[leoto5Fm]

This is April, Tyson's mom, I had inquired about a username change but I think Vicki accidentally deleted my account :P

Anyways, a close friend of mine has a 6 month old GSD, I know there are some GSD owners/breeders on here, and although Parvo is common, someone still may be able to help me.

The dog was completely fine until 4 days ago, he stopped wanting to play, he stopped eating, looked depress, and started vomiting up stomach acid. Two days later they took him to the vet, they did a parvo test and it came up positive.

That day, they gave him a shot which was 2 weeks of antibiotics and they gave him a nausea shot and an iv, and yesterday they gave him another iv and a nausea shot, today he goes back for the same thing.

He is still not eating, but he is now drinking water. I know alot of people on the forums have had pups with parvo and the outcome was not very good, but how likely is it that he will pull through being 6 months old? His dog is his baby and I feel really bad for him and hope he gets better soon.

Can anyone offer any advice?

Thanks ♥

[Wsjltrhe]

They let him go home with parvo? Any dog with parvo I know has been kept at the vet - it's incredibly contagious!

I'm sorry, I don't have any advice

[jokilewqs]

I had a friend with a lab mix who got parvo about the same age, she did everything the vet said and kept him sequestered in a back room and he was very sick, and lost some weight but he eventually pulled though.
I say he would have a good a chance as any. I hope he pulls though, from all the older dogs getting parvo I have heard of most pull through, all the younger pups usually die. Just my experience..

[leoto5Fm]

Yea Teal I don't know. He has another GSD, I didn't even think about that, he is two years old.

I hope he does pull through though . I am not sure how he got it or dogs even contract it can anyone enlighten me on that?

[jokilewqs]

Its a virus and pretty much he can pick it up from anywhere. If there is another dog in the house who went outside that dog can bring it in, just like how people catch say, the flu. Touching things can spread it all over fast.

[leoto5Fm]

I just hope the other dog doesn't end up getting it as well, his vet said they don't house dogs there, he would have to pay for him to be housed at an emergency vet if he wanted him kept somewhere.

His vet said bleach the whole backyard, would that even kill it?

[andreas]

I've heard that parvovirus can live on grass even after it's bleached for days even years. I don't know how true it is. Just what I've read.

[leoto5Fm]

^^^^ That is what I thought as well, with worms also.

[jokilewqs]

You also have to get the mix of bleach/water correct otherwise it wont do shit.

[andreas]

I assume the other dog is UTD on it's shots?

[rojettafoxx]

THe only thing I know of along with what the vet is doing for the dog is to get some electrolites into the dog. Gatorade works great for the dog to drink along with water.

The dog should be quarantined. Kept away from the other dog. The vet should be able to help with what to scrub down the place with but rest assured it is in the grass in the yard etc.

I hop along with everyone else that the other dog is up to date on his shots including the Parvo Vacine.

Please let us know the outcome on this.

[GutleNus]

Many vets will let you treat at home to save money. It is not alway successful, but neither is leaving them at the vet. I lost 7 out 10 Doberman puppies to parvo one time. They were perfectly fine on Friday. Saturday they were not as active, but it over 100 degrees outside and the AC was working hard to keep the inside bearable so didn't think much of it. Work up very early Sunday to a god awful smell and 2 dead puppies. Rest went the vet, kept the weaker ones and sent us home with IV's for the rest. The ones left at the vet died, we saved 3 at home.

Then my other dealing was with my pit bull puppy Baby. We had her put down. She started getting worse and was suffering.

Whether the dog makes it or not, BLEACH everything. I mean everything. And do not bring another puppy near the property for at least a year, especially if they haven't had all their vaccines. Don't forget the car too! If it can't be be bleached, there are some products you can buy to spray it down with, but bleach works the best.

[GogaMegaPis]

Out of 3 parvo pups I have had,only one survived the parvo.

Bleaching is a MUST.Bleach your walls,floors,all the hard surfaces in your home,your car,EVERYTHING.Bleaching a grass yard probably will remove the parvo-but it will kill the grass.If it's a deck,patio or gravel....do it.

as for 2ndary products.I think ken-L lan will kill parvo too.

[leoto5Fm]

Ok I will let him know all of this, I finally regained access to my old account . He is taking bear for his third IV and nausea shot in an hour, I will keep you all updated thanks for the help ♥

[amberamuletuk]

A parvo pup really should stay at the vet on fluids for constant care. Tamiflu also works wonder. Even at this age, parvo is still deadly, a member on my dane forum just lost two six month old litter mates. A dane breeder had a litter bring parvo home from the vet following ear crops, and lost her two year old champion male along with pups. Definitely make sure everything is done to not spread the virus.

[xpllmr]

They let him go home with parvo? Any dog with parvo I know has been kept at the vet - it's incredibly contagious!

I'm sorry, I don't have any advice

Like Tiffany said some will allow at home treatment due to financial issues. And of all the pups I have seen at my previous employer they all survived. Hospitialization is the best course of treatment. But at home care (under vet supervision) with the proper suppleis can work. But key word Vet supervision

You also have to get the mix of bleach/water correct otherwise it wont do shit.

Bleach will not work on pourous surfaces such as dirt and other things. It will work on non pourous surfaces.

[BrifsGefel]

one more thing to remember is that the other dog NEEDS TO BE KEPT SEPARATE. Even if the other dog has the parvo vaccine, he can still catch the disease if he comes into direct contact with the puppy or feces. A friend of mine has a 3 year old dog who was diagnosed with parvo this afternoon, and she's completely UTD on shots. They have no idea where the dog caught it, or how.

The best thing you can do is try to get the puppy to pee/poop on the drive way when it goes to the bathroom, then bleach the hell out of the spot every time. change your clothes as soon as you can after being near the puppy, bleach your shoes, etc.

My vet told me that a 10% bleach/rest water combo sprayed in the yard a couple times should kill it.

A friend of mine has a 3 year old dog who was diagnosed with parvo this afternoon, and she's completely UTD on shots. They have no idea where the dog caught it, or how.

[xpllmr]

one more thing to remember is that the other dog NEEDS TO BE KEPT SEPARATE. Even if the other dog has the parvo vaccine, he can still catch the disease if he comes into direct contact with the puppy or feces. A friend of mine has a 3 year old dog who was diagnosed with parvo this afternoon, and she's completely UTD on shots. They have no idea where the dog caught it, or how.

The best thing you can do is try to get the puppy to pee/poop on the drive way when it goes to the bathroom, then bleach the hell out of the spot every time. change your clothes as soon as you can after being near the puppy, bleach your shoes, etc.

My vet told me that a 10% bleach/rest water combo sprayed in the yard a couple times should kill it.

A friend of mine has a 3 year old dog who was diagnosed with parvo this afternoon, and she's completely UTD on shots. They have no idea where the dog caught it, or how.

Agan Bleach will not kill it on a pourous surface. Now Bleach is better than nothing on a yard but it will not get it entirely out of the environment.

For your house and crates. It must have at least 10 minutes contact time on a surface. First you must wipe the surface down and get all organic debris off then allow 1o minutes contact time and repeat cleaning.

[leoto5Fm]

I hope everything turns out well for the dogs . I went to bed early around 8:30 last night so I did not get to speak to my friend to see how the appointment went, I will update today though when I speak to him

[OvDojQXN]

You could do some research on colloidal silver. It's very simple to make. I recall reading of some people using it effectively. I don't have experience using it with parvo, but I use it for myself all the time and for my animals from time to time.

There's a quote saying that drinking colloidal silver is like having a second immune system.