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Aug. 5th, 2013
Not all pounds vaccinate. Whenever you get a new dog into the house from the pound or that doesn't come from another carer, it is a really good idea to segregate from your resident dogs and from the rest of your house as much as possible. A dog could have been infected while at the pound or during transport.
Parvo can take up to 14 days to show itself so ideally, the dog should be segregated for 14 days from arrival to make sure it does not have parvo. If you get the dog from another carer who has already had the dog for 14 days, then you do not need to worry - unless the dog is unvaccinated and has been transported with dogs who may have been infected. There are also other things like kennel cough, fleas, ring worm etc. These are nowhere near as serious as parvo, but can be a real pain.
I cringe when I see photos of dogs straight from the pound up on the sofa, mingling with the resident dogs ... If the dog has parvo, you risk contaminating your WHOLE house instead of just one part of your house.
This thread tells you how to set up the 'perfect' quarantine area. Unfortunately, most of us do not have the money or space to set up the perfect quarantine and it can be really hard to segregate in a normal home - most of our houses weren't designed with quarantine in mind :)
I've included some suggestions below about how you can at least minimise risk for you, your resident dogs, your fosters and the public. These are just MY suggestions. I am so NOT an expert and other people will have ideas about what you can/should do. ( Read more... )
Parvo can take up to 14 days to show itself so ideally, the dog should be segregated for 14 days from arrival to make sure it does not have parvo. If you get the dog from another carer who has already had the dog for 14 days, then you do not need to worry - unless the dog is unvaccinated and has been transported with dogs who may have been infected. There are also other things like kennel cough, fleas, ring worm etc. These are nowhere near as serious as parvo, but can be a real pain.
I cringe when I see photos of dogs straight from the pound up on the sofa, mingling with the resident dogs ... If the dog has parvo, you risk contaminating your WHOLE house instead of just one part of your house.
This thread tells you how to set up the 'perfect' quarantine area. Unfortunately, most of us do not have the money or space to set up the perfect quarantine and it can be really hard to segregate in a normal home - most of our houses weren't designed with quarantine in mind :)
I've included some suggestions below about how you can at least minimise risk for you, your resident dogs, your fosters and the public. These are just MY suggestions. I am so NOT an expert and other people will have ideas about what you can/should do. ( Read more... )