PARVO!!! - Page 2

"alot of puppy going on"

Uh, yeah. 

Doing rescue I have dealt with Parvo.  Vaccinations will not cause a false positive.  It was once thought it would but research found otherwise.  Do not let that other puppy go anywhere until it has been a couple weeks after the last puppy has broke with Parvo.  Use bleach water to clean everything.  one ounce bleach to one quart of water, spray it on let it set 10 mins.  I have even sprayed the yard multiple times.  I no longer let puppies on the grass in the main yard as we have a special puppy yard so it is either there or on concrete which is bleached 3 times a week or more if needed. 

We vaccinate very differently based on my vets experience with shelter medicine.  We start at 5 to 6 weeks and vaccinate every two weeks through 12 weeks then a last shot at 16 weeks.  The 2 litters of rescue kids I did have all been healthy and happy, they even attended an adoption event at Pet Supplies Plus with no problems.

where the puppies tested for Coccidiosis?  I had a scare with this before thought it was parvo but they did test negative for parvo

Tamiflu..GET IT NOW and give to all for 5 days 2x a day you can dip it in honey (very bitter otherwise).  It is an antiviral and it WORKS to either lessen the ability of the PARVO virus to damage the immune system and cause internal bleeding by attaching to the intestinal wall.  It can prevent Parvo from replicating and casuing infection.

Extra Treatment that May Help
http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&A=580&S=1&SourceID=42

Tamiflu® (Oseltamivir)
While this particular addition to the parvo treatment plan has not universally caught on everywhere, news of its efficacy has spread far and wide. This oral medication is typically given for 5 days starting as soon as the diagnosis is made. It interferes with the reproduction of the parvovirus so that the patient’s immune system essentially has fewer enemy soldiers to combat. This medication is helpful in th treatment of parvo patients plus it can prevent development of the disease when given to exposed puppies. The key is to begin this treatment before the virus has had a chance to maximize its numbers; if treatment is started later in the infection, there may be so many viral particles that little benefit can be realized.

I second the Tamiflu. I gave it to a 2lb Chihuahua puppy w/parvo and he only skipped one meal, never had diarrhea, threw up one time. 

Cerenia is a good anti-nausea shot, as well. If you can prevent the fluid loss, you can probably save them. I have not lost a pup I treated. I lost one before I knew they had it- may have affected the heart. All others were treated BY ME, AT HOME, and are healthy as can be. 

You can be as careful as possible, but you cannot prevent it 100%. Wildlife is coming up positive in my area now. Good luck keeping wildlife from touching the ground where your dog walks. 

FYI, people...vaccines don't cure disease. Giving them before maternal antibodies have worn off won't help any more than giving them after they've been exposed. 

If you're breeding, it might be wise to check the updated protocols based on research on immunology and just vaccinate earlier and earlier, stressing young puppies who have likely already been exposed to parvo. 

Jenni, you forgot rabies; vaccines given after exposure to rabies but before symptoms will cure you of the disease.

Here is an excellent vaccine guideline journal article written by The World Small Animal Veterinary Association.  One thing it explains is why puppy shots are given in series and why it is useless to give puppies vaccines too early.
http://www.wsava.org/PDF/Misc/VaccinationGuidelines2010.pdf

I didn't forget rabies; I wasn't talking about rabies. We're talking about parvo! 

When you said "FYI, people...vaccines don't cure disease.", I thought you were making a general statement.

Yeah, my bad. I should've said "parvo" or "puppy diseases," since everything, really, except rabies works that way.