a parvo question?

Question

My girlfriends puppie has parvo..and she says it hasnt ate in 3 days i think and is really light..its at the vet on a overnight stay..is there any hope left for this puppie to live?..

Answer 1

Others have pretty well answered your specific question, so don't give up hope.

If, however, the guy doesn't make it, do not bring home another unvaccinated dog for at least three months. Also, wash all floors, carpets, bedding, the bottom of your shoes, the area outside where the dog did his business etc, with diluted chlorine bleach (I believe it's 1:13, but ask the vet). Using too much or too little bleach won't kill the virus. The virus can live for up to 6 months and can even survive snow and blistering heat. It's truly a monstorous virus.

Answer 2

RE: Does a parvo shot treatment parvo or forestall parvo? I have been given a clean pup approximately 3 months in the past and that i took him to the vet returned for a verify up those days. The vet suggested hes large and each thing, then went forward and gave him a parvo shot. He doesn't have parvo, yet i grew to become into curious does the parvo shot treatment parvo or forestall him from ever getting parvo?

Answer 3

My puppy had parvo and quit eating also. It did survive , but needed to be hand fed all meat baby food for two weeks after. She was a German Shepherd so she ate a lot of baby food. Parvo is very often fatal, but if the dog is at the vet's it is receiving the best possible care and it does have hope.

Answer 4

Recently my neighbor abandoned a black lab with 8 puppies. We gave 6 away (two ran under house) so we let them stay in the yard for the kids. Since I never planned on keeping any of them I did not have them vaccinated.

They both got very sick...which turned out to be parvo. I could not stand to watch them suffer any longer and had them put to sleep. I guess it depends on what she can stand to watch the puppy suffer with. I felt guilty for not getting them their shots.

As for this puppy, I do not know if there is any actual hope. It is worth what the puppy will go through? There are SOOO many dogs who need a home. Let the little booger go. If she wants another puppy encourage her to take preventive measures in the future.

Answer 5

There is hope, but it depends on how early the virus was "caught." There is no cure, only supportive therapy such as IV fluids to help prevent dehydration, antimetics(anti-vomiting), sometimes antibiotics for secondary infections, and prayer. I've seen puppies both live and die with really no way of predicting an outcome. It's a horrible thing to watch a dog go through. Vaccinate!!! If the puppy does survive, your friend needs to eradicate the virus from the house and the yard, as it can live outside in the ground for years. Clorox or Parvosol work.

Answer 6

I had a puppy that showed symptoms of Parvo few days after adopting him from the pound. Vet advised that i return him to the pound and exchange it for a new puppy since he was probably doomed. But I didn't want to give up.....

Couldn't afford the $1500 treatment so the vet suggested a cheaper treatment: anti-biotics shot and anti-vomiting medication. He kept trying to puke for almost a month but couldn't because of the anti-vomit medication. Amazingly, he recovered. He quickly went from weighing 5 pounds to 50.... and lived for almost 2 years, until he got hit by a car and died. :(

Others have mentioned how soon you take him to the vet, the more effective the treatment is. I guess that's true. I took him a day after he began vomiting and having bloody diarrhea. They had some nasty metallic smell to them.... the smell of death I guess.

Answer 7

Sorry to tell you this but I don't think their going to live. Because I had 3 puppies that died from the same disease. They one day stopped eating then they got to the point where they couldn't drink water. I tried to force feed them but their was nothing I could really do, but watch them die, Bear died first, then his brothers Tippy and JJ, died 3 days later. And they were a week from their 6 month birthday.

Answer 8

it depends on how bad the parvo is and how soon can they start the treatment and what shape the dog is in and the heart if the treatment is done it is i say 60/40 the most is age for one. i do wish you the very best for the dog and you both .

Answer 9

it should have been taken to a vet after not eating for one day. puppies that are ok ALWAYS eat . some make it some dont and there is no predicting. but the earlier a sick dog gets help the better chance to beat it. i wish you wellness for this pup.

Answer 10

my dog had parvo and lived. her name is shilo. the only draw back was the vet charged enuff for his yearly salary. ha ha ha. yes there is hope. pluse i live in a small town with only on vet and no hospital.