Gotta run but I’ll check in later.
Had a friend whose pup had Parvo. Recovered completely, lived a long and happy life. Sweet dog.
That’s terrible. The family that sold you the dog didn’t warn you?
Sick puppy ping
Sounds cruel, but take him back where you got him. Get your money back.
Now.
I would go to the family and ask for my money back. Good luck to your puppy.
A friend of mine had a similar experience and the puppy survived, growing up to be unusually large and strong.
While we are currently animal free due to young kids, we did have a bullmastiff who benefitted greatly from high quality probiotics. We fed him the same ones we take and now also give our kids. My in-laws have a Boxer with GI issues due to previous owner abuse and we giver her probiotics when we dog sit. She always does much better with us due to this, but my in-laws don’t believe in witch medicine. Since most of our immune system is in our gut, would this not hold true for pups as well? Anyway, there are no side effects so what would it hurt?
My “free” puppy cost me $1,200 because of a week spent at the vet recovering from parvo. Yes they can recover and many do. Sounds like you got the pup to the vet in time.
We saw a lot of Parvo cases at the clinic I worked at. Your yard is infected and only the sun and time will kill the virus eventually. Do not let anyone bring their pets over for a few months—even the dogs with the vaccinations will become carriers and take the virus home with them. Odoban [have seen it in Sams Club (gallon), WalMart and Ace Hardware (both quarts only in my area)] is good for the surfaces that can’t handle bleach.
You and your puppy are in my prayers. I’ve seen the weakest puppy survive and its much stronger litter-mate not make it.
parvo. meaning heart worms?
if so and since he is young it can be treated. expensive.
once treated always remember to give pills. some are weekly monthly etc. good luck.
ps spca sold me a collie w heart worms. adult. several hundred dollars later he was good. they forgot to tell me about the pills. his name was cleo. miss him
Wikipedia goes into good detail about it (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canine_parvovirus). Highly contagious and treatment requires hospitalization. We lost our Lab last December and our Spaniel is almost 14 years old with several cardio-respiratory issues and probably at most a year left. I’d like to get a German Shepherd next and based on what I just read about the disease your puppy has contracted we’ll make sure to have him or her vaccinated for it. Good luck!
puppy prayers
I’m so sorry.
I sure hope your puppy recovers. I had a wonderful German Shepard when I was a kid. They've been my favorite dog since.
Sadly, I had an experience like this. We bought a Lab puppy that came down with Parvo. I took care of hime for three days, constantly giving him IV’s, but it was no use. It was heartbreaking to watch him the last few hours. Even though we had only had him a few days, I cried when he died.
If you decide to keep the puppy and are willing to do the nursing, you can give it fluids at home. If you have the spare money, the vet will quarantine it and do the work for you. However, many animal clinics do not have 24-hour care, unless a tech or doctor is caring enough to come in and check after hours. It’s a terrible thing for a puppy and the family to go through, but it’s not any more complicated than changing out the fluid bags and disinfecting properly.
Did you know anything about the “breeder” who sold you the pup? I would never buy from backyard breeders... ever.
The shelter we got our puppy from accidentally gave our dog the parvo vaccine twice, in effect giving him parvo.
He was lethargic, thin, and losing liquids. Couldn’t keep anything down. Our vet basically told us to take him home and make him comfortable.
My wife wasn’t going to let him die. She used an eyedropper to squirt liquids and baby food down his throat. She kept him in her lap overnight, giving him squirts of food and water every hour or so.
Good news is that Diesel pulled through. He is a happy, healthy ball or energy at four years old. He currently weighs in at about 50 pounds and, not surprisingly, insists on sitting in my wife’s lap if she has any food!