Parvo Symptoms
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A pup of my brothers was accidentally exposed to it after her first vacc. and did die. The vet said it was parvo, .She had really bad diarrhea which actually looked bloody, The smell wasn't normal either, it seemed to smell like rotting meat, really really awful. The pup had a warm nose and wasn't real active in the morning and after work it was in awful shape. he took her to the vet and I don't know what they did but she did not make it through the night. the size of the pup may have contributed to the way it went so fast though. It was about a 10 week old shih tzu. Very tiny.
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We have a lot of parvo in my area, no one ever vaccinates and then the unvaccinated mother breeds and gives her babies no immunity and they break with it at the shelter.
The first sign is a listless puppy who doesn't eat and just doesn't look right. Then they move on to a bloody or white mucusy diarrhea. As a previous poster said, it smells terrible. Very coppery from the blood in it. As it progresses, most of them start vommitting.
Currently we are about 50/50 on saving parvo puppies. The most important thing is to keep them hydrated so that their little bodies can fight. They almost always need IV's, most of them can not or will not drink on their own. One of the worst things you can see is a puppy that hangs it's head over the water bowl but makes no effort to drink. That almost always spells fatality.
Any puppy with suspected parvo needs a vet immeadiatly, but call ahead. Don't bring the puppy through the front door, ask the staff where they want it brought in, many have seperate doors for contagious puppies like that.
The first sign is a listless puppy who doesn't eat and just doesn't look right. Then they move on to a bloody or white mucusy diarrhea. As a previous poster said, it smells terrible. Very coppery from the blood in it. As it progresses, most of them start vommitting.
Currently we are about 50/50 on saving parvo puppies. The most important thing is to keep them hydrated so that their little bodies can fight. They almost always need IV's, most of them can not or will not drink on their own. One of the worst things you can see is a puppy that hangs it's head over the water bowl but makes no effort to drink. That almost always spells fatality.
Any puppy with suspected parvo needs a vet immeadiatly, but call ahead. Don't bring the puppy through the front door, ask the staff where they want it brought in, many have seperate doors for contagious puppies like that.
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If you suspect parvo- vet right away!
There is this really helpful link we have here. Read it.
http://www.chazhound.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28783
There is this really helpful link we have here. Read it.
http://www.chazhound.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28783
I had a litter when Parvo came to light .........too scary !!!! Never went through that much bleach in my life !! Luckily we lived in the country and few ( if any ) took their dogs to infected areas . Anyone who came to see the pups had to be disinfected ! Luckily they understood and I never had a case of parvo .
Parvo is one of the worst things (if not THE worst thing) that can happen to a puppy. There's about a 50/50 survival rate if caught early and if you wait it goes downhill drastically and quickly.
I've seen a lot of parvo puppies in the clinic and they all start out the same way. Listless puppy, doesn't want to eat a lot. Will often have blood in the poo but not always. However, almost all of them have diahrrea. From there they worsen into a continual funk where they don't want to do anything but lay there.
Parvo is highly contagious, spread by contact and the air (to an extent). We burn any blankets that the puppies lie on and not washing your hands after dealing with a parvo puppy is a great way to get fired. Best prevention is vaccination (how often you do it is up to you).
Though some areas really don't have to worry about it, so check on that. Your vet should know (unless he just wants you to vax for money, and in that case get a new vet).
Yes they can die from it but they can recover (though like I said, 50/50 most of the time when caught early). There's not a whole lot we can do against parvo drug wise. We can help the puppies body fight it but we can't directly kill the organism. It's very hardy (can live up to 6 months in its cyst form outside the body) so yah, vaccinations are your best bet.
I've seen a lot of parvo puppies in the clinic and they all start out the same way. Listless puppy, doesn't want to eat a lot. Will often have blood in the poo but not always. However, almost all of them have diahrrea. From there they worsen into a continual funk where they don't want to do anything but lay there.
Parvo is highly contagious, spread by contact and the air (to an extent). We burn any blankets that the puppies lie on and not washing your hands after dealing with a parvo puppy is a great way to get fired. Best prevention is vaccination (how often you do it is up to you).
Though some areas really don't have to worry about it, so check on that. Your vet should know (unless he just wants you to vax for money, and in that case get a new vet).
Yes they can die from it but they can recover (though like I said, 50/50 most of the time when caught early). There's not a whole lot we can do against parvo drug wise. We can help the puppies body fight it but we can't directly kill the organism. It's very hardy (can live up to 6 months in its cyst form outside the body) so yah, vaccinations are your best bet.
I did wonder one time tho,right after I brought my 4 mo.old pup home from the vet to get his second round of shots,he came down with muddy smelly diarea,but it cleared up in a about a week.He was still eating and drinking and had energy.I figured he picked something up at the vets,it was the end of the day and the floors were dirty,he did alot of sniffing around.
I might drive further distance to find a clinic that i'm happier with.
I might drive further distance to find a clinic that i'm happier with.
I had a German Shepard that got parvo before he got done with his shots. He was fine when I put him out that night but when I went to feed him the next morning there was vomit and diarrhea every where. The shine had gone out of his coat and his eyes were dull. He wouldn't get up when I came out. I immediately put him in the car and took him to the closest vet. He was in the hospital for 4 days but he survived.
Cinder got parvo at 12 weeks, so she had been given 3 vax by then and was due for her 4th in a few days. Same symptoms as described above. Luckily I knew what I was looking at, and even then she was in intensive care at my clinic for 7 days. I did not think she would make it.. very touch and go. She turns 11 months in October
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Advise.. If you work for a Vet, change your clothes before entering your home, even if you have no active cases of Parvo in the clinic
For owners, when at the Vet with a puppy, always hold the pup, never allow he/she to walk on the floor, until all vax have been done. that should be by 16 weeks.
.Advise.. If you work for a Vet, change your clothes before entering your home, even if you have no active cases of Parvo in the clinic
For owners, when at the Vet with a puppy, always hold the pup, never allow he/she to walk on the floor, until all vax have been done. that should be by 16 weeks.