my new australian shepherd has had parvo for a few days now and he won't eat. He had fluids and is on medication but im having a hard time getting him up to eating. If you know anything about parvo please answer this.
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Try different things.. Try getting him to eat some yogurt.. It will help to build the good bacteria in his stomach.. Give him something to work on and then he'll maybe feel a little more like trying to eat other things. Get the yogurt with 2 live bacteria cultures.. If he won't eat it.. Freeze little bits in ice cube trays and get him to lick it.. If you can get his stomach starting to work normally, he'll be more inclined to try to eat other things.
Keep checking with the vet, make sure that he feels things are progressing along well.. And call him immediately if something is getting worse or you feel like there is a problem.. Don't ask here.. It's important that you find out the right answers quickly or you will lose him .. The vet knows, make sure he is kept up to date.
parvo kills quickly, my husband and i bought a shot at a local animal store and administered it ourselves and they(have 2) are fine. YOU HAVE TO ACT QUICKLY! this is a serious sickness in dogs and like i said it kills quickly. get that shot as soon as you can or yes im sorry hun they will die. good luck to you and your pup
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he needs to eat small meals 4-6 times a day. we always fed yoguart plain or bannana to pups, hamburger/roast with rice, chicken thighs and legs with rice...what ever he will eat or frezer burnt meat in the frezzer. just no pork or ham. they also got carrots cooked up. give him pedalite no flavor to drink instead of water. I hope tht helps. good luck. and hand feed if u must...it can be broken later...
I'm so sorry but parvo is a disease that if a dog gets it theres no getting better...
With this disease pets inevitably die...
Treasure your moments with your dog and even though it may not seem like it now there's a reason for everything and this was something that had to happen...
My mom had a poodle with this disease and she died too...
im so sorry...
Is there any reason he's not at your vets? Parvo should be treated at an animal clinic. He should be on constant IV fluids and getting his medicine intravenously as well.
If he's being treated and not showing signs of improvement, you need to get him back to the vet ASAP!
If the vet has sent the pup home, it means that he should be improving.
Try feeding him something like stage 2 baby food, chicken or turkey to get his appetite going again.
Parvo is NOT an instant death sentence like another person posted. When treated correctly, there is about an 80% chance of survival.
Try to get him to eat whatever he will. Keeping food and especially liquid in him is critical.
Since he's on medication, I assume you took him to the vet already. Did the vet give you the option to leave him at the clinic? A 24 hr emergency clinic would be even better since there's someone there all the time. Best to have the dog on IV's and under vet care in case he worsens in condition there's someone there for immediate medical attention.
my puppy died from parvo.
very quickly, so just be careful,, and i'm sorry, but i think your dog will die.
omg! i cant believe how dumb some people are! those that said "your dog will die" just because theirs did. dont know a thing
i talk to people almost every day about their dog with parvo. we use parvaid to recover them though. and ive only had ONE dog die, and that was because it died the same day the lady called me! all of the others have recovered just fine.
wow. people need to be educated before giving answers that make them look bad
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Regarding the comment "With this disease pets inevitably die..."
ReplyDeleteThis comment is highly irresponsible - if your dog gets Parvo, it does NOT mean he will die.
We've helped treat over 3,400 dogs and cats for Parvo during the past 40 months or so, using herbal home treatments, and provided people follow directions, we save about 90% of them.
Also, if your dog has Parvo, or has been exposed to the virus, the last thing you should do is give them shots - it almost always gives them an immediate and very severe bout of full Parvo.
You should be talking to your vet! a responseible vet would be checking in with you, and giving you advice! Something is wrong here....
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