Any tips on beating parvo?

[Super Coupe]

We already lost one puppy to it. Another one has it and I took him to the vet the same morning he did not eat his breakfast. Tested positive so we got his medication and my girlfriend and I have been force feeding him water and pedialyte. Tried giving him some chicken broth but threw that up a couple times. We had a 3rd one show signs he had it and we started doing the same thing. It seems he has already beat it. Already eating and drinking by himself, Keeps knocking his baby gate down, wants to play, typical puppy stuff. This other guy is going on 3 days tomorrow. I want to say he's doing better but not sure. Anybody here beat parvo that could share what all they tried?

[BradM]

I wish I had some advice, I lost a great dane pup to parvo once. Sorry about your situation.

[Super Coupe]

The first pup was spewing out both ends before we could see a vet. I had no idea he had something so serious until it was to late.

[YALE]

Oh man. There is nothing cool about Parvo. Just be ready to have a light wallet for a while.

[bcoop]

Have the vet give him an IV of fluids subcutaneous.

[jyro]

a week at the vet with I/vs saved one of mine, old dogs die from it, young ones cam make it but it cost like heck.

[twisted93coupe]

All I know is if you get it in the yard you wont get rid of it for 2 years. Its just what I heard don't know how true . I would ask a Vet.

[Super Coupe]

Most adult dogs with current shots won't get it is what I have heard. So far none of the pups we gave away have gotten it but 3/4 that are left have. They got their first shot at 12 weeks.

[David]

I don't know what it took other than my dad paying $3k in vet bills. Dog was on constant IV and medication for 4 days straight 24 hours a day.

[bcoop]

My window licker of a dog got it, I believe. Vet said he was positive that's what it was, but said by the time they got the test results back he would be dead. They gave me meds, and did a bag of fluids subcutaneously and sent him home with me, so it wouldn't cost me thousands of dollars to leave him there. I took him back the next morning for another bag of fluids the same way. This way cost me around $400 instead of $3000+.

The key to beating it is keeping them hydrated. If you can keep them hydrated for the duration, it can be beat.

[loc712]

parvo

Our boxer had it at 10 months old. 11 days at the vet 25lbs and $2000 later she survived. As i understand it Vaccines aren't always a guarantee, you have to have additional screening to find out if theyr'e effective. We were up to date on all vaccines. We were told that a fly could land on infected dog shit and touch it with one foot and transmit parvo. A friend of ours did the pedialyte plan like your doing, he would dip two fingers in it and stick it in the pups mouth continuously and it worked. Our boxer acted like a shit sprayer for a good week or so after she came home.

[loc712]

x 2 on the keeping them hydrated

[Machx2]

If you can't afford the vet, keep him away from food. Give it kaopectate and pedialyte. The idea is to keep them hydrated. I used a syringe to force pedialyte down the puppies throat. They won't want to drink enough. I have saved 2 by doing this, my ex was a vet tech. I have also lost a pup even doing this.

[Super Coupe]

If you can't afford the vet, keep him away from food. Give it kaopectate and pedialyte. The idea is to keep them hydrated. I used a syringe to force pedialyte down the puppies throat. They won't want to drink enough. I have saved 2 by doing this, my ex was a vet tech. I have also lost a pup even doing this.

Sounds like I'm doing the right thing. Right now I'm probably averaging 6-7 tea spoons an hour. He was almost 30 pounds when I took him in to the vet. He probably throws up twice an hour though.

[Big A]

It cost me about a grand when Saylee got it, as has been said, lots of fluids and antibiotics. I wasn't willing to risk losing her by handling it myself, I took her to the vet immediately.