Posted on 07/22/2013 2:29:33 PM PDT by Rides_A_Red_Horse
The wife and I just brought home a German Shepherd pup yesterday. He seemed "shy" but later I realized he was lethargic. He ate a bit but not like what you would expect from a two month old Shepherd.
We took him to the Vet today to have him checked out and he tested positive for Parvo. He hadn't started puking yet and they put him on IVs so with a little luck he should recover.
Our other dog is up to date on his shots and the cats are supposed to be immune. I went around and disinfected everything he touched. The vet said they have a 90% success rate so it looks good.
I contacted the family who sold us the pup. They called back and let me know the last one from the litter died.
Does anyone here have experience with Parvo?
I have a very reputable trainer that is a client of mine. He has won on the national and international levels and a couple of his puppies came down with parvo. Yes, they were vaccinated, but there is some weird deal that if they are still nursing the mom’s antibodies in her milk can kill the parvo vaccine. I never knew this until he explained it and a vet, another customer, confirmed.
It is not always a bad breeder/trainer. It is sometimes the luck of the draw.
I had a puppy with parvo. Vet directed me to give it Pedia lite. He recovered fully.
My granddaughter has a beautiful and sweet pit bull who recovered from Parvo. It left her — the dog! — a little goofy (it can impact the brain) but she is completely clear 2+ later.
Good luck with your pup. Hope she makes it!
My granddaughter has a beautiful and sweet pit bull who recovered from Parvo. It left her — the dog! — a little goofy (it can impact the brain) but she is completely clear 2+ later.
Good luck with your pup. Hope she makes it!
Do not take him back. That would be a death sentence for him.
Since you caught it early (before he started vomiting) there is a very good chance your puppy will recover fully. I think taking the puppy back to where you got him would be a death sentence.
Just make sure when you get his shots that you tell them that he has had parvo, the vet will make the decision whether to use the killed or the live virus.
Best to you. I hope he recovers fully.
My neighbor had a Yorkie that hat it and that dog survived and lets us know by his yapping every day.
Best of luck to your dog!
We had a dog that recovered very well from Parvo.
I feel your pain. My last German Shorthair went off her fed after a weekend of hunting. by the next weekend I took her to the vet in Seattle and charged me $400 for x-rays and came back that they thought she had heart problems but the meds would really expensive. She snaps out of it and about a month later she goes off her feed again so I take her back in and another $400 for more x-rays and still nothing but this time there maybe a touch of pneumonia. She snapped out for about a couple weeks until I noticed she was having a hard time breathing and her coat was pretty mangy. It was a Saturday morning and she just stood there looking at me like she didn’t want anymore pain.
So I took her in to the same vet and he started out with they wanted to take more x-rays. I told him with all due respect that I wasn’t going to pay for them, that I had over $15,000 invested in this dog, she was a world class and bred shorthair and she need to be put down. He agreed but would take x-rays at no charge just so they could see what was going on. Turns out that she was ate up with cancer but it took 2 full doses to put her down. I never cried so hard in my life. She was just 8.
Gee, do you think it’s possible the poster had to go to work or do some other important action that would not allow him to be online? Give him a break.
1 minute after posting his article?
No.
Our Shepard pup was in the exact same situation
6 weeks old and seemed healthy when brought home
My wife picked him because he seemed more calm than the other pups
After he stopped eating and shed a lot of weight and a couple of expensive vet visits that traumatized him I researched for a course of action
As he lay on his side dying, I put a wash cloth under his head and dripped Pedia-lite into his mouth with a turkey baster
He began to swallow
40 millimeters at a time, 15 minutes apart for about the first few hours
I started dribbling more and more at greater interval 15 minutes at first then 30 minutes an hour then two keeping the same amount per hour (120 millimeters)
Schenker (our Shep) is 1 1/2 years old and 100 per cent healthy
A fine addition to our household and the extra effort due to him in his most frail condition makes me appreciate him that much more
I adopted a puppy (destined for the dinner table) in Korea, but sadly it died of Parvo, and it was heartbreaking to watch. My daughter adopted a shepherd mix at Ft. Knox which also had Parvo. The vet gave up on the pup, but allowed my daughter to take home the equipment for IV fluid replenishment, and the dog survived with her around-the-clock care. I have it now in front of me. I’ve also found that if you dab a little honey on a dehydrated, sick dog’s gums it will help the dog to retain the fluids.
A quality breeder, one who cares about his/her reputation will either split or fully pay the cost for treatment. Parvo is completely treatable, but it requires dedication to the cause. There can be a lot of ups and downs with it, but most pups make a full recovery.
I had an old English mastiff as a child who came to us from the breeder with Parvo. Sight unseen, they called our vet, explained who they were and ordered the vet to bill them for any costs incurred for the pup’s treatment. He lived a very healthy, happy 11 years with no recurrence, but it took almost 9 months for him to fully recover.
IV fluids are often the only recourse, as you can’t force the little guy to eat or drink. I personally would not give the dog back to the breeder, as they’ll likely let the dog die if they didn’t care enough to check it for Parvo when they adopted it out. If you’re not completely attached, some SPCA branches, HSUS, and even some very humanitarian vets will take the pup off your hands and see it to better health.
You have options. If you’re a soft-hearted person, you can ensure the pup sees better health if you do some research.
Yes. Our mutt, Dub, came to us with Parvo. That was 6 yrs. ago; she did fine with treatment. Was very sick at first, but a few days at the vets and she got well. Healthy ever since.
SumProVita has given you good advice...Listen to your Vet. Several years ago I adopted a three month old Rottweiler from a pound. She exhibited the very same symptoms as your little guy. She was at the vets for about 8 days following a diagnosis of Parvo, but survived. She got to be about 100 pounds and lived to be 17.
Vet suggested when I brought her home to start her on warm Cream of Wheat, which I did. Her energy quickly increased. I will tell you one downside, her eyesight suffered a little that the vet said was a result of the Parvo, but it it was never a serious problem. She will always be my favorite dog.
Please give your little guy a chance. These dogs that start out with problems always reward their owners.
Fingers and paws crossed for you pup. Hoping for a full recovery for him with only a mild hit to your wallet. Good luck!
My daughter got it once. No kidding. She was lethargic and run down. Put her on antibiotics and after a few days she was fine.
My guess is that the vets will get it under control. They will need to get her fluids up, and make sure she is getting enough nutrition.
Parvo sucks, but it is very treatable.
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