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Asked the vet and she said "don't worry" but I couldn't tell if she was saying that to avoid me blowing up in the clinic or because there is really no chance of my dog catching it.
My dog went in for emergency surgery for a blocked urethra (bladder stones) and couldn't urinate and was bleeding severely. We went in late that night to pick up our dog and she was very out of it and groggy due to the anesthesia. Our dog was brought out to us in the waiting room and my wife was holding her in her lap waiting for the tech to come out and tell us the post op stuff. A young kid was also sitting in the waiting room and had a pitbull mix of some kind on a leash and was letting the dog walk around waiting area. The dog came over and sniffed my hand and i patted it on the head, it then moved over and started sniffing our dog who was groggy from surgery. My wife tried to push the dog away but it kept moving towards our dog and got right up to our dogs nose to sniff. By now I was upset so I grabbed the dog by the collar and pulled it away from our dog and told the kid to please keep his dog away from ours as she was still groggy from anesthesia.
The kid lightly pulls on the leash and the dog falls over right there on the floor and can't get itself back up. The kid comes over and picks the dog up and the girl at the counter sees all this and asked the kid "can I help you?". The kid responds, "yeah, my dog has parvo and I was wondering if someone could take a look at him?". At this point the girl behind the counter became very concerned and told the kid the dog can't be on the floor and took him immediately back to a exam room.
I was upset and questioned the girl and she said "I'll get a doctor for you to talk to" and the doctor came out and said it was nothing to worry about since our dog is vaccinated. Is that really the case? This dog is 8 years old and we have a puppy at home that is complete with his booster shots.
Sorry for the long post but is there anything to worry about? We have a family we are friends with that lost a dog to parvo and swear the dog was vaccinated every year for it.
No parvo transports thru the intestines ... so just bleach you shoes! You step in poop dog walks in it or eats it the poop has parvo in it you doge gets it. When you or any one cleans up poop No way they can Clean it all up! Bleach you shoes on bottom before you get into car.
Thanks everyone...no, both schnauzers not rotties.
The reason I'm concerned is the dog is very lethargic (six days out of surgery) and don't know if is from the surgery still or something else. After spending $2200 on the surgery not real excited about another run to the vet. Call to the vet was unhelpful and said "bring her in" if you want us to look at her.
If your dog has parvo, you'd know it. It escalates rapidly, and the dog's stool will be bloody with the foulest smell you have ever smelled.
I had 9 rescued dogs at one time, and someone dumped off several puppies who died of parvo days later. None of the other dogs (all vaccinated) caught it, thank goodness. I did have to bleach everything the puppies came in contact with.
Your dog's lethargy is probably due to the recent surgery.
Thanks everyone...no, both schnauzers not rotties.
The reason I'm concerned is the dog is very lethargic (six days out of surgery) and don't know if is from the surgery still or something else. After spending $2200 on the surgery not real excited about another run to the vet. Call to the vet was unhelpful and said "bring her in" if you want us to look at her.
The 'parvo' (which a CHILD told you his dog had) wouldn't be my first concern, it would be the post op condition of your dog......6 day out and still lethargic? That's not the norm...call your vet.
Don't know what the incubation period is of parvo but the dog currently is doing much better. She would just lay in her bed and sleep all day up until yesterday when all of a sudden she is following us around again and wanting to play with the other dog. No problems with her stool so definitely not parvo.
We spoke to the Vet several times and she said if the dog didn't have a fever, bulging at the incision or other issue presenting itself she thought the lethargic behavior was the dog just not wanting to move with an abdomen full of sutchers. Could have been the pain medication as well.
She's in much better spirits today and we have our appointment on Saturday to have the sutchers removed and a checkup.
Thanks for all the advice.
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