Dogs and Parvo?

I foster dogs and puppies too, and parvo is always a big threat.

Your dogs are only safe if they are up-to-date-on their vaccinations. (Rabies is one shot, then they have an all-in-one that covers parvo, distemper, and others. Shots need to be boosted one month later, then once yearly.)

The puppies are only safe when they are at full immunity in their vaccination schedules as well.

If the mother was up-to-date on her vaccinations, the puppies will have maternal immunity until 6 weeks of age. Then they lose this protection, and puppies need to get their initial vaccination at 6 weeks, and a booster a month later. If mommadog's immunity is unknown, pups should go in immediately, and then for two more boosters.

You need to scour your house/ yard for feces. Triple bag them. Douse your home and yard with dilute bleach solution, (yes your couch and carpets too) and dig out any soil that could have infected feces in it, and dispose of that too. The virus can live in the soil for about a year. (The bleach solution should be about 20 parts water to one part bleach, and sprayed on items.)

The virus can be tracked from yard to yard on shoes and car tires if someone stepped in or drove over infected poo.

Good luck. You have some hard work ahead of you.

Sincerely,

Janet

Mattie

April 15, 20070 found this helpful

I'd get all of them to the vet. I had a dog get parvo after having it's parvo vac. and it also happened to another dog I knew. My dog did survive but the vet bill was a small fortune. Sometimes the shots are no good, I would warn all of your neighbors also.

cindy

May 29, 20070 found this helpful

I had a pregnant dog with Parvo, it effects there Intestines, and dehydrates them. So I gave her Gravol Supositories, and that seemed to help with the Vomiting and nausea for her, the next couple of days were touch & go, but by the second day I tried to give her water & Baby Food, but all she wanted Ice Cream. I know that Dairy upsets their stomach, but it was something she wanted and i needed to rehydrate her. Within4-5 days she was drinking and eating baby food, slowly started to give her dog food, and within a week she was up & running....She lived to be 13 yrs old...

If my dog who survived parvo gets pregnant will she pass parvo on to her puppies?

As much as I influence going to the vet, getting necessary shots and spaying and neuturing. I recently got 2 puppies that had parvo before I brought them home. Then my other dogs got sick even though the parvo shot is supposed to prevent it, but I guess its because it was in between his 2-3 puppy shot. Well I called tons and dozens of vets, animal hospitals and all. Nothing was in my price range, I know you can't put a price on the love of your pets but I was just in a bad position at that time.

All of the vets wanted up front payments, I didn't have money. I tried to get them to bill me; but none of them do that anymore. Well anyways, since I couldn't afford to give my puppies the proper care at that time, which I was devastated about. I looked online, called vets, called friends and there I found a cure that had details written by a old vet, he said "If your puppy has Parvo or worms and is not eating and you cannot afford vet care, I have a solution give your dog/puppy about half a jar full of baby food a day in a syringe. Mix the pedialyte with water, the dog does not need all that sugar, then switch give it a syringe full of baby food (pick a meat kind, it'll be more enjoyable for them.) and then a syringe full of water/pedialyte.

Do that until they get feeling better and then switch them to canned food for the next 2 weeks. " I was so nervous but this was my last resort. I did that daily for about 3-4 days and they all were up wagging their tails, barking and playing. So that teaches me a lesson for bringing unvetted pups into my home. I hope this works as good as it did for me. But next time I will take them to a vet. I hope this saves your little ones life. Thank you, god bless.