I have a 12 week old Puggle named Snickers. I took him to the vet today to find out if he had Parvo like we thought and he did. He is now in the hospital for 5-7 days. I hope and pray that my baby will make it. What are his chances of living?
By Courtney from Friendly, WV
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About a 50% chance now, and the vet bill will be huge. Prevention (vaccination) is far cheaper than the cure. The sad thing is that survivors of parvo often die unexpectedly before they are 5 years old. Suspicion is this is due to organ damage by parvo.
Your yard is contaminated now. You cannot bring an unvaccinated dog in it, or it can easily get sick too. You need to be pet free for a good year, as the virus lives in the soil.
An animal must be FULLY vaccinated (boosted too) in order to be safe in your yard. Pick up and burn poo and dog bedding. Pick up Vircon at (eg) UFA Farmstores along with a weed sprayer and douse everything in your yard. If the pup came into the house, douse the house too. Yes, I mean soak the couch too.
Bleach will work, Vircon is better. The volume you need will cost about $170.
You can spread the virus on your hands, shoes, and clothing. You can drive it out on your vehicle tires. You need to thoroughly treat everything or you put all the neighbourhood dogs at risk too. Please post that parvo is in the neighbourhood so others who have not vaccinated get the heads up to do so. Sorry to have dour news.
Sincerely,
Janet, animal rescue volunteer
Our great dane puppy got parvo and survived. It sounds like you caught it early enough for the vets to be able to help out your sweet doggie. Once they let him out everything will be ok. Parvo does live in the ground and i would suggest that you don't put any more puppies in that area but any dog over a year old will be fine in your yard.
My dog came down with parvo when he was young. He was up to date on all his vaccinations. Be aware that they act as an insurance policy; make odds better that your dog won't contract it, but do not guarantee that he won't. He was kept in our yard with our other pets. He was a Rottie, which is a breed that has one of the lowest survival rates, but we caught it early. He lived through it. We did not have an extremely high or unreasonable vet bill. None of our other pets caught it, and we failed to treat our yard in any way.
Our Rottweiler's growth wasn't stunted in any way, in fact, he grew to be the largest one in our area. My point is, we did almost everything wrong, but ours pulled through. I believe the main factor was that we caught it early. Visit your pet, keep his spirits up, and let him know that you love him. Dogs heal from miraculous things. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your puppy.
So very sorry to hear about Snickers, tough way to get started off in life. We had an akita puppy, Yuri, who got parvo at the vet clinic where we'd gotten her puppy shots on the way home after buying her. She did survive after a struggle but was one sick little baby for awhile. Medical- care costs are negligible compared to the joy & love we receive from our pets who are bonafide members of our families.
Puppies can survive Parvo with medical care. And I hope and pray that your precious baby does. Please let us know how he is.
Geez, "MotherofTwelveCats", nothing like gloom and doom. I am sure Carter's Mommy feels bad enough. That picture breaks my heart. I am with "sameoleme", I wish you well, will say a prayer, and please let us know how it goes. Give snickers a hug for me.
Count us in to. Hugs and Prayers for you and Snickers.
Keeper and Panda
My heart and prayers are with you and Snickers and am sending hugs to both of you! Please let us know how he is doing!
As for the over the top insensitive doom amd gloom of MotherOfTwelveCats, ignore it and talk to your vet or vet assistant for details instead.
Enema with colloidal silver (where the concentration of parvo is). Half hour you should see improvement. Time to do another enema. Parvo often comes from the vaccine. Very contagious. On you, your shoes, all over. Heed warnings of spreading this horrible disease. Parvo made out of a lab here in the US. Check it out.
Hugs and Prayers to you, Snickers and your family! Please let us know how Snickers is doing!
If you decide to use Virkon please do not soak any fabric furniture with it. You need only wipe the fabric with it. If you soak it you could be opening yourself up to other problems.
I'm so sorry to hear about Snickers.
My dog had parvo. The vet told me they would do everything they could but not to get my hopes up. He spent 5 days in the hospital and I had a vet bill that was close to $600, but they were able to save my Dizzy. A week later he was running around like nothing had happened.
I hope you're puggle does as well as my poodle.
Hi, I'm sorry your puppy is sick. My dog had parvo and survived but was very weak for awhile. But now is completely recovered. This a website that has medication for parvo. I couldn't get it, but the recipe for the tea, and also there is one for beef liver, really helped a lot. Dehydration is a major factor. When he recovers you can try the recipes, especially the one with the beef liver. www.parvobuster.com/
My puppy Katy is a 7 week old boxer/lab mix. She is right now at the Vet's office being treated for Parvo. I have had her 2 days before she turned 6 weeks. It has only been 3-4 days that she has been feeling bad. I have 4 other dogs who are all up to date on their shots. The Vet said she could have gotten the Parvo from my yard. Katy is very sick and very sick looking.
My Vet bill has already reached a $1000 and that's not even the hospital stay for her staying there. I don't care the cost only for her to get better! Do I need to bleach my yard and house!
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