Treatment of Dog Parvo
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If you’re dog is unlucky enough to get parvo and you get to the vet in time, this post will give you a little bit of what to expect.
Honestly, there’s not much they can do. The true danger of parvo is dehydration and malnutrition, so that’s what the vet will focus on. Mostly the dog will be pumped with IV fluids containing vitamins, sugar, and potassium. This can be done at home, if you’re up for it, but most of the time hospitalization is required.
In some cases, the vet may also inject your dog with some sort of anti-nausea medication to help prevent anymore regurgitation.
Once a dog can finally begin keeping his food and fluids down, IV’s are gradually reduced. Very bland food is offered. Many times, a vet will also administer antibiotics to help ward off secondary infection, because the dog’s immune system will be severely weak from the experience.
Unconventional Treatment of Parvo
Some anecdotal reports claim that Tamiflu reduces parvo’s severity and can aid in faster recovery if given early enough. Also, a substance produced by silkworm larvae has been shown to be effective, but research is still preliminary.
There are also natural remedies that many people have had success with, such as Parvo-K. We’ve seen far too many testimonials to ignore it, and so we’re offering it here on the site for a discounted price. Buy Parvo-K here.
As always, your first resort should be to get your dog to a veterinarian ASAP. If you can’t afford that, however, Parvo-K might be a suitable alternative.
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omg my puppy has parvo
Sorry 2 hear about your Dog Ash. My puppy does 2. It’s already 2 late 2 do anything but have her put 2 sleep…
I found a 6 month old poodle wandering the streets where I live. I noticed he hadn’t eaten much food since I found him, and when he did eat he’d throw it right back up. I took him to a vet, they were so cold and mean hearted toward me and the puppy, right now times are tough we are a struggling family of 8, and we already have one dog. But we could not leave him to die, we just aren’t those types of people. The vet said he couldn’t help us because we are on a fixed income.
He’s final words to us before we left were “Oh, by the way. Your dog has parvo enjoy that.” I feel so bad for this puppy, a life on the streets and then finally he finds himself a nice home. and now he has parvo.I’m going to try my hardest to help this poor puppy, because he cannot help himself. And he was brought to my doorstep for some reason. Now my question, does anyone know of any organizions who can help me with this financially?
i think my puppy has parvo and hes small i wish i had something to save him i love him I LOVE YOU SLEEPY
Im so sad, I cant stop crying. By 7 month old pitbull had to be put to sleep today. He had been sick for 3 or 4 days according to my mom who was taking care of him while we found a house where we could keep her.
After Coco (the puppy) began with bloody dirreah my mom took him to the vet where she got the bad news. We couldnt afford to pay $4000 to try to save her, but I wish I would have been there or at least know more about parvo and try to save her. She had been sick like I said for 3 or 4 days so maybe she was almost out. Now I feel worse….
I will always love you Coco
R.I.P
Nov-20-08 to Jan-04-09
Our 2 dogs are also sick with Parvo symptoms. We have a friend who breeds dogs and she says often little can be done because it is a virus. She said give the dog some peptobimal to help the stomach from hurting and keep or force them to drink. If the nap of the neck stays up and doesn’t just spring back that means the dog is dehydrated. We have been force feeding our dogs a few tablespoons each 1/2 hour of water mixed with some nutrients, apple juice and a touch of salt–like pedialyte. I understand the greatest complication is death by dehydration. A dog can live through it, keeping them hydrated is a big step in the right direction. If anyone else is able to give us some quick pointers for those of us who are too poor to go to the vet who wants to charge 3-$500 and won’t take payments, please post it.
hi my name is trina my mom and dad have a basset hound that just got diagnosed with parvo the vet prescribed some pills for shorty to take and also to give him a little chicken broth just two spoon fulls and also gatorade for hydration. right now he is sleeping i so hope he gets better. i know that the vet bill cost about 178 dollars. my mom is going to try and nurse him and try to get him better i hope it works because we all love him. he is apart of our family.
My name is Trish and I have a 9 month old saint bernard named Daisy and I think she has parvo but I have called every vet in my area and none of them will do a payment plan I am really tight on money and I dont know what to do! I am so scared.
Our 7 week old puppy was just diagnosed with Parvo virus so when he gets treated and better does this mean he will live normally or can they get it again and eventually die?
I had a puppy many years ago with parvo. He had had his first vaccination so had some immunities.
It was on the weekend and the small rural town I was from had no emergency vet service. I had to keep him alive over the weekend.
