Home Remedy to Kill Yard Parvo

Disinfecting outdoor areas can help prevent your dog from contracting canine parvo, a highly contagious virus that kills 80 percent of infected puppies that do not receive veterinary treatment. Even after treatment, dogs can still spread parvo through faeces for some time. The resilient virus can thrive in the ground for months. It can be prevented and controlled using basic sanitising supplies. This Home Remedy to Kill Yard Parvo will help keep any cats that you might own as well healthy and disease free.

Solution

Chlorine bleach is the only household disinfectant known to kill parvo. To kill parvo in your yard, add 1/2 cup of bleach to 1 gallon of water. Use a spray bottle to dispense the solution over all parts of the yard including grass, dirt and cemented areas. Any other outdoor items that may be contaminated should also be cleaned with bleach. Soak your cat’s or your dog’s dishes and toys in bleach water for 10 minutes.

Warnings

The diluted bleach solution will kill your grass and discolour some outdoor items. Even if you completely remove canine parvovirus from your yard, it can be brought back in if you step on a contaminated surface and walk into your yard.

Considerations

It is best wait a year after disinfecting your yard to adopt a new puppy or kitten. Although bleach does kill parvo, it is easy to miss a spot when disinfecting outdoor areas. The remaining traces of the virus can live for up to a year and continue infecting cats and kittens, or puppies and adult dogs. Waiting a year to bring a new cat or dog home reduces the risk of contracting parvo.

Prevention

Keeping cats and kittens, puppies and adult dogs up-to-date on vaccinations can prevent them from getting parvovirus. Dogs are commonly given a 5-in-1 vaccination that protects against the deadly virus. Puppies usually receive their first shots at six or eight weeks of age and monthly boosters until they are 18 to 20 weeks. Dogs must be revaccinated at regular intervals determined by a veterinarian. Cats need vaccinating too. See your vet.

By Dee Benjamin