My dog had parvo as a puppy. Can he get it again from a visiting dog?

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My 15 year old dog had parvo as a puppy. I have a friend who’s bringing her 11 month old chiuaua for a visit. He had parvo 2 months ago. Is he still shedding the virus and since my dog had parvo when he was little, can he get it again? He’s allergic to almost everything so, the only shot he receives is the rabies shot. Pet's info: Dog | Australian Shepherd | Male | neutered | 11 years and 5 months old | 95 lbs

Laura Johnson VMD · Accepted Answer

Hi, thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! We suspect that dogs that have HAD parvo have a life long immunity but with out measuring his parvo titre we do not know if Nicko is protected. If your friends dog hasn't received it's Parvo/distemper vaccines I would be very hesitant to allow them to interact since Nicko isn't up to date for distemper either. Puppies who have had parvo can shed up to 6 weeks in the stool. Two months is still pretty close to 6 weeks. I do recommend that if you are not vaccinating Niko to have your Vet measure his distemper and parvo titres if you want him to interact with puppies. I wouldn't allow them to play until the puppy has completed it's entire vaccine series. And it has been 3 months since it recovered from parvo, unless titres are measured indicating Nicko is protected. Have a great day

My dog had parvo as a puppy. Can he get it again from a visiting dog?

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