I gave him small amounts of pepto bismol with a large eye dropper. Then I gave him a couple of eye droppers full of gatoraide (back then, pediasure now)every half hour.
Have lots of towels available and be ready to sit on the floor for a few days to give encouragement.
On Monday we took him to the vet they gave him an I.V. kept him over night and charged me $500.00
They told me I saved his life, but they still charged me.
hi i have a 7 month old cocker spaniel… and she is really sick, im hoping and praying that its not parvo.. but reading all the different remedies are giving me hope.. i also can not afford the vet bills. but i love my baby Miracle so much, she’s like my daughter. i need help
i have a 8 week old puppy who just two days ago started to show signs of parvo. Foamy vomitting, diahrrea, and has no appettite. does anyone know how big of a window do i have to cure him
Our sweet 3month 3day old Piper was diagnosed with parvo today, It all started yesterday when she vomited clear looking saliva and then she wasn’t playful like she usually is and had poor appetite. today we brought her home and started her on meds and she seems to be a liitle better.
We spent $198.00 but she’s worth every penny. I’m given her lots of LOVE and PRAYERS and am asking PLEASE for the whole world to pray for her speedy recovery. Thanks and God bless you all:)
My husband and I bought a 110.00 pit from the animal shelter, he fell in love with her. She was doing very well the fisrt night and did a 360. This baby has ended up costing 500 in two days on vey fees and we had no idea. All they keep saying is bring her back in for treatment we have maxed out one credit card and she isn’t getting better. We had originally asked the shelter is anything was wrong bec her belly was puffy,they said no maybe some worms. Well she has em but the medication is doing nothing for her. As much as this hurts us we are going to have to put her to sleep. We can not afford more treatment, He is in the Military and I am a housewife because jobs are so limited right in Jacksonville. We just don’t have the money and I wish it hadn’t come down to this bec she was very obidient and never “went” inside. Weve practically killed our lawn with bleach so when we move others won’t suffer how we are now. We love you Mya baby : (
for anyone with a puppy who has parvo. Symptoms include dry nose or grey gum line, due to dehydration. vomiting or and diarria. Blood in stool can be present.
you can save your puppy! I found that if you catch it in time you can nurse your dog back to help by feeding them Pediasure the milky formula. Use a baby dropper or baster to make dog drink. it has the nutrience and vitamins they need to fight throught it. also its good to switch it off with water as well. the most important thing is keeping them hydrated. if you have access to a seringe or IV you can give them injection of water between shoulder blades just under the skin until it bubbles up. the water then will be absorbed into body, this is the best way, but we dont all have access to those type of things.
My dog survived after a week and a half and he had gotten to the point of bleeding severly.
I hope this helps you.
Toni
we just recently adopted a shelter dog.hes now my best friend and goes everywhere we do. he was already trained to go out.rarely barks and will noy bite. now hes sick and im afraid its parvo.ive stared giving him mom for his tummy and someone suggested rice and chicken together to help with his stool.like caroline, were a military family, money is tight so im doing all i can on my own.and ive met a vet like that with a previous dog, he said it was my fault cause he didnt have shots.our rug vet said he had to be 12 weeks and 3 psa. he was only 3 weeks and 2/4 of a pd no way to save him. i dont know off hand of any org that helps ut trying to look online.might get lucky
Hello my 6month old Belgian shepherd leslee is currently dealing with parvo, I noticed she wasn’t eating two days ago and came across this extremely encouraging website. I’m a young guy on my own and I didn’t think about having to take her to the vet or anything when I adopted her. The last two days were the worst, she showed every sign, except for the blood in stool (looks more like a melted hershey bar, and the smell omg!) But today she’s walking and going up and down the stairs, and playing lite fetch, so I’m guessing she’s getting better. My treatment for her is pydialyte, peptobismol, baby food (chicken), and I bought some water with electrolytes. I have to feed her with a syringe but today she drinking the water on her own. I REALLY HOPE SHE MAKES IT!
Hello pet owners I also have a story to tell..Well this month my Grandmothers dog had parvo and unfortunately she didnt make it. My grandmother was so upset because she had Nala (that was the dog name)since she was a puppy. The dog was bleeding serverly through her anal area,she could’nt move and she didnt want to eat.When they took her to the SPCA the veternarian said ” It was nothing he could do to save her it was too late” so they had to put her to sleep.
