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08-13-2010, 09:34 AM
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Parvo!
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08-13-2010, 09:43 AM
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sorry man.. I'm not too familiar with that. But i'll have your little mutt in my prayers
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08-13-2010, 09:51 AM
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Man, Parvo is a hard one to treat. My brother had a dog that contracted it. She survived but only because his girlfriend at the time worked at a vet and they experimented with the poor thing. It was a long and would have been expensive road had the situation with his gf not been such as it was.
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08-13-2010, 10:36 AM
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hate to be the bearer of bad news but i have had two dogs that had parvo...neither one of them made it. this was years ago though
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#7
08-13-2010, 11:02 AM
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a perfectly placed bullet is very painless,on them anyhow.
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#8
08-13-2010, 11:09 AM
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CatDaddy, fought it and won last year but I would not get too optimistic.
I spent about a grand over the week and she pulled through with the help of a pharmacy friend of mine. If she would not have cost me so much it would have been a different story. If she can get enough fluids the out come should be better than 50/50. Just remember, it is our job to take care of them No matter what comes.
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08-13-2010, 12:17 PM
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Had a chocoalte lab survive parvo as a pup years ago. Stayed at vet for about a week or so and cost me a few hundred, but made it through only to get loose and run over on the highway about 5 or 6 years later.
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08-13-2010, 12:35 PM
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Source: http://www.petmd.com/dog/conditions/...FQhGnQodsXYDZg
Treatment Since the disease is a viral infection, there is no real cure for it. Treatment is focused on curing the symptoms and preventing secondary bacterial infections, preferably in a hospital environment. Intensive therapy and system support are the key to recovery. Intravenous fluid and nutrition therapy is crucial in maintaining a dog’s normal body fluid after severe diarrhea and dehydration, and protein and electrolyte levels will be monitored and regulated as necessary. Medications that may be used in the treatment include drugs to curb vomiting (antiemetics), H2 Blockers to reduce nausea, antibiotics, and anthelmintics to fight parasites. The survival rate in dogs is about 70 percent, but death may sometimes result from severe dehydration, a severe secondary bacterial infection, bacterial toxins in the blood, or a severe intestinal hemorrhage. Prognosis is lower for puppies, since they have a less developed immune system. It is common for a puppy that is infected with CPV to suffer shock, and sudden death.
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#12
08-13-2010, 01:25 PM
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I spent a couple hundred on my pup, then had to spend more to put it to sleep.
Vet told me that the mother dog can carry but it won't affect her. She can also carry it on her feet and into the pen where the pups will contract it. Keeping the pen very clean and using bleach every few days on the cement will help kill the Parvo. I found that out after mine died. But I never had another litter off of my female after I lost the pup.
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08-13-2010, 02:48 PM
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We won the battle with mine about 7 months ago. I only had him seven days and he came down with it. He stayed in the vet for 3 days and after that the vet said he was ready to tear down the kennel. It ended up costing a couple hundred bucks but he is doing great now. The vet did tell us that it could of been 3 days days or 3 weeks that he spent there. It didn't matter I was doing everything I could to keep him alive. She also told me the bigger the dog the better the chances are that they survive. Good Luck
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#15
08-13-2010, 03:55 PM
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keep it hydrated .....good luck with the smell! i would go to my ex wifes vet clinic and they would have dogs there that had parvo crappin all over the place i clearly remember the smell
 dont give up though dude once a dog pulls through something like that you can see it in thier eyes how they worship you for stickin with em . my dogs are like kids to me id pay whatever to fix em if they were hurt or sick
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#16
08-13-2010, 05:18 PM
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Are you still giving iv fluids? I'd suggest that several times a day to prevent dehydration and hope for the best. I'm no vet, but its worked for me. Put the iv under the skin like you would a shot and it will form pockets under the skin. I had a pup with it and I'd make 3 pockets of fluid behind the neck several times a day and he recovered. Again, I'm no vet but its an option that can be discussed with the vet.
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#17
08-14-2010, 08:26 AM
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Well our little mutt pulled thru another night. My wife is bathin him almost every day, forcing pedialyte in him and some kind of vitamin paste the vet gave her. Cleaning his little kennel with clorox spray. She also brought him to the vet yesterday to fill him up with water. He is looking alot better even getting up to go pee instead of just peeing and crapping on himself. Just treating the symptoms! I think he might pull thru!
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#18
08-14-2010, 08:34 AM
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Good deal! My mom works with animals and said to try giving him plain cultured yogurt. Only a couple of tblsp at a time like twice daily. The enzymes in the yogurt will help his digestive system.
Hope he continues to come around!
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