Tamiflu experience? - Page 1

Does anybody has personal experience (successful or not successful) treating parvo with Tamiflu? I have people asking me about it and I do not know what to say. There is a lot of stuff on Internet but I like to do my own research.
Thus I am interested in results of this treatment based on peoples personal experience.
Prager (Hans)
http://www.alpinek9.com

I think Okie Amazon, and marjorie may have some experience with this.

email YR, she does alot of holistic and knows what works and does not..

First of all every breeder of pups should keep on hand a  " snap test for parvo" and it has a shelf life of three or four years .

Any pups showing a sign of any kind of possiblilty can be given the snap test and within    15 minutes      Tamiflu can be given to start the invasion of the viral bacteria from getting any further than it may have.....it does not cure it  but is usually best for the home treatment in case your vet is not available or you do not have  1000.00 t0 2000.00 to pay a vet...

It has successfully been used in many rescue , and by some veterinirians also..I know of one dog pound that has used it and they keep Tamilfu on hand ...

Here is a copied research thread on it..:  According to my vet  , it has been used since 2005 .

April 24, 2004, the concept of treating Parvoenteritis in dogs with a neuraminidase inhibitor such as Tamiflu on the Veterinary Information Network’s Infectious Disease Board. Since it’s introduction, Tamiflu has been used successfully by veterinarians, shelter workers and rescue groups to treat Parvoenteritis in thousands of dogs, cats and raccoons throughout the world. In order to understand the how and why this treatment has been so universally successful, there are several terms and concepts that have to be discussed:

Tamiflu: is a commercially available source of a neuraminidase inhibitor that has been used successfully in these cases.



Neuraminidase: An enzyme that is produced by both bacteria and viruses. It is considered a virulence factor in viral and bacterial infections that require neuraminidase to remove biological barriers that protect the host from these pathogens.



Super infections: Any infection that requires both a virus and bacteria to produce an infection that is more pathogenic than either can produce alone. Veterinary examples: canine and feline parvo, canine kennel cough and influenza, feline URI, parvoenteritis in raccoons, and bloody scowls in deer.



The use of Tamiflu in canine, feline, and raccoon parvoenteritis: The success of using a neuraminidase inhibitor in treating canine and feline parvo is due to the suppression the production of bacterial neuraminidase, and has no effect on the Parvovirus' ability to replicate. Puppies can still develop myocarditis and CHF...kittens can still develop cerebellar hypoplasia...the patient’s feces will still contain the viral antigen even while the animal is recovering.



Tamiflu does not interfer with the replication of the Parvovirus,as a result, no mutant or resistant strains of the Parvovirus will be created from the use of Tamiflu in the treatment of Parvoenteritis.


Tamiflu should never be used to treat any animal that does not test (+) using the fecal antigen test prior to starting Tamiflu. All of the guidelines for using Tamiflu have been developed in cases that have had a (+) fecal Parvo test.


Dose: 1mg/lb that dose given every 12 hours for 10 consecutive treatments...requires a (+) fecal antigen test.... should be given w/in 48 hrs of onset of clinical signs...if no response after the first dose...double to 2mg/lb for the second, third dose...


Specific Breeds of Dogs: Dobes, Rotties, Retrievers, Pit Bulldogs, and Alaskan slead dogs...all require at least 2mg/lb as the starting dose as these breeds respond poorly to Parvo infections...

As a preventive: One can give animals have been exposed, but are not currently showing any clinical signs one dose of 1mg/lb once a day for 5 days...if these animals develop one or more clinical signs (vomiting/bloody diarrhea/anorexia)...they should be given 1mg/lb every 12 hr for a total of 10 treatments.

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I have never had parvo to contend with . I use very strict methods of prevention..

YR

I pm'd you with my positive experience.  I did not test all the litter with the snap test, but since one pup was a strong positive, I didn't feel that was necessary.