Can Cats Get Parvo From Dogs

We recommend always asking your local vet for clarification if you are unsure.

Can cats get parvo from dogs. When a person who has recently handled an infected dog touches your puppy or when a. While dogs cannot get feline parvovirus from cats cats can become infected with canine parvovirus. So yes cats can get parvo if they are exposed to feces of an infected animal.

2 doses 2-4 weeks apart. Second dose 2-4 weeks later. At least once yearly for dogs in high-risk areas.

Hi Adrian sure. Yes cats can get parvo from dogs. So yes a cat can catch PARVO from a dog and a dog can get it from a cat as well.

Yes cats can get Parvo from dogs. However it is considered rare for a cat to actually get Canine Parvovirus from a dog but studies have shown that it is possible. Its very common in dogs and in cats Parvo is called Parvovirus Enteritis.

Vaccination is generally restricted to established risk areas. The most widely accepted theory about how canine parvovirus suddenly erupted on the scene with such disastrous results in the 1970s is that it mutated from the feline panleukopenia virus or another type of closely related parvovirus. Consequently if a cat has been in contact with a dog who has parvo the cat should be considered potentially contagious and quarantined from other animals for at least several weeks.

You might be treating your dog with parvovirus and youre worried your cat might catch it too. No parvo spreads when unprotected dogs meet the virus. Contaminated bedding litter trays or food bowls.