puppy with parvo?

Question

well just recently got a new puppy, about three days ago. The first night we brought her home she ate like a pig and ran all over the yard chasing a little girl, since then she has gotten really sick. We took her to the vet today and they said she has parvo and round worms. The thing that makes me so mad is the lady we bought her from said she had been wormed and had her shot. Now she is so sick she might die. The vet said to give her gatorade ever hour and if she makes it through the first 24 hours her chances for survival are higher, but she is just laying there not moving with her eyes closed. I just don't know what else to do, any ides would be helpful. thanks. She is sucha sweet little girl and I dont want to lose her.

Answer 1

I'm sorry about your new puppy, parvo is a really nasty thing. Your veterinarian should have offered some sort of supportive therapy such as IV fluids and 24-hour monitoring. Aside from giving her Gatorade, the best thing you can do is to make sure that she stays plenty warm and has PLENTY OF REST! One of the biggest factors for death from parvo is stress. Good luck!!

Answer 2

First let me say I'm sorry.
Second check with teh laws many sates have laws stating the woman has to either replace the pup ( not my suggestion will explain later) or pay to attempt to cure the pup
Shots are only about 95% affective so there is a chance that the pup isn't fully protected. It is best to keep the dog away from other dogs and dog areas until the 3rd booster shot.
Now the reason I say not to get a replacement pup::
First it take 7-10 days for parvo to show so the pup had the parvo at teh breeders also what wormer did she use if it's over teh counter it isn't good also how many wormings I start at 2 weeks and every 2 weeks until 10 weeks.
Also teh rule is parvo can staay in the house and yard for 6 months and sometimes longer so I wouldn't even think about getting a puppy if this one doesn't make it for atleast one year.
Good Luck and I hope this pup will pull through.

Answer 3

That's not a very good vet you have there!! She is going to need around the clock care! FIRST keep her Hydrated!! The first thing she is going to do is lose a lot of fluids fast through vomitting and dirohrea and loss intrest to drink and eat. So make sure to syringe water into her mouth ever 1-2hrs, mixing some corn syrup, honey or atleast sugar will help keep her blood sugar levels elivated so she doesn't go hypoglyciemic. If she won't swallow tilt her head up and slowly give her little squirts in her mouth using the syringe. Second keep her warm BUT keep track of her temparter! If she gets anything over 103 degrees than she has a fever and you will want to keep her cooler. She may end up going anemic from loss of blood in her stool so keeping here vitamin leves up is a must since she will not eat! you can get injectable vitamins from the vet you can inject it or if you are uncomfortable doing so they will work oraly. And just let her know that she is well loved and pay attenten to her yet at the same time keep her rested! Obviously the best thing to do is find another vet! but do what you can with her and good luck my best wishes are with you!

Answer 4

You need to take this pup to another vet ASAP!!! This pup needs to be on IV fluids, IV medication to help settle her stomach and IV antibiotics to help prevent her from getting a secondary intestinal infection. You don't want to put anything in her stomach until she stops vomiting. Once she has made it over the hump of the virus and is able to keep small amounts of food down she can be put on oral antibiotics. After about 1 to maybe 2 weeks she should be well on the being a normal and healty pup. She would NOT need antibiotics for the rest of her life.

Just because she had 1 vaccination or 3 doesn't mean that she still can't get Parvo. The vaccines need to build up in her system. You also need to clean and disinfect everything even your yard. Scooping the poop up will help but you need to spray your yard with a disinfectant.

The first 24 hours are the most important so please take her to another vet that will treat her more aggressively and hopefully she will pull through!!!

Answer 5

I know exactly how you feel. I have a 15th month old havanese. A week after I got her she got very sick. I thought is was parvo. My vet was very good.She checked for everything and then told me to take her to this specialty hospital that monitored her 24/7. I got up in the middle of the night and called them to she how she was. They were giving her iv fluid, medication and alot of love. She didn't have parvo thank god she had a parasite. I was do devastated seeing her so sick. I was already attached to her cause I visited her every week since she was 3 weeks old until I picked her up at 8 weeks. I'm so sorry you and your little one has to go through this. Not all parvo dogs die. I will pray hard for you and your precious pooch. I would very much like to know how she is doing and if she makes it. My email address is [e-mail].

Answer 6

She needs to be hospitalized if she has a chance to survive. Parvo is a very deadly disease, even with treatment. Giving her anything orally only makes it worse, as their GI system can't handle it until it heals. She needs fluid therapy, anti-vomit medicines, pain medicine, antibiotics. Chances with the best of care are 50:50. Get her to an emergency hospital now if you want to try to save her life! It will be expensive, but you don't have a choice. Puppies are not protected from disease until they have received their full series of puppy vaccines. You didn't do anything--she came with the parvo from the breeder.

Answer 7

The vaccine is to evade parvo it would not scientific care parvo, basically a series of fluids will help a dogs recover from parvo, intravenous fluids, i'm sorry yet there is no prescription or magic pill you grants a domestic dog to rid them of parvo, in case your dogs has parvo basically a vets care will optimistically shop him, maximum die a painful loss of life if no longer dealt with. As for intestinal worms you like a prescription from the vet, OTC wormers do no longer artwork. in case you may not cope with to pay for to precise safeguard your domestic dog please sign him over to the vets and enable them to come across him a house that would cope with to pay for suited scientific care. i'm sorry in spite of the undeniable fact that it particularly is unlawful to no longer grant a unwell dogs with scientific care.

Answer 8

well im very sorry to hear that but i once had a puppy with parvo and we took him to the emergency vet. the problem with parvo is its almost impossible for the vet to get rid of it once it has started. the vet only gave us two choices, get fluids under his skin that night and go home and hope for the best but he would have to keep on antibiotics and they would be for the rest of his life and they are expensive and may not work. the other choice was to have him put to sleep. we had no choice but to do the second and it killed us. just try to keep fluids in her as much as possible and pray. best luck to you and your puppy. i would put my foot in the lady that sold you that dog. what kind of dog is it?

Answer 9

I am sorry for your puppy. However, the puppy isn't immune from Parvo until they have had their second shot. You need to contact the breeder ASAP. They need to be aware that they may have a problem with Parvo. Many times breeders (and I am not saying this is the case) give their pups the vaccinations for Parvo themselves and the vaccinations aren't real. (They may buy them on-line and they are fake vaccinations. My vet just told me of a "breeder" in my area that lost a litter of 9 puppies because she got a fake vaccine on-line and the puppies got Parvo.)

Good luck with your puppy and I hope she makes it!!!

Answer 10

That is so sad. Make sure you give her her gatorade, let her rest, and pray for her. That is just really terrible to get a new puppy and find out she is sick. That breeder is really sick also if they lied to you.