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I recently got a Rat Terrier puppy, Chomper, who we believe to be about 14 weeks old. He is in perfect health but has had no shots yet. We got him from a relative who had a litter and was giving them away.

We have another dog, Tahti, who is currently living at my mother’s due to our moving and not having a house for her. She is a little over a year old and has had her shots, and we are ready to bring her to our home.

Now, the issue is that my mom has rescued many dogs over the years and some of those were pregnant females whose puppies sadly died of what we now know to be Parvo.

The last time she lost a puppy to Parvo was almost a year ago and she has had one more litter since then and none contracted the disease.

If we bring Tahti home is it possible that she could be carrying the disease?

I know that we should not allow the puppy to be exposed to the her feces, but is there anything else we should do (aside from getting his shots, which we plan to do as soon as we can afford it) to ensure that he will not be exposed?

I apologize for the lengthy explanation, I just miss my big girl and want to do everything I can to get her home without sacrificing the health of my beautiful little boy!

Any help at all would be very much appreciated.

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