Should I worry about an unvaccinated horse infecting me or my horses?

Generally speaking people are ok to touch your pet. The spread of viruses via fomites (articles of clothing or inanimate objects) is very low risk and rare. Generally direct contact with another sick pet, aerosolized exposure, or contact with infected feces is needed to pose any serious risk to Xander.

It is possible, although rare, for people to bring infectious agents into a home on shoes, clothes etc which a pup is not fully protected against until after the course has been completed and onset of immunity is generally a week or so after full vaccination. Similar to newborn children, general precautions of clean clothes and shoe, washing hands and avoiding contact with any owners of pets who have recently been unwell would be sensible. Do not take puppy to public areas or parks or mix with any dogs which are not fully vaccinated with up to date boosters.

Hi there. In general, there is no reason that vaccines can't be given while an animal is taking antibiotics - so as long as she's not actively sick (normal temperature, acting fine, etc.), this shouldn't be a problem.

This is a great question! Yes, viruses such as parvovirus can survive on a person's clothes and shoes, so if Ava isn't fully vaccinated, I would not take her any place in public just yet. She could potentially get a virus from someone at school if their dog is sick. Should Ava be fully vaccinated, then it's fine to take her to school. Good luck with your exams, I hope this helps :-)

Vaccines in puppies should be given every 3-4 weeks starting at 8 weeks of age. So he can be boostered at 11-12 weeks (looks like he has about a week to go). The chances of him getting something from the unvaccinated dog's owner is pretty minimal but there is always a slight chance. I personally would not be too worried about it but there are a couple things you could do to minimize risk. You could just kindly ask her to wash her hands before petting. The other option is that you don't have to let her pet him at all. You can always say you are busy training him and you would prefer that no one pets him for now if you want to avoid a conflict..... Hope this answers your question. Best wishes!

This is going to depend on where you live, and what infectious diseases are considered "quarantinable" in your country. I live in the US, and here these are the infectious diseases that we have to report to the USDA if we suspect a horse is infected. Ones that come to mind include Equine Infectious Anemia, Vesicular Stomatitis, Foot and Mouth Disease, and the neurologic form of Equine Herpes Virus. Hope that helps!

Hello and welcome to Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. The unvaccinated Puppy will be at risk of contracting viruses from the environment that the litter-mates will be protected from, not at risk of getting the virus from the other puppies. If the environment is clean and free from viruses, and no exposure to unvaccinated animals occurs, then Junior should be ok. I recommend getting him vaccinated ASAP. At 8 weeks though he should still have some immunity from his mom if she was vaccinated. Best of luck with Junior!