My Shih Tzu is 10 weeks old today and was diagnosed with Parvo. He has already started his shots, will that help him out or will it be worse? He's hospitalized on an i.v.. He weighed 3lbs, now he's down to 2lbs. Can he survive and why did he get the virus after he had started his shots?
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Bear in mind that I'm not a vet and even if I were a vet I'm not there to see your dog. However, my husband IS a vet and I've worked with him for 22+ years so I do know some things.
First, just starting the vacs. does not supply total immunity. A dog needs the complete series to get the full benefit.
Second, parvo is terribly contagious and exposure is easy to come by. There is some belief that it will lessen the effects of parvo if the vacs. have been started.
You can care for your pet at home an you can use ivs at home.. remember most vets are for money not the love of the pet. They do not care if
Amen on that! I'd rather have my puppy home and happy while getting better than laying in an old cold crate for days and nights! And they would feel better around their family instead of strangers.
Had two puppy's and the mommy. The one puppy did not make it. But the other did. We did the I.v at home but here is the difference. Each day 2xs a day I would bring her back. They gave her the I.V and the shoots needed. Had to wait until so many cc's were given. Then came back in the evening before closing. Gave her the 3rd shoot of that has the parvo vaccine in it.
I have had a total of four dogs in my lifetime to have parvo. None of them where taken to the vet and all four survived. Not saying that it was easy asl did not sleep for over two weeks. I gave water and enigma every hour and amoxicillan. I have recently gotten a new puppy but I opted for the shots. Parvo is deadly but can be treated at home but it will take a lot of time patience and love to get threw it. My advice is to get the shots! It is heart breaking to see your fur baby as sick as mine had gotten. Parvo is no joke.
So sorry to be a bother I have a 4 month old Chihuahua he has had 2 sets of his parvo shots he weighs 2 pounds 6.2 ounces well did before yesterday he has lost some he started yesterday not eating and playing but before he was a very playful but last night his poop started getting runnier and today it's just a light brown/gray and he has no energy I gave him some of the stuff the vet gave me for my other chihuahua who is hyperglycemic (low sugar) to make sure it stayed up and been giving him Gatorade with a syringe to kee him hydrated what should I do I don't want to lose him but can't afford to pay a vet a lot of money
I had a dog that had gotten parvo and nursed her back to health on my own but now I'm wanting to get a puppy that's 11 weeks old and is getting ready to have her first rounds of shots....do u think it's safe to get her .....and when do u think it's okay to let it around my other dogs!! The one that had the parvo never got a shot for it so didn't know if she would be a carrier
My 6.5 month Rott puppy caught parvo and I myself gave her the 3 series of shots. ( I do recommened a 4th now since the first really doesn't work since the mom's protection is still present) I used 7-in 1 from Jefferies. I gave her last shots in March, in fact I had to give it twice since she pulled away as I was injecting the shot. She came down sick and I took her the 2nd day after she started vomiting, Parvo was the last thing I expected since I gave her all her shots. I kept her monthly heart worm prevention, gave her k9 advantage ii, and monthly worming. I have 4 other dogs which did not catch this. The Vet told me some doesn't build a immune against it even if given the shots, though since she had the shots she should make a full recovery. This is day 4 of having the symptoms, 3 days at the Vet to assure she gets all the fluids needed and the antibiotics and other things she can get at a last moment. Vet stated yesterday that the night before she had diarrhea but they are giving her fluids, and she is still groggy, but he said that's due from having to sedate her, guess she's aggressive from not feeling good. She wasn't aggressive before. I read several articles stating that if they survive on the 4th day they have a 90% chance of fully recovery, each day brings better chances.. I never have company (new here) our yard is fence, being military I always treat the house and yard, so knowing someone had to bring it to our house on their shoes, We only have 3 people (construction workers at our house) in the last month after hearing that she would of caught it if it was still present in my yard before now, Vet did state that he's pretty sure that the men had to bring it.