That day my Grandmother was very strong even though she didnt want to do it she had to keep her daughter(she was like a daughter to her,her only daughter)from suffering the pain she was in. I personally was upset also because I wasnt there to say GoodBye. Not only was she like an aunt to me its going to be hard because when I go to my Granmothers house I know that she wont be there to Greet me I Love You nd We all will miss you
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well my puppy was 16 weeks old. she was full of life and full of energy. one day she didnt feel like eating but she was still drinking. the next day she would not eat or drink. i took her to the vet and he said she had parvo. she was very weak and had loose stools and vomiting. by that night she had blood in her stools and it was a fowl odor. she died shortly after. the vet offered me iv set up for her but could not say it would work.it was very hard for me to watch her suffer and die.if you see any change in your pups diet do not ignore take them to the vet at once.
We have three puppies and two have parvo. The male is 4 mo. old and has been at the hospital for 4 days and nights and I don’t think he is going to make it.The female, his sister was dignosed yesterday (Thursday) with the same thing. The only difference is she has threw up a few times, still drinks water and will eat somethings. We also give her meds and chicken broth with electrolites and some kind of paste. She acts like she is fine. Her brother went down hill fast. I don’t understand the way she is doing except it is a prayer answered. I believe God can cure anybody or any living thing. If tears and begging helps, I’ve done a lot of that too. God bless all the animals and the people who love them.
I’ve been reading alot about what people are doing to save their dogs because right now I have to dogs that have parvo. I can’t afford to take them to the vet so I’m hoping that I can save them on my own, it’s really hard but I’m not going to give up. My oldest dog who is 2years and 8 months is the one that got it first and we couldn’t tell what was wrong but now that my youngest puppy is showing signs and is real sick, we now know it is parvo. I’m going to try gatorade and peptobismol and see if it starts helping, I’m really hoping that it does help also if anybody has any advice to give me please do it right away cause I’m running out of time. Thank everyone and may god bless you all and your pets.
My husband and I bought a dog from a breeder and they said that he had his shots and everything so we never thought anything bout getting them redone. Well our Lab is 8 months old now and just found out he has parvo. He is litteraly waterfall of bloody stools, and vommitting, and not eating for 2 days now. He is still drinking water on his owm so that gives me hope. I used to work as a vet tech before I was pregnant, were a military family so we have a tight budget so unfortunatly taking our poor Chevy to the vet is not going to be possible. Ive been reading some of the methods ppl on here have been doing and im trying to do them as well as push fluids into him with a siringe. The most important part is to keep them hydrated and get nutrients into them. So fingers crossed that Chevy makes it and gets over this parvo.. Poor Doggies shouldnt have to fight this battle alone.. We love you Chevy And stay strong. If anyone has any other tips feel free to please share them with me.. Thanks and god bless all the ppl going through this..
My puppy is just suffered from Parvo last week. We were about to give up on him because he wasn’t eating, he was not lively as usual, and he was vomiting excessively.
We left him outside the house for the night.
I woke up early morning and he stood up and went for me. He was moving but still weak.
My mom made a home remedy, kinda like a ginger ale. She made a drink of water, brown sugar and ginger root. We let my puppy drank it. and after 2 days he was already trying to eat. and now, he’s very much alive and kicking (or biting). No special meds, just a ginger-sugar drink. :p
I got a puppy over the summer, his name is Rosco, he runs around the yard with my other dog. Lately, he’s been going far away, and 2 days ago, he didnt come home. I got home from school later the next day and he was back, but he was not acting like himself at all. It was almost like someone had beat him. So i brought him inside and tried to feed him, but he wouldnt eat. I finally got him to drink some water, but he threw it back up everytime. My dad came over and gave him a shot of penesiline, and something else. He hasnt changed much. He’s really depressed, which he’s normally not, he would jump and lick my face, and run around like crazy. i think he has parvo, but we dont have the money to take him to the vet. can we fight this virus, or is it just going to kill him in the end???
Damn some of these comments started making me cry because my dog is at the vets right now and I dont know if the vet is doing his best. I have the money but I am in Brasil and they dont pay high money for dogs here like we do in the west.
He is my best friend cry here. I dont know what I will do if he doesnt pull through. I will probably cry for a year. Maybe you dont understand Australians but a dog is mans best friend and I love him more than anything.
We just found out are 4 mth pit has parvo and me nd my hubby are trying to do are best by keeping him alive….i found some great tip on here that i will be trying tomorrow….we have hope in u tazz even thow the vet said there was nothing they can do!tazz we have faith.and hope for u we will try are best in getting u better love u Tazz!
