new GSD puppy has parvo:( home remedies? - Page 1

Hello my 11 week old puppy most likely has parvo, he is my boyfriends and his other dog just died of parvo yesterday and we were worried that he would catch it, well this morning he wasnt being as playful as he usually is so were rushing to the vet. if he does have parvo what can we do to save him? we dont have alot of money for expensive medication,so most likely we will be relying on home remedies,etc. he is vaccinated he was about to get his third round of shots..

Well we went to the vet he does have parvo :( we caught it very early he gave us some medications and the vet said all we can do is help him fight it with the medicine and keeping him hydrated . this is what i meant by home remedies like what can i do to help him fight it, bc it is thousands of dollars to keep him in the hospital and that will not happen.

If he has it, depending on the degree, he will likely need to stay in the hospital for days on fluids receiving medications daily. Home remedies? Please! Do as your vet says and if you cannot afford it either euthanize or sign your puppy over to a rescue who might take him. Why bring him home to let him suffer? It's a horrible death.

No home remedies get him to a vet ASAP.

Hope he recovers

No home remedies.  Vet supportive therapy is very expensive.  If you bring him back home after he is well, and you do not clean up thoroughly every surface with Chlorox or other disinfectant, he can become re-infected.  Parvo can live a LONG time in the environment. 

If you cannot afford the care and the possibility that even under vet care he may very well still die, euthanize him.  It is the kindest thing.  There is no "home remedy" for this.  Death by Parvo is cruel and prolonged.

Do not get any more dogs where you live for at least a year.  That is what I mean by Parvo living a long time in the environment. 

And bleach treat all of your out door area at least 3 times in the next year.  Parvo is very very bad.

definately go to the vet, but also check out this link:
http://wolfcreekranch1.tripod.com/animal_health.html#PARVO


best of luck.  pjp
 

I am not at home right now but when I am I will post a couple links to another non dog forum I am on. There have been a few parvo threads there. Two of the dogs didnt make it and one did but TONS of good Info. I remember a few things. Get pedialyte and give by syringe. Dehydration is the biggest thing. Someone else also said diacotomous earth. Not sure if I spelled that correctly and colloidal silver. Read up on those remedies with parvo. Even if you get pup to the vet for a day or two for sub Q fluids it will make a huge difference. It is dehydration that does the most damage.

No new puppies for two years now either. You can bleach the crap out of hard surfaces but parvo will live in the dirt and grass fOr a couple Of years. Also no friends bringing over unvaccinated dogs. It is highly contagious. Your entire house needs to be bleached from top to bottom and everything washed in hot hot water.

Also you will know if he has it when he poops. Parvo had a VERY distinct smell and even if you have never smelled it before you will know what it is the second you smell it. Black and tan dogs seem to be more suceptible to parvo for some reason. I found this link. Maybe it will help you. You will have to copy and paste the link. I'm on my phone and can't make a clickable link. http://m.voices.yahoo.com/how-nursed-puppy-through-parvo-440258.html Because he has two sets of vaccinations already even if he gets it it may not be fatal but still a ton of work. He will probably need at least a couple days at the vet and home care will still need close vet monitoring. Many vets WILL let you treat at home when the worst is over and just ask that you are in touch often. I personally know of dogs that have pulled through with a couple days at the vet and remaining treatment at home.

Aceofspades, I get it when you say no unvaccinated dogs to visit their home. If any dogs visit the contaminated home, THEY themselves may not get sick, BUT they will carry the disease on their feet and coat to every place they tread, spreading the disease for other people and dogs pick up on their feet and take home with them, infecting any young, vulnerable dogs/puppies. This is one of the ways parvo outbreaks happen. They need to keep the disease contained and not let anyone visit until EVERY INCH is disinfected.