We had a dog die of Parvo. How long do we wait to see if our other dogs catch it?
By bobbi
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There are areas that saving money by doing it yourself is great , but other times you are asking for disaster. Something like parvo without a vet's help is one of those. It is great if your vet will help you provide "nursing" care at home by IV and providing equipment and instruction. We had a vet that did that when our old kitty was entering kidney failure. Owning a pet requires saving a little every month for emergency medical expenses that are sure to come up in the pets life time.
I don't think I'd wait to see if it is going to happen. I would take the other dogs to the vet to get a parvo injection to prevent. OR, if you know somebody who can give shots, buy the medicine and have them do it for you.
I used to care for my 4 dogs when they have parvo virus. I had 2 puppy under 1yr and 2 adult dogs. One by one they all got infected. Parvo is a very contagious virus. Cause of death is dehydration since the dog will not eat or drink on top of that they will vomit and have a bad diarrhea all day long. You will have to keep a watchful eyes on each dog for any sudden change. I can tell right away that something was wrong when I didn't see one of the dog running up to the food bowl or greet me when I get home or just laying down by himself at a corner all day. The dog can get parvo from soil (if your sick dog have been vomited or gone to bathroom in the same yard area ) by ingestion or step on feces and bring that contamination back inside your home. So, to keep things at bay you will have to decontaminate all areas, toys, kennel, bedding (pretty much everything that the infected dog touches you will need to clean and sanitize them). I separated my 4 dogs in different areas of the house so this way when one gets better he/she don't have any chance of reinfected again from my other dogs. I went and bought a bottle of virus killer (it also kills many other harmful things in your home ) from a store that sells commercial cleaning products sometimes in a vacuum supplies store. This spray bottle is a liquid type and is uses in hospital and nursing home as it stated on the bottle. I don't have very much money to be putting my 4 dogs in a hospital but I need to act quick before their weak body takes them away so I asked the vet to see what I can do at home to fix them up. The vet said in order to keep them alive you have to give them IV on their neck under the skin (to keep their body hydrate) and Antibiotic. If you can stick a needle in your dog's neck to give him/her an IV you're gonna save a whole lots of money doing it at home and thats what I did, once before work and once after work and give the Antibiotic that the vet prescribe to them in their wet food or just push the pill to the back of their throat if they won't eat the food you gave them since the dog will most likely lost their appetite when they are sick you might have to buy one of those wet can food from the vet (these kind of food doesn't have much taste but the vet recommended to use it for sick dog).
Goodluck with you and your dog : )
If all your dogs have received their current c5 vaccinations you should not have to worry but consult your veterinarian. They are professionals. With correct treatment, if you can't financially afford this, seriously consider not owning any animals. Good luck.
Get to the health food store if your dog has parvo. You need colloidal silver (10ppm or stronger) for an enema. Half hour later, another CS enema. CS by mouth often as you can even if you have to do it by eyedropper full. Even if you have to hydrate all through the night. Feed anything liquid. Chicken soup is good.
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