I got a call from the humane society this morning informing me that my puppy's sister is in the hospital with parvo, and that often if one puppy has it, so does the entire litter. The other puppy's parvo broke Saturday night (it's Monday morning) and my puppy has not shown any signs (we have had her for ten days). I have read that parvo can incubate for up to 14 days, but does is usually show up before then? My puppie's sister was at the animal control center and then at the Humane society for several days after I adopted my puppy last Thursday, so is it likely she contracted after my puppy was adopted? She has had one of her three booster shots, the first one on the 15th, so about 2 weeks ago. I have already called the vet who did not tell me to bring her in, I was hoping to find out, in other people's experience, if it is likely or unlikely that she has the virus.
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They usually don't show any signs until 10 days after the exposure to it. And its not 100% that the rest of the litter will get it to be honest. I would keep an eye on the pup. Has the dog had its parvo shots yet? Thats something that needs to be taken care of. Puppies are very susceptible to parvo, more than an adult dog. I would take her to the vet and have the shot done and checked out to make sure she has not been exposed to it.
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