My 7 week old Golden has (is going through) parvo. I did not have the money either. I called around until I found a vet that would give him the antibiotic shot for secondary infection (10 dollars a day) then the vet would also administer some fluid in him 3 times a day morning, lunch, dinner, he would get 3 in his arm and 3 in his neck. The vet only had to do fluids for 3 days I was giving him fluid pedialyte at home every half hour two syringe fulls if he had a BM I would give little more. Long story short this is day 5 since Dozer first started showing symptoms. At the vet office this morning he didnt get any fluids because he started drinking on his own the DR was impressed because he was not dehydrated. My total bill was 160.42. plus a bottle pedialyte which was 5 and the lack of sleep from taking care of my pup. Now all I have to work on is getting him to eat some food. The best advice I can say is make sure you give fluids you need to push them and get to a vet to do at least the antibiotic shot for secondary infection and try to see if they can give the shot for throwing up.
Good news!!! After a very terrifying experience with puppy parvo my doggie pulled through
Brea is a 8-week old Cane Corzo. She came to us at 6-weeks and despite getting her shots immediately after getting her, she still came down with a bad case of parvo. After 4 days at the vet and a pretty hefty bill (yes this is what prevents most dogs from being saved) 
Brea is thriving, eating every bite, and full of energy… This is our second dog to be diagnosed with parvo (the 1st one is four now) & despite our every effort to bleach and try to disinfect the yard it seems we just can’t kill this virus. However both dogs are strong and healthy now. Good luck and prayers to all the sick doggies out there.
My friend today had to put her 5 month old puppy down, because it had parvo, and she couldn’t afford the bills, I have to keep an eye on my 3 month old puppy, because they spent alot of time together. But if mine does have it, I’m not giving up on her that easily.
If you have to turn your dog into the vet because of parvo then your a shity excuse of a dog owner. When you have to admitt your pet it’s because you dint catch it in time! Parvo signs are very obvious(vomiting,diareha,not eating)so obviously your not taking your puupy or dog to the vet as soon as you see these signs because if you did you could keep your puppy home and save the money!Parvo is basically a 50/50 chance. And if you catch it soon enough you can save the money and probably your dogs life! If your dog vomits or has diareha more than 3 times take them to the vet ASAP. If it has parvo then you caught it early enough because you didnt wait a day to go to the vet! They will give it a shot and some pills to prevent the vomiting and diareha to help prevent dehydration. Once this is done you need to take your puppy home. Bleach the whole house and yard to prevent reinfection. Then for the next 24 hours your going to feed the puppy pedialite every half hour. You cant miss this is key to keep the puppy hydrated. dont dilute the pedialite with water you want the electrolytes. another key is to keep the puppys temp. down. either cold baths-not freezing water…cool water or cold wash cloths on the body. and last lots of love and attention. you need to give them a reason to fight through. So if you follow these steps your puupy should be on the positive side on the 50/50 scale. If you wait your going to spend a shit load of money and admitting them to the vet(which you deserve:should have taken them in immidiatly) and your puppy has a low chance of eveing surviving, even after all the expensive vet treatments…..so good luck to all hope you follow my advice and I hope your baby will make it!
We just got a pit bull puppy, we named her Angel. She is normally active and eats a lot. For almost a day now she has been throwing up. She started off throwing up worms, so we treated her for worms. Well, now she wont eat and she barely drinks. We have nutri-cal, pedilyte and peptobismol. But she has been pooping out dead worms, so I am not sure if it is just the worms doing it or if it may be parvo..can someone give me some advice? I don’t have the money to take her to the vet. My husband is working to hard to try to take care of me and our unborn son, so we don’t know what to do..If anyone has any advice then just email me at christinanmikejohnson@yahoo.com I would greatly appreciate it.
