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svdreamer · #9 01-31-2012, 05:49 PM

If your roomate's chi is vacinated, they can play right now. Whenever I bring in a new puppy, they are introduced right into my pack because all mine are vacinated. And they go in the backyard because I have lived here forever and I know I don't have parvo here.

carrithedeku · #10 02-01-2012, 05:54 AM

I just moved into my condo, and he had outdoor cats not sure if it can spread that way I'm just way too cautious. I think I will just let them play together even my boyfriend's mother who is a vet technician says it should be fine, but says it would be safest to not let them meet until his last set of shots on 2/16.

svdreamer · #11 02-01-2012, 06:06 AM

It is EXTREMELY rare for cats to get parvo, and if they do, it would be a feline parvo, not canine. But you can only do what your comfortable with.

AstroGirl · #12 02-01-2012, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by DeeZee

I asked the same question in another way just a few days back

Good to know I'm not the only one who was worried!

Nope, i am big on working with my dogs towards a healthy lifestyle starting with exercise since its so important mentally and physically. My last dog was a pit bull so i didnt have to worry about working her too much because she loved it. My current pup seems to be happy to spend time with me... but cuddled in my lap, not walking along side me. lol Which isnt that big of a problem.

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Originally Posted by carrithedeku

Milo is always bouncing off walls! A week after his second set of shots I try my best to take him on walks but living in Washington where it's always cold, windy, and quite often rainy. Which makes it incredibly hard for my 2 lb chihuahua is losing his puppy coat to walk him so he can burn all this energy. I just have him fetch his favorite toys back and forth! Once he gets his last set of shots, he can finally play with my roommate's chihuahua and they will both be hyper together and play.

Anyways, it's totally alright to have them walk around a little bit after their second set of shots as long as they don't interact with other dogs, have him socialize with other people so he does get that interaction yatta yatta.

I have him out every day, several times for as long as i can without him getting cold. I am working on him with humans ( especially men since he seems to have an aversion to them) and i have two puppy dates set up (one date wil include several puppies, the other will have just one older dog) for next weekend

I can totally understand where you are coming from with the weather. Before yesterday it was pretty nippy in NYC for Eclipse, he didnt like that weather at all. Today and yesterday, however, have been spring temps, right now its 61 dgrees. I'm not complaining because the break in temp gives me more oppurtunity to socialize him with humans. I cant imagine living in chicago with a 2lb pup... walking must be a pain in the butt with the weather challenge.

KrystalLeigh · #13 02-01-2012, 07:46 PM

I know a lot of people don't walk their chihuahuas, but it's such a great way to burn their energy! When it's warmer out, I always walk Odie before I leave her alone for a few hours and she just sleeps the whole time i'm gone. When we go for walks, i'm always getting tired before she is. I feel bad for her this winter, because she hates it outside in the cold, and there is so much ice melter all over our sidewalks, so i've been trying to tire her out by playing fetch in the house. Better than nothing I guess! She also gets a lot of energy playing with her kitties.

As for the vaccination thing, I was really really cautious with Odie before she had her parvo shot. She stayed with a friend who had a chihuahua before she came to me, so she got a chance to meet a dog not in her "family", but once she came to me, there was no playing with other dogs until she was vaccinated. My mom offered to take her to work, where some other people bring their dogs, but I was really strict that there couldn't be any interaction until she was vaccinated. We didn't even take her outside at first, but that was mainly because where we were living had a backyard, but no fence and there was all kinds of strange dodgy looking cats and dogs prancing through. I know that dogs can't get parvo from cats and vice versa, but they can get it from an infected dog's feces. My friend just had to put down her toy poodle puppy because it got parvo. So sad.

carrithedeku · #14 02-01-2012, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by KrystalLeigh

As for the vaccination thing, I was really really cautious with Odie before she had her parvo shot. She stayed with a friend who had a chihuahua before she came to me, so she got a chance to meet a dog not in her "family", but once she came to me, there was no playing with other dogs until she was vaccinated. My mom offered to take her to work, where some other people bring their dogs, but I was really strict that there couldn't be any interaction until she was vaccinated. We didn't even take her outside at first, but that was mainly because where we were living had a backyard, but no fence and there was all kinds of strange dodgy looking cats and dogs prancing through. I know that dogs can't get parvo from cats and vice versa, but they can get it from an infected dog's feces. My friend just had to put down her toy poodle puppy because it got parvo. So sad.

I used to take Milo inside my coat when no one else was home and I had to take him somewhere like the grocery store or to pay bills when he hadn't got his second set of shots. Having him in my coat limits people wanting to pet him when I am just holding him or have him on the leash. After his second set I let him out of the jacket about a week after I also starting taking him on walks because his immune system is slowly getting there. When I get his third set, doggy play dates will be set up!