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Terrific post. How is Abby now?
My huge fully Parvo vaccinated 9 month old American Scot/Stanford cross "Max" was admitted into hospital yesterday with full blown Parvo & is now literally being kept alive intravenously & can't than you enough for the hints on cleaning. But to go off on a tangent, I didn't give a thought to why he is so calm, I presumed it was the virus, you state here that yours was being sedated, do you know if they do that as a matter of course?
My very healthy big 7 month old full breed German shepherd came down sick. Like all the sudden very sick. He had all of his shots so I didn't even consider parvo. We have a fenced yard so no stray dogs come around. The dogs had dug a hole in the kennel only place I can think it came from. I got him to vet within 12 hours of symptoms he was admitted for iv therapy.
yes. need the full series of 3 shots ending @ 16 weeks then get a titer test in a few weeks to see if then shots worked. some pups are resistant to vaccinations and do not get the immunity. Titer test will let you know. Log on to articles by Dr. Ronald Schultz for excellent advise on vaccines.
No its not I just lost two babies to pour of them so sad had their shots I gave it the rest of the shots took it to the vet with the rest for the rest of the shots and the puppies were full-time with Parville the day I got them I was told that is a horrible thing and the sad thing and it cost a heck of a lot of money but if you love your for babies and you can afford to do it you do the best you can I had to take my home in treating myself also just cant afford it
The people themselves cannot care for him but they should return them to the Breeders they bought them from if the readers have vet techs on hand and equipment for IVs. Not knocking vets but they don't have or stay with them all through the night. And some of the shots for vomiting does not work the only thing I found for vomiting and diarrhea is parvo V
I raise Shih Tzu and Yorkies and they are kenneled and for years I used bleach religiously until recently I read that bleach is not as good as ammonia. I have been switching up from ammonia to bleach just to be safe and I haven't had any cases of Parvo. A word to the wise my vet stated that when puppies are being weaned from the mother their immune system starts to go down. At this point you have to be very careful about people handling them and never let their feet touch the ground until they have gotten the second set of shots, if you are going to let them take walks and get exercise. There is another condition that dogs can get and the vet says that if you don't know what to do it will kill as quickly as Parvo. It is called Coccidia. What happens is that this germ is shed from the mothers poop and if the puppy accidently licks her it will get into their stomach and you will see the same symptoms as Parvo, but if you have had one diagnoised with Coccidia all you have to do is start injection with a syrnge Kayro syrup. Their blood sugar drops from diahrea and vomiting but as soon as the Kayro hits their stomach they will drink and get back to normal. I think my vet gave me some medicine to give them also that built their immune system back up. Of course keeping their area clean and disinfected is a must . I hope this will be helpful to someone.
Last week 2 6 month old pups had parvo and 4 3 month old pups caught parvo. All 5 died except 1 of my 6 month old pup. She kept throwing up and pooping or peeing blood. She was so week i thought id loose her. So every hour i used a sringe to give pidialite to hydrate her. I knew i had to do something to put food in her so around the 4th day i started giving her a raw egg yolk with sringe. 1 egg every day 4 times a day. I did this for about 3 days and still gave her pidialite and some water. Also mashed potatoes with chicken broth. It is now 7 days and she back to her old self now. Barking at my husband and eating like a little pig. When she got parvo she only had furst shots.
Our Shiz tzu had parvo so we took him to vet. they gave him something for nausa and made sure he was hydrated then we took care of him at home. We used a syringe (no needle) and gave him fluids by mouth (Pedialyte). We bought baby food (chicken) for him to eat. After 2 or 3 weeks he finally started drinking water on his own again and is fine to this day. Only thing we got from vet was something for nausa. Parvo is a very scary thing.
