my puppy has parvo?

Question

My dog is 41/2 mo old. She is in the pet hospital getting treatment she has been there since tuesday afternoon. I have been calling everyday and they say shes doing ok and that she has had a little bit of runny stool then thismorning the doctor called and said she was not doing good today. I stopped by to see her & she looked weak and did not respond well to me. Will she make it????

Well they said she was a fighter and that she was doing better this evening than this morning. She did drink water when I visited at 3:30pm but she would'nt eat.Does the virus go good then bad then good again?

My puppy is now home and she is full of life. She still wont eat alot but she is doing much better as far as the vet said she's going to make it.

My puppy is doing so great she is no longer having any Parvo symptoms and is so full of energy.Can she get it again???

Answer 1

Canine parvovirus disease is currently the most common infectious disorder of dogs in the United States.
'Parvo' is a highly contagious disease characterized by diarrhea that is often bloody and is caused by a pathogen called canine parvovirus, Type 2 (CPV-2). In 1980, the original strain of CPV-2 was replaced by CPV-2A and in 1986, another variation called CPV-2B appeared. Today, CPV-2B has largely replaced the previous strains as the most common isolate. Since all of these strains are similar, we will lump them together and refer to them as CPV-2 (parvo). There is currently some discussion that there may be other strains that are beginning to emerge and have yet to be formally identified. Current vaccinations have helped to control the spread of this disease but despite being vaccinated, some dogs still contract and die from parvo. There is much that we do not know about the virus or the best way to control the disease, but we are learning new information daily. Misinformation about the disease, its spread, and vaccination is widespread in both breeding and veterinary circles. We hope that with a better understanding of the disease, pet owners will be able to make good husbandry decisions that will help prevent and reduce the spread of this disease.

Answer 2

she could. my dog had parvo and the doctor later told me it was the worst case he had ever seen in which the dog actually survived. my dog is now a huge 100 pound monster, he is 8 years old and still runs around like a puppy. we had to quarantine him for two weeks when he came home so my other dog didn't get sick, but after that he was fine. parvo is a bad thing, but your dog is being treated, so keep your hopes up. i was told my dog would die and he proved them all wrong. good luck and give the puppy a kiss for me!

if the doctor said she's doing better i wouldn't worry so much that she skipped eating a meal, remember, she feels like total crap. when you feel that way you may not want to eat either. as long as the doctor says she's improving, keep your hopes up. they won't let her starve herself. when i brought mine home, he didn't eat for about two days, then all of a sudden, he started wolfing his food down like he couldn't get enough. it all depends on how the puppy is feeling.

congrats on getting your puppy home!

Answer 3

At the clinic I work at we can save about 70% of the dogs we treat. Rottweillers don't have that good of results - they tend to respond poorly to treatment.

Can she get worse and then better? Yes, it really depends on what stage you caught the disease. If you caught it early, it is very normal for her to get worse, then hopefully better.

I have seen dogs go for two to three days with little to no change and then almost over night they are doing great. While there are no guarantees, the odds are certainly in your dogs favor.

Answer 4

Yes if they doctor given the proper amount of parvo then in about a week or so the dog shall be recovered

Answer 5

my dog a walker coon hound had it 5 yrs ago. She made it and was in real bad shape. It took a week and she was up and down then pulled out and super healthy now. I pray she makes it and if she does please keep up on her vac against parvo. Also if you have other animals get them vac. for this too. or if you add any others to the family because it can live in the ground for 10 years.

Answer 6

She might but most likely she won't. As my dogs vet said that 1 in 4 dogs that get the treatment will not make it. But I hope yours does.

Answer 7

with parvo if thats actually what it is ,,, is very bad, and she has a 50/50 chance. some dogs pull through some dont. all they can do for her is support theapy, iv fluids and some other stuff, it all depends on her strength. just keep your hopes up the best you can.

Answer 8

It is touch and go for awhile with parvo. The vet is doing all he can for her. I pray she will be okay.

Answer 9

i would pray alot and hope that she doesn't die because most dogs with pravo die that is what happened to my little puppy. e-mail me how she is doing
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Answer 10

she most likely will die ,most dogs with parvo don`t make it.