I have 7 three week old pitbull puppies all with parvo they contracted from theother which we adopted while pregnant. One puppy seems the worst and will not eat, I have been force feeding him plain pedialite and goats milk. The milk comes back up but not the pedialite. I have noticed that if I give them pedialite and 30 min later givethe 1/2 oz of milk it stays down. 72 hrs after the puppies have shown symptoms they seem to be moving more. Their gums are still pink and no bloody stools, I am cleaning their bed and surrounding areas every 2-3 hrs with bleach and changing all blankets to keep away feces. I am hoping that the puppies quill pull through, they are too young for vaccination and have great awaiting families! Keeping them hydrated and fed seems to be my greatest advocate but still I say a prayer. I hop this helps and god bless.
i have a 10 wk old chihuahua/shiztzu mix. i have only had her 5 days. 2 days ago she vomited and few times but was still eating and drinking and having noram bowel movements. but she was just laying around. vet said it was a mild case of parvo. he started her with two shots in office and i have been forcing pedilyte, gatorade, pedisure and water down her every hour. she is no longer throwing up and no diarrhea but now she cant stand up and can only move her head a little. she is taking and antibiotic and something for nausea. since she isnt throwing up anymore does anyone know if this means she will be ok
My husband bought me a puppy for Xmas this year.He is a Shih tzu and only 8 weeks old. We brought him home on the 26th of Dec. and by the 30th he was starting to slow down and throwing up. We took him to the vet and since the breeder said she gave him his parvo vacine they didnt check for parvo, even though he was throwing up, had no energy, and all the other signs of parvo. They charged us $400 for meds and er visit and sent us home, told us we “played with him to hard” which we thought odd but they are the vet. So we followed the vets instructions to the letter and he just got worse. So the next day we took him in and they said “maybe we will give him a parvo test”. He was positive and the vet said he probably got it from the breeders. so far we have spent $600, the vet gave us a low price of $800 and a high price of $1500, money we really dont have but I guess we will have to put some bills off but we think he is worth it! Our Otis is in the hospital right now, it is the second day. The first day he was doing ok he was able to keep every thing down. This morning the second day he took a turn and started throwing up again. This little guy means the world to us so I have my fingers crossed!! Anybody have any tips for when he gets home on helping his recovery? Thanks for reading! Keep positive thoughts and positive things will happen! I hope that works!!
I used Cat’s Claw for Whole Foods Market when I encounter a dog with parvo. I give them a full dropper of it the mouth then a full dropper in the anus (the anus one is diluted with a cup of warm water). Every three to four hours, I put five drops in some chicken broth and syringe fed. Every six hours syringe fed pediasure. Two to four days later, EVERY dog eat like a horse and ready to play. I have treated more than seven dogs like this and three had bloody stool. I hope this helps.
i just found out my 9 month old pit has parvo and ive been up almost 24 hours giving her waterand broth. if any one has a remidy that was succesful plz let me knw.
I recently got a catahoula pup and when I first got him he looked super bloaded but the lady told me he had just ate. I thought nothing of it then and over the past month he has swollen up like that about 10 more times but he has had diarrhea the entire time I have owned him and a couple times I noticed blood in it. He also has trouble breathing sometimes and gets what seems like the hickups atleast twice a day. He has a ton of energy and eats like a hog. I am questioning the the thought of cardiac parvo? If any one has any experience or input I would really appreciate it. Thanks
i just found out today my dog has parvo hes on iv and taken meds i found out 2days late ): but were gonna try hes a little 2 yr old chihuahua and i hope he lives it threw if any one lives near fortworth tx i went to broadway animal clinic they were cheap and nice and helpd alot
I have a 7 month old brindle pit who has all his shots and is very playful. About a week ago he got in trouble for tearing up my couch and he stopped eating for a couple days. I was thinking it was just him being upset because he had done this before but now he has diarrea. He isnt throwing up and he is still playing depending on the day. I was terrified that he had parvo but dont have the money to take him to the vet. Now he is running around like everything is ok and holding his food down. I just wish this diarrea would go away from when he wouldnt eat. Good luck all and my GOD bless you and your k-9 kids!!
I have a 17 week old pit named Bocephus, and he has parvo. Went from very active to nothing. Started vomiting and no eating or drinking. Took him to the vets on easter and the immediatly gave him antibiotics and ivs. Thisis his 2nd day there and waiting to find out how he made it thru the night. Keeping our fingers crossed for my silver dog Bocephus. My little man be strong mommy loves you and we are doing everything to make you better…
I have a 6 month old chiluaua that has parvo. I’ve seen it before so I know the symptoms. My family is gonna be devastated if big daddy dies. But I don’t have 500 to give a vet . So I went to a feed store by my house in Memphis and the Guy that works there told me buy Neomycin and give him a half teaspoon once a day and he sold me some antibiotics pills that I have to crush up and mix with a liquid so I can shoot it in his mouth so I’m mixing it with pedialyte and he gets that every six hours and I have to keep him hydrated with pedialyte