There's another thing I forgot earlier. You wondered why, since the vacs. were started, the pup still got parvo. Where did he get his vac.? Many times owners get vaccine from the pet store or feed store and several things can happen to the med. before the pup gets it. Sometimes the store doesn't handle it properly. We sometimes got vaccine in that was not on ice (summer delivery that arrived on Monday after being shipped on Friday) and we would refuse delivery. All places don't do that because they don't realize the importance of keeping it cold. Then if it was still good owners sometimes leave it in the car and get it warm. Sometimes they don't give the injection properly. If your vet gave the vac. all this is for nothing but I had to ask...
I just gave my ten week old puppy it first shot and it got parvo I m wondering if it was from the shot can any one tell me I feel really bad it came on so fast I ended up losibg her tonight
My puppy akita got parvo 3 days after first vaccine at 10 weeks.
Why in the HELL dose it have to be LIVE FOR! They should ALL be DEAD! An this double 00 needle for a DAM I.V.? They wanted this 1ML in 16 weeks, @ two week interval's? THIS IS A DAM PUPPY? I had to bring it HOME, that was 20 minutes? I put it in the refrigerator for 30 minutes, then I mixed the aq mix into the other vital, an gave a few shakes? I gave her 10 units, using a clean 1cc syringe; that I use for my insulin injection's; in the back of the neck. Two day's later, her stools are running? First Companion Veterinary Products, NEVER STATED THAT THIS WAS AN ACTIVE VIRUS OR A PASSIVE ONE??? I assumed it was a PASSIVE VIRUS! This is why their NOT IN THE MEDICAL FIELD! As an EMT-I / (ASCP) PBT some would be going to jail, with a LAWSUIT. I new I should have not given this vaccination to my dog! She would have been better off, not having it, an keeping her here at home in my Appartment, without other dogs around. This is why I never wanted to work in the veterinarian field. To many Taxonomies, with conflicting data; they can't even agree on Anatomically between species? My poor puppy ...
#1: Yes your dog can get Parvo during the time of the vaccination, any time during the series. They inject a live virus into the dog. A dog with a weak immune system can't handle the live virus being injected in them
#2: It takes 3 days to incubate, the Parvo could have come from the vaccination or poorly cleaned vets exam room.
#3:Breeders rarely admit they have any problems and try to hide things to keep from being sued.
#4:Parvo is a virus and as such is treated like any other virus, antibiotics and lots of fluids. Vets also say once bleeding occurs theres nothing left to do... WRONG again! Proper treatment can be done at home and successfully but it takes a lot of effort and time.The tough part is the constant hourly treatment especially for just one person. I just did it for two dogs by myself using Parvaid, Pedialyte, Gatorade, Beef Liver, Amoxicillen and then chicken broth and soft canned dog food. Both dogs pulled through and are now active and eating on their own again. Both had bloody stools and urine and on one occasion each threw up blood but BOTH survived!
The biggest thing is keeping them hydrated during the early and mid phases as well as keeping their electrolytes up too, that's where the pedialyte and Gatorade work. The Beef Liver helps their blood and liver while the Parvaid coats the intestines and stomach.
Parvo incubates for three days then attacks the intestines and bone marrow. It does this for 7 to 10 days then it takes 6 weeks to completely rid the dog of it, during that time do not vaccinate that or any dog it is in contact with!
My puppy had a Pavo shot last Thursday. I bought it from a feed store Saturday. She started getting sick. Shes feeling a lot better she would not eat she would throw up She never had diarrhea. She just was lethargic, and she laid around. It did not start until the shot was given to her.
Parvo incubation is three to ten days; if you took your pup to the vet for shots within ten days of bringing it home--the answer is likely the dog brought it home from the breeder.
Would let the breeder know ( if the breeder doesn't know already)--the entire litter likely has it.
Did your vet give the shot or did you get them from a feed store? I had 5 puppies get parvo and they all had three shots. I bought them and gave them myself. I purchased them from Tractor Supply. I learned the hard way, saving a few bucks isn't worth my pups lives. My vet said the shots don't prevent them from getting parvo, but if they do get it, it wont be as bad. Well, if this isn't as bad, I would hate to see bad. If your pup is at the vet and they are giving him the fluids and antibiotics, he should pull through. All mine started eating on day 4. I lost one out of 5. And I gave the fluids and meds myself. Good luck.
