Puppy has parvo?

Question

my 91/2 week old puppy started vomiting Saturday night, So i toke her to the vet Sunday morning they did some test and she showed positive for parvo anywise. my question is the vet gave me a iv and antibiotics the antibiotics are shots and the iv i have to do myself has any on else ever Had to do this?

The iv is not constant it's just twice a day for 3 days and is like giving a shot.

Thanks for all the advice.

Answer 1

Those telling you that you are in need of a new vet, are wrong.
My lab puppy had parvo at 10 weeks old. My vet sent me home with an IV bag, which we used 1 time a day All we had to do was to give him 150cc's a day. The vet more than likely showed you how to do this. As long as you use a new needle each time, and ensure that the needle remains sterile, you are fine. Make sure you continue the antibiotics as well. My vet also gave us a medicine to help settle the stomach and slow down the vomiting.
Don't worry about your puppy eating any food right now. The important thing is to keep her hydrated. My vet suggested Gatorade and Pedialyte. If she won't drink herself, get a small syringe, and give it to her yourself. It is so important to keep fluids inside.
Make sure your puppy has a quiet place to rest. Parvo puppies like to sleep.
Another thing, BLEACH EVERYTHING that can not be thrown away. Throw away all her toys and buy new ones AFTER she recovers. Bleach her bedding, crate, and the floors. An extra boost is to also get an outdoor mat that holds a bit of water, and add Bleach to it so that as you go in and out of your house, you must step in the bleach. It helps kill the parvo. You track parvo on your shoes.
If after 2-3 days, your at home IV and antibiotics are NOT working, promptly RETURN to your vet. Your vet can offer IN HOSPITAL treatment at their clinic. There they will give your puppy a CONSTANT IV like we receive in the hospital.
My lab had to do both. He survived. It takes work and prayer.
I truly hope your puppy makes it through.
If you have any more questions, please feel free to email me. I don't mind at all.

Answer 2

Find a new vet NOW. Parvo is something that should be handled by a professional as it can easily turn around, and you do not have the know how on what to expect and what is normal for it. Even with treatment, It's not a guaranteed thing, the clinic I work at has two vets, one vet has approximately an 50% survival rate for parvo dogs, the other one has a higher survival rate. Sometimes the parvo dogs are in for only a few days (for mild cases caught early) or for a couple of weeks.

Parvo dogs are kept on IVs because they loose so much fluid through diarrhea and vomiting, the IV replaces them. Usually there will be other drugs in the saline solution that are designed to ease the symptoms and fight off the parvo, although some vets give them through injections.

Answer 3

The vaccine is to prevent parvo it DOES NOT cure parvo, only a series of fluids will help a dog get over parvo, intravenous fluids, I'm sorry but there is no prescription or magic pill you can give a puppy to rid them of parvo, if your dog has parvo only a vets care will hopefully save him, most die a painful death if not treated. As for intestinal worms you need a prescription from the vet, OTC wormers do not work. If you cannot afford to properly care for your puppy please sign him over to the vets and let them find him a home that can afford proper medical care. I'm sorry but it's illegal to not provide a sick dog with medical care.

Answer 4

Yes; I have pulled a pup through parvo before; but you DO need to find a new vet! Here are some tips to pull the pup through but be forewarned it takes a LOT of time and patience!

First off the shots are easy to give just be sure to knock the air bubbles out of the needle by gently tapping the needle and squirting them out. Just gently pull the skin back and guide the needle in DO NOT poke it straight down; just give it in the skin.

Second off for the IV there is an easier way; you can TUBE feed the puppy Pedialyte to keep her from getting dehydrated; also you can tube her chicken broth if she won't eat. BE SURE to give her pedialyte though. Being that young she won't have much strength so I would also give her NUTRI STAT or NUTRI CAL that you can get from your vet or a pet store; just place of few squirts on her tongue; this will keep her weight up during this time; it is a high calorie supplement and I've used to many times on weaker pups. I recommend giving her the Pedialyte (DO NOT USE GATORADE!) every 30 minutes or so; you can also give it to her with a syringe if you don't know how to tube feed (it's relatively easy you open the mouth and quide the tube in--but don't push; you need to measure from her nose over her forehead down to her last rib and mark the tube and insert it that far into her---it'll go straight to her stomach and slowly squeeze the broth/pedialyte in). You didn't mention what breed so if it's a small breed like a poodle only give 2 ccs; a med/large breed pup can handle 3 cc's.

Since she will be running a fever also; take a damp cloth and wipe down her belly quite often. You can give her 1/4 to 1/2 (depending on size of pup) of an Immodium to control the diarrhea she will get, and also there is a medicine you can buy over the counter at any pharmacy but I can't remember the name of it; it is to keep them from vomiting. GIve her the immodium once in the morning and once at night and the syrup that keeps them from vomiting every 4 hours.

Answer 5

It is usually a better idea to keep the puppy at the vet because now you have parvo in your house and yard and it can live in the environment for years. But if you have the puppy at home and the vet has showed you the proper way to give the fluids and medication then it shouldn't be too difficult . good luck

Answer 6

My Yorkie got parvo a while back, but i didn't have to give him shots or and IV. He stayed in the animal hospital for a few days and came home healthy. If the problem is that your afraid to give her the shots and IV maybe you should ask your vet to keep her in the hospital for a few nights until shes healthy again. when the vet says she can come home, the only thing you should have to do is drop a few drops of some medicine he should give you into her mouth. I hope that helped..

Answer 7

parvo is a very deadly virus. i have nursed 2 dogs thru it, one was older, and i force fed him scrambled eggs and water, forced his pills down him, took about 2 months for him to get better
the other was younger, yrs later after the first, not related, and put him in the icu doggy hospital, it is alot of work, and you must keep the diahrreah cleaned up, spray bleach water often, keep him hydrated, you can also give him shots of saline under his skin in the neck area, if you are sterile. this is a very serious and deadly disease, hard to care far, unless you plan on spending a lot of time.

Answer 8

You need a new vet for one thing. Giving shots is no big deal, but having your puppy at home on an IV is dangerous for the puppy. If there are complications with the aparatus, you will be in a fix. You need a new vet quickly. It's wrong and it's poor medicine for him to do this. Giving the shots is no big deal, but the IV thing needs to be handled by a professional under clinical conditions.

Answer 9

No you have to be a lic dr of vet medican to give ivs, get a lawyeran sue his but.parvo is bad an most of the time pups that young do not make it i am sorry but i have seen to much of it.

Answer 10

yes, i have. my kitty was in renal failure so this needed to be done to keep up her electrolytes.its not hard just lift the skin on the back and dint go all the way through.I'm sure you no what your doing.that is so sad,I'm sorry .