2007-05-12 04:57:36 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
Nine years ago I got a dog from the local Dog Home. A Labrador [female] approx 2 years old, no papers, no history, just the animal. This is my first dog, so I was on my own and a fast learning curve. First thing was to talk to a Vet about reproductive cycles, that lasted four hours, thought I did rather well! Three days later I awoke to find the house destroyed with blood, pools of brownish blood all over the floor? I could not figure out what end this was coming from, so took dog with no name yet to Vet, to be told dog with no name yet had Parvo. Vet asked if Dog with no name had been vaccinated, as if I should know? Anyway it looked bad and Vet gave dog with no name several injections and I had to keep the fluid levels high. I kinda prepared myself for the 'worst' and pondered if I had done something wrong. I am sat here nine years later and Hermes is looking at me, waiting to go to bed. I almost lost Hermes after she was spayed as well, but I reckon she had been seriously abused before I got her and she is determined to LIVE!
2007-05-12 12:57:06 · answer #1 · answered by gillianprowe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Parvo is very hard to stay away from because once a dog that has been infected vomits or has diarrhea, it spreads more of the virus out. Simply cleaning it up does not kill the virus and the virus can live on surfaces for years, and years and years. Even if they're cleaned. Bleach is fairly affective at killing the virus on surfaces, but it's still not 100%. I lived through parvo with a puppy once. It's a nasty disease that basically attacks the lining of the pups stomach and intestines. This make them them not only feel horrible, but it makes it impossible for them to utilize anything taken by mouth. They can't absorb water or nutrients even if they could hold it down. All the vet can do is support the immune system of the pup, usually with IV fluids so the pup doesn't dehydrate. Once they start to get better, their digestive track is still tender and healing itself so a very bland diet helps a lot. I went through this with a pup years ago. She was at the vets for over a week, was on an IV, got puppy blood transfusions to help get her white count back up to normal, it was an expensive venture, BUT she lives and even just a few weeks later, you'd have never even known she was sick at all. But to address the misinformation from the person who said the vaccination could have caused this. That is wrong. The pup would have had to have been expose to the virus at least 4 days prior to the onset of symptoms and normally is longer than that.
2016-05-21 03:05:46 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had two puppies that had parvo and I took them to the vet and they both died. If caught early I am sure there is something that can be done. I just did not catch it in time. The vet gave me medicine and I gave it to them and they just never got better.
2007-05-12 12:10:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well it really depends on a couple of factors. 1)How old the dog is...For really young dogs and very old dogs the harder more expensive it is to save them. 2)How fast you get them to the vet...a lot of times pups need round the clock hospitalization, with fluids and antibiotics. Once the virus has taken its toll on their immune system its very hard to revive them. Theres hope though...If you get your pup to the vet fast they can most likely be saved. Ive worked at the vet for 5 years and I have seen get outcomes. Most that I can remeber have survived! So dont fret! She'll probably be fine!...
2007-05-12 05:07:33 · answer #4 · answered by teezy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to work at a dog kennel, and it was the number one thing to worry about for the puppies and mothers. For healthy adult dogs it is not that big of a thing (make sure they get plenty of water, even if you have to force it).
For puppies it is very dangerous!!! , and just remember the parvo germ is hard to get rid of in your house and yard and it is extremely contagious.
2007-05-12 05:19:16 · answer #5 · answered by Aurain_Lorraine 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I worked for a vet, and the only chance for the survival is with antibiotics, and and IV's. There hasn't been 1 case that has made it without it.
2007-05-12 05:05:33 · answer #6 · answered by spiritwalker 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oo, that's a pretty rough one for a dog to catch. I have had two dogs of mine catch it. One lived, and one did not. It sort of depends on the hardiness of the dog. But if it makes it through, it will be totally immune to it from then on.
2007-05-12 05:02:57 · answer #7 · answered by SamC 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it is a puppy the chances are slim
2007-05-13 06:59:45 · answer #8 · answered by locachuela 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont want to make you sad but my friend's dog has that. even if it was brought to a vet, it died two days after.
2007-05-12 05:04:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
50/50 if you take him/her to the vet for treatment
2007-05-12 05:01:29 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