You’re welcome.

Firstly, yes, humans can carry the virus – it can stick to your clothes, your shoes and, of course, you skin (particularly your hands). We therefore recommend changing shoes whenever you go inside your house, and being really aware of hygiene – warm/hot soapy water before and after handling any animals.

Secondly, Parvo can be treated successfully (in both dogs and cats), and the sooner you start treatment, the better the chance of a positive outcome.

Typically, the first symptoms you’ll see will be behavioural changes, most notably a lack of appetite and not wanting to play. This is usually followed by vomiting, diarrhea (which is almost always foul smeling and often bloody), dehydration, depression, and fever or chills.

However, not all dogs and cats get all of these symptoms, and they don’t always appear in the same order.

It’s because Parvo can strike out of the blue that we always recommend having a Parvo Treatment Kit on hand, then if the worst does happen, you can begin treatment immediately.

This is especially important for people who live outside of North America, as international shipping can take too long if your dog or cat is already sick. Within the US, we only use FedEx Overnight shipping if an animal already has Parvo, but the fastest international services can still take anywhere from three to five days, which is too long to wait with a virus such as this.

The other advantage of ordering before you actually need the products is that you can choose a slower and therefore cheaper shipping method, which can save a bit of money.

If you’re interested in being as prepared as you can be, then you can find out what you need on this site: http://www.ParvoEmergencyTreatment.com/

We’re sorry to hear about your boyfriend’s dog.

However, there is no need to worry about him getting Parvo – the Canine Parvovirus cannot be contracted by humans (although other animals, including cats, can become infected).

We’re sorry to hear about your cat.

Other than the fact that we are strongly against vaccinations period (especially multi-shot vaccines like the one your cat received), because of the risk of both short- and long-term side-effects (e.g. chronic inflammation, cancer, the onset of the very disease they’re meant to protect against, and even death), then yes, in our view, you should be concerned.

The main problems, as we see them are:

1. Dogs and cats have different physiologies. For example, some of the herbs in the natural products we sell are fine for dogs, but are toxic to cats (e.g. White Willow Bark). Without knowing the exact ingredients of both cat and dog vaccines, we clearly can’t say for certain what problems might exist, but you have to assume that the vaccine manufacturers create different vaccines for these two species for a reason.

2. With cats typically being much smaller than dogs, we’d be concerned about the dosage that your cat has received. Vaccines are already a one size fits all (i.e. it doesn’t matter how big your pet is, they get the same dose of vaccines), but a series of canine shots is quite likely to be too much for a cat.

So, this is what we would do about it.

Firstly, we would do a full detox to help flush out the toxic chemicals from your cat’s system. What we use with our own dogs, but these products are safe for cats too, if the Mega Detox Kit.

Secondly, we think you should seriously consider suing your vet, either for professional misconduct or gross negligence. At the very least, you should get them to pay for the detox products you’ll need.

We hope this helps, and that your cat is none the worse for this screw-up.