at home treatment for parvo in a 8 week old puppy?
my friend bought a puppy from a breeder a few days ago. in the past 2 days, the puppy has vomited, lost appetite, doesnt want to play, & has pooped a clear, sticky, bloody substance.
she thinks its parvo.
i freaked out for her, because i know parvo in puppies is deadly... but unfortunately, she has lots of problems, financially. it took almost everything she has, buying this puppy & i am heartbroken.
please help my friend.. is there any way you can treat parvo cheaply, at home?
also, i got a puppy from the same breeder a week before her. should i avoid getting he puppies together? is it contagious??
what she is doing is going to the drugstore & buying products for babies... baby vomiting medicine... baby diarrhea medicine & pedialyte.
i'm so scared!!! HELP!
2009-10-26T13:21:10Z
thank you all for everything
& yes, i have gone to the vet for a checkup. the vet says everything is fine :)
her next shot is in 2 weeks! wish me luck!!
Teenage dreamer2009-10-26T13:11:18Z
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TAKE HER TO THE VET. PARVO CAN KILL. TAKE HER NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
First let me say that the pup was exposed to parvo at the breeders and she should get her money back, She can either take the pup back now or if it does not live.
Now the most important thing is do not feed food until the pup is drinking on it's own. Buy baby pedialyte and give the pup that with a needless syringe. I get ones with curved ends instead of a place for a needle for any meds needed. Make sure the pup gets this.
the vet can inject the same thing under the skin on the neck of the pup and let it go home for home treatment.
The last foster dog we had with parvo was a 6 month old Rottie that was dumped. She was given the hydration in her neck, and came home with tamaflu med and antibiotics to take daily. She came through it very well but if she had become more ill, she would have needed to go in and be on an intra veinous system to hydrate her.
Parvo attacks the intestines and dogs cannot digest any food. Since there is blood in the stool, it is past the first stages. The difference in the parvo blood and other is that it is black and not red. The pup should not get any solid food until it is playing again and then the first few days it should be very bland food. I purchases some canned food from the vet to feed as the pups in the litter that had it got better.
These are the steps I took with foster pups who came here and then within a couple of days came down with parvo. The pups were under vet care and 3 of them out of 8 total had to have intraveinous feedings of hydration fluids. If you can get a vet to work with you on home treatment, you will have a better chance at saving the pup.
Help your friend do the needed calling and remember that the breeder needs to know and then if the breeder keeps sending the pups home with others while ill, it would be illegal.
Parvo can live for up to 2 years in the environment, so she needs to bleach bleach bleach everything several times. Do NOT let your puppy near that one or yours could get sick as well. Parvo is highly contagious.
Parvo is a critical vaccine for every puppy and any reputable breeder will provide this vaccine for their litters.
I believe you may be able to opt to take the puppy home from the vet to treat it, but you still have to consult with the vet. It involves IV's and such so she would have to know how to properly insert those. Even with vet treatment, parvo is only a 50/50 chance of survival.
Here is more info on parvo- http://www.workingdogs.com/parvofaq.htm
This is an extremely dangerous disease for a puppy, most do not recover and only then with intense vet care. It is extremely contagious, and she should not have another dog on the premises for at least a year or so.
A good breeder will have the pups vaccinated against parvo at 2 weeks of age, and again at 4 weeks and at 8 weeks when they are almost ready to be away from the mom.
If you have not had your dog vaccinated, you may want to take it immediately and have this done. Many dogs who recover do not make a full recovery so anything you can do to prevent it is highly recommended.
Good luck to you and your friend and do not take your pup to her house or around her pup.
The pup could have been exposed at the time she got him or could have come in contact with the parvo virus anywhere.
Parvo is highly contagious and should be treated by a licensed vet.
Parvo is an intestinal parasite that consumes all nutrients that come into the body.
The professional treatment entails making sure that they have enough sub-q (under the skin, with a syringe and fluids) fluids to help the puppy survive while its' own immunities fight off the offending parasite.
Unfortunately, unless the pup has had previous vaccinations for Parvo, it is very unlikely that it will survive without proper veterinary care.