My puppy ate poop at the park. Is parvo a risk after her shots?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Medium (23 - 60lb) | Female | spayed | 30 lbs
My puppy is 3 months old and had her second round of shots last weekend. Today we went to the park and she picked up a piece of poop. How worried should I be
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Published on March 31st, 2018
Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! In theory, she has not mount a response to her vaccines yet so she can still get infected with like parvovirus if those feces were infected with parvovirus. However, that is very unlikely so I would not worry about that too much as the chance of that is very small. Good luck and have a great day! She is likely going to be just fine.
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Published on November 11th, 2019
You don't need to worry about her catching parvo. The vaccine is very effective and she has been properly vaccinated. I would be more worried about her getting roundworms or hookworms from eating poop. I would suggest having her dewormed as a preventive measure. Please don't worry about her catching parvo.
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