A vet told a girl that used to live here it was ok to bury her dog that died of parvo in the yard. My dog had two shots so far and still came down with it. I had to rush him to hospital Sunday. Just got him back yesterday, he was on IV and catheter. Luckily, I got it in enough time.
Am I correct that vet is very wrong to tell her that? He said just put a fence around it. Yea and that's gonna keep the disease in? Well I tried calling him to see if he told her that, all I said in the message is I needed to talk to him about a parvoed dog. He's not called back. To me, that's a life or death situation and he neglected that. Can I get him in trouble for saying that? I would think so. Let me know. Thanks! Also I think a fox has now come down with it that we feed. It's his fault as far as I'm concerned. All animals in jeopardy.
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First - I'm very glad that you were able to catch this in time and your baby is safe.
You do not say how long a period of time went by before you moved into the house after the other tenant moved out but apparently it was a very short period of time so most likely the Parvo germs were still active inside and outside. So it's possible that your pup picked up the virus from inside the house or from the outside yard. It would appear the fox did pick it up from the outside.
As to what a vet may have told someone, that would be very tricky and it could end up being 'who said what'.
If you are contemplating trying to arrange for someone to pay for the expensive treatment and pain and suffering that you and your pup had to endure that would be something else entirely.
This would probably take a lawsuit and could actually cost more than you could receive. When it comes down to 'who said what' as the only evidence you may have difficulty proving your case.
Your question is very complex and, quite frankly, I would focus only on getting your pup well. Prayers for healing and a very positive outcome. I know parvo survivors and all had good vet care, done quickly and followed to the letter!
You got the pup vet care and that was critical. Follow that guidance to the letter and keep the vet aware of any changes ASAP.
Questions about burial etc. are very complicated and the burial may have had nothing to do with your dog getting sick, it could just be the virus was in poop in the yard or it could be totally unrelated to the previous dog and your poor pup got it somewhere else.
This is something that I would think would be impossible to trace--unless someone did extensive research and exhumed the dead dog, did testing on it and matched the strain to your pup.
Data is not clear on the life span of the virus--some vets say 2 months, some say 6, some say up to 2 years. I would think that all could be true depending on the situation.
Your local vet can tell you what the data is for where you are for how long the virus "lives" in the ground or on surfaces.
A lawsuit on this matter would be nightmare and I would doubt any lawyer would even touch it.
Please focus on your pup! Again, prayers for healing!
Parvo can live for 6 months outside and a year inside. The dog should not have been buried in the yard
This is dangerous and not normally recommended , because Parvo is a contagious disease even after death. This could last months to even pass a year, even buried, this contaminates through the soil.
My brother's dog died from Parvo several years ago, and his vet told him he COULD bury the dog in his yard as long as the dog's body was buried in a special body bag from the vet, which cost almost as much as a cremation. My brother couldn't bring himself to cremating his dog, so he bought the special bag and buried his dog at the back of his yard at the end of a flower bed where his dog liked to nap while alive.
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