.htm (pet portraits)
> Murrayville GA
> 
> "Oh, to be loved by a dog!"
> 
> Home of:
> The golden gang,
> Patou and the evil sister geese.
> and many stray cats.

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Adrienne Wilder  www.stc.net/~draggon/index.htm (pet portraits)
Murrayville GA

"Oh, to be loved by a dog!"

Home of:
The golden gang,
Patou and the evil sister geese.
and many stray cats.