parvo + my new 9 week old chihuahua= : (?

Question

so my mom just came back from the vet with our new chihuahua and the vet said he MIGHT have parvo, what are somethings we need to watch out for? anything we should aviod doing? any information on the matter will be uber helpful!

hes says that there is a slit chance that he has parvo.

Answer 1

Parvo is a very serious, and if left untreated, fatal disease. Signs are lethargy, not eating/drinking, and bloody/watery diarrhea and vomit. Your veterinarian should do a parvo test to for sure find out. If you have other dogs - I hope they are vaccinated against parvo because it is very contagious. Even with treatment, puppies don't always survive. The virus attacks the lining of the intestines and obviously makes them very sick. I would try to find out if there is a vet in your area that has a parvo test they can run so you for sure know. Because if he does have parvo, your veterinarian needs to be treating immediately.

Answer 2

Your vet can do a test to see if it's parvo. It's not new, my dog had parvo 12 yrs ago as a puppy and the test took about 20 minutes I think? Anyway, I realized something was wrong when I came home from work at 5:00, she was fine at 8:00. She was listless, and not overjoyed to see me like she usually was, then she threw up and it was white and slightly foamy. I knew a dog will usually drink water after they throw up if they're not really sick, just a tummy upset. So I tried to get her to take water, and she just threw it up and wouldn't take anymore. I gently folded some skin together at her ribs to see how fast it sprang back. It was slow, so I knew she was dehydrated and took her to emergency vet right away. I'd only had her for a week, and she was too young for first shots yet. Early detection makes a HUGE difference in survival as they can only treat the symptoms, not the disease.

Parvo has an incubation period of 10 to 14 days, and the virus can survive for years. I am very surprised that the vet did not test for it. There are other viruses, not as severe, that mimic parvo, such as coronavirus, but early treatment is still critical.

Best of Luck, and I hope he doesn't have it.

Answer 3

my brothers dog got parvo...the vet should have been able to tell if he had it...i am the one who took my brothers dog to the vet so i learned quite a bit from that experience. the vet says one of the MAJOR signs that shows a dog has parvo is to get a thermometer and put it in their rectem not too far you will be able to tell cause i tested my dogs afterwards..if there is blood on the thermometer the dog most likley has parvo. diarahha and vomiting are also a strong sign. most vets say there is no way to help the dog ...I was told this by the first vet they also said he WILL die and just told me to take him home after some fluids and a lil medicine thats it i was heartbroke...i felt so sorry for the dog i tried a second opinion and turns out the vet told me he could probably help out he gave him a couple of shots and had him on fluids for a few days and HE GOT BETTER! i was amazed anyway sorry this is long but i will put his info here that way he can atleast instruct you on what he did so maybe you can find a vet to do the same...this guy only charged TEN DOLLARS A DAY ...he is a vet that actually cares about the animals IT WAS VERY NICE TO SEE...GOOD LUCK


Groesbeck Veterinary Hospital
254-729-5254
902 N Ellis St
Groesbeck TX 76642-2105

Answer 4

What symptoms is he currently showing? Any decrease in his condition WHATSOEVER and he needs to go back to the vet immediately - parvo is a fast killer, especially in such young puppies

Parvo usually begins with diarrhoea, swiftly followed by vomiting. The faeces and vomit will soon contain blood, and by this time you're in serious danger territory. Parvo virus basically attacks and destroys the gut - there is no cure, you can only treat the symptoms and support the dog while its immune system battles the virus.

I really hope your vet provided you with antibiotics, and hopefully something to keep the dog hydrated. Keeping the dog hydrated is THE most important thing - well that and keeping antibiotics inside him to stop the gut becoming infected.

Give your dog constant access to water, and make sure he's drinking it. Feed him only a bland diet (chicken and boiled rice, or specially prepared bland dog food). If he starts vomiting, it means he's going to get dehydrated, and is not keeping oral antibiotics down.

So - any signs of blood coming from anywhere, if vomiting begins or he's not eating or drinking, he needs to go back to the vet and not leave until he's better! (stopped vomiting, keeping food and water down). A vet will be able to give him IV fluids and intensive IV antibiotics.

Good luck with puppy!

Chalice

Answer 5

If he has parvo, he should be at the vet. He will not live without immediate intervention from the vet.

Also, if he does have parvo and you bring another dog into the house, it's very likely it will get parvo as well as the virus stays behind long after the dog is gone.

Get him to another vet if your vet is not willing to treat him. This is not something to be taken lightly. If he has parvo and he is not treated, he WILL die and soon.

Answer 6

About a month ago, my 4month old puppy, also a chihuahua, had parvo and we didn't take him to the vet until 5 days later, he had no appetite and hardly drank any water, had bloody/dark diarrhea, vomitted, was listless stayed in bed all day except jumpped out to drink a little water, & loss a lot of weight. You should avoid having your puppy being dehydrated, force your puppy to drink liquids if you have to and pedialyte helps with vomiting and diarrhea while hydrating your puppy. We took him to the vet and they took a blood sample, it came out positive for parvo so they kept him at the hospital for 3 days. They had him on IV fluids and force fed him. He started eating a little on his own again and we were able to take him home. He seemed fine first few hours he was home, but because of his diarrhea, he was listless and didn't want to eat again. We took him back to the vet, they gave him IV fluids as an outpatient, and we took him home again. We watched him day and night, gave him his medicine for diarrhea and antibiotics 2 times a day and forced him to drink pedialyte. He slowly got better and now he is back to himself except looking anorexic and barkling like a girl. =P After about $1000, we were able to save his life and it was worth it.

Answer 7

I had a chihuahua/sheltie combination and he had parvo. My sister became into reading to be a vet tech and we ought to no longer discover the money for vet look after him the two. I gave him to her and he or she stress fed him one pinch of delicate nutrition each and every 0.5 hour and as plenty kayro syrup and pedialite as achievable for over a week. He became into feeling extra suitable yet we nonetheless took him into the vet to ensure he became into freed from it. The well being practitioner stated it became into long gone and if we did no longer do what we did, he could have died. i do no longer propose this to everybody. attempt to discover the thank you to get them to the vet as quickly as achievable. it truly is fairly uncommon for somebody without vet adventure to maintain the canine alive. often it should be detected very early on and it remains very difficult to get the canine with the aid of it. A canine can in simple terms survive untreated for some days. solid success and that i'm hoping your domestic dog pushes with the aid of this. constantly look on the different domestic canines to verify in the event that they look ok. some signs and indications of parvo are actually not eating, no longer eating , lethargy, dehydration (examine to verify if the gums are white or in case you pinch the scruff of their neck and it do no longer bypass returned to primary precise away your canine is likely dehydrated), diarrhea, and vomiting. one extra element, to truly everyone else. constantly inspect your breeder to verify in the event that they're doing each and every thing precise. analyze them and don't constantly believe the vet they inform you to take them to. some breeders would have a settlement with the vet so as that they won't enable the shoppers comprehend what different shoppers have experienced with the breeder.

Answer 8

very bad diarrhea,throwing up,it will lose weight very fast,sorry hear this