[quote user="janet_rose"]Parvo is very contagious and can live in soil (or homes) for 1-2 years. [/quote] I forgot to add that you need to be very careful at the vet's office. As much as they try to sterilize their waiting room and exam rooms, it just isn't safe to assume the office...

[quote user="Ratsicles"]Chief has Parvo. [/quote] Make sure your vet knows about Tamiflu ( link ). It is a relatively new (but expensive) treatment for parvo. I can't vouch for the effectiveness of these products, but take a look with Punch in mind: Parvaid ( link ) ParvoGuard ( link )

Brittany, I am keeping my fingers crossed for both Chief and Punch. [quote user="calliecritturs"]And -- frankly, if you have coyotes, then that's another possible way he got parvo. Because all they'd need to do is track it from one place to another and coyotes probably can get parvo...

[quote user="calliecritturs"]At the very least, administering vaccines stress the immune system so that alone is reason enough not to vaccinate now. And he's "exposed" to already so his body is likely already trying TO make antibodies. [/quote] Callie , if Punch does not come...

This article supports the idea that a dog incubating parvo should not be vaccinated with a MLV vaccine (due to immunosuppression problems). I wonder if a killed virus vaccine would be OK. Does there currently exist a killed-virus parvo vaccine (one without other vaccines)? http://www.chromadane.com/VARGASeriesArticles...

Another parvo treatment, but I have no idea how to obtain this IgG. http://www.msu.edu/~silvar/parvo.htm [quote]A new therapy developed at the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn, Alabama, allows tremendous cuts in cost and time required to treat dogs showing signs of parvovirus...