You are better off with shots from a small local feed store. I had two dogs come down with Parvo after Tractor Supply shots. Their stuff goes to a warehouse before going to the stores and there is no way they can actually keep the stuff cold enough to keep it potent.
Puppies can get sick from ANY vaccine whether its from the Vet or Tractor supply. My puppy is sick now from getting his shot at the Vet just yesterday. . It happened as soon as he got the shot too immediately started throwing up in the car ride home . I don't believe in vaccines anymore
I lost 2 pug puppies that came down with parvo 3 days after they got their shots their 3rd set at the vet. They passed a week later after both were hospitalized with IVs and vet care. That was 3 months ago and I have bleached and bleached and thrown stuff away. I have 2 gal of Parvosol I will be using also. We are bleaching the yard fully tomorrow again. I am looking at bringing some puppies home but they will be in a clean area in a pen and not allowed out until 2 weeks after their 3rd set of shots. The guy I am getting them from is keeping them 2 weeks after their second shot and will be giving them their 3rd set. I dont trust taking them to the vet office.
I just wanted you to know we're thinking of you and your puppy. Please keep us updated.
Grandma Jan and Kato the Wonder Dog
Dana - My shih-tzu and I are thinking of you and yours. We are hoping for the best. :) Kathy & Lily
Have you checked with the breeder to see if the other puppies also have parvo? Maybe when you bought him, he was already infected. We lost 2 dogs to parvo about 20 years ago. I hope he gets better.
My puppy also has had his shots. He is about 18 weeks old and got his shots about two months ago. About 3 days ago he started having diarrhea. Today he is kind of lethargic. He still eats on his own and drinks on his own. Could this still be parvo?
I recently lost a 4 mo old pup to parvo and she had two of her shots, she was taken to the vet and I was given antibiotics for an infection tht occurs with the virus, I had given her solo ject and the vet claimed tht was one not recommended, thy recommended spectra, both bought in store, parvo can't be treated but the effects can until thy pull thru which may tke a week, luckily u caught it in an early stage, mine wasn't admitted cuz she was already to dehydrated to get an IV in her so leave her at the vet. U need to bleach newhere the pup pooped or vomited cuz it stays a yr I think. I tried to keep mine alive and didn't have enuff funds for other meds, I gave her the antibiotics, Greek yogurt which soothes the stomach, and pedialyte but lost her nine days later, I thought she was gonna pull thru lasting tht long but it was to late. I found tht the ppl before me had one with parvo and the spot I took her to go potty was where id took my dog according to my neighbors. It coulda came from ur own yard if it isn't fenced and other animals come up, its hard to pinpoint where thy get it if thy go places and if I've had her awhile already it more likely came from your yard or sum where uve tken her, all it takes is for them to walk thru an infected area to get it
I got a great dane puppy she 2 and half months old had first shot ? We're from but she got parvo luck I catch it early stay week at vet till my money ran out but she now 3 mounth old and alive just skin and bone right now went from 40 bl to 10 now just wondering how long take to get her wait back
Think about it, you gave a healthy pup a shot containing a virus and then they got the virus. I am seeing this daily now. Parvo orginally comes from cat poop. I doubt your pup ate cat poop or needed to. Today, people just give it to their furbabies willingly because vets scare the hell out of them if they don't. Once it is in that dog, it continues shedding the virus and yes, other dogs can be at risk. Where ever that pup poops, is infected for years. In my 50 years of having dogs, I have never given a pup a parvo shot and never had parvo because when my babies are little, they are not social with others. No different than having an infant. Lately, I am seeing rescue pups DX with parvo daily and they all have one thing in common, they started getting parvo shots... Insanity.
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