I have a question about PARVO (the dreaded doggie disease)!!!!!!!

Good Lord, I certainly hope they'd never get it again! I'm sorry to say it but if your puppy survives you should be very thankful. It's a horrible virus for dogs to overcome and I have seen many puppies succumb. :( But actually, yes, parvo is a virus and does operate similar to chicken pox in that MOST dogs will build up an immunity to it if they survive. That's not to say that it's the case with ALL dogs though. As with chicken pox in humans, some dogs can contract it again, usually a different (mutated) strain. That's why it's imperative to ensure dogs have all their proper innoculations as puppies and periodically as adults. You first two should (cross fingers) be fine. You can take them to the vet and have a titre test performed to see if they have appropriate levels of antibodies to fight parvo if they need to. I'm not sure whether they had their first rounds as puppies and if they are fully vaccinated, so if you want to be safe, the tests are the best course of action. Prices range on those, so call your vet to find out. As for your dog who was just vaccinated last night.. keep a very close eye on it and don't allow him/her to come into contact with your parvo-sick puppy. In fact, bleaching your house and yard (drench it MANY times) might be the best course of action, as well as keeping the just vaccinated dog quarantined. Since an innoculation is essentially just a modified live form of the actual virus/disease, a dog who was just innoculated is currently undergoing a little mini battle in their nervous system to build up the appropriate antibodies to fight it in the future. He/She is essentially fighting parvo as we speak. He/She is VERY succeptible to contracting the virus currently. Just injecting the vaccine does NOT safeguard your dog against contracting it, especially if he/she has been around your sick puppy. They need to build up the antibodies over the next few weeks before he/she is safe. Did your vet do the innoculation or recommend that it be done?

So sorry to hear about your puppy, I hope she will be O.K. anyways there is one thing I didn't notice if it was mentioned or not but don't forget about cleaning up the area in which you dogs eliminate... I found the following information in the Merck Veterinary Manual about how the virus can be transmitted: "The virus is transmitted by direct contact with infected dogs.Indirect transmission, eg from fecal-contaminated fomites, is also an important source of infection. The virus is shed in the feces of infected dogs for up to 3 wk after infection. Recovered dogs may serve as carriers and shed the virus periodically." I know that this wasn't your question but I thought I would share this information in case you were unaware. Once again I hope your puppy will be O.K.