New puppy dying of Parvo... (BOWEL MOVEMENT PICTURES WARNING)

[jupitergirl]

How cool it is to see so many people with such education and info! this forum ROCKS!!!!
Best of luck to your puppy! My 16 year old dog had parvo as a pup and she came out of it. ALso a litter of border collies I fostered long ago had it and all came out of it with fluids etc.

 

[lorieMN]

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I find it hard to believe he doesnt charge for vaccines..if they dont then its money out of their own pocket..not calling you a lier,but he is getting his money from them somewhere along the line,perhaps overchargeing in other areas..just saying,giving away vaccs doesnt make any sense..

Surprising as it may seem, there are good vets and they do not all insist on overcharging or over-treating. He is our personal vet and, has been used by the ranch on which we live for 20 years or so. I'd be more inclined to argue that he undercharges, but we keep him busy and in the grand scheme of things 5 dog vaccines a year is not a big deal to him. He truly is a vet that does his job for the love of animals, almost to his own detriment. He has no other staff and works from his home (he is primarily a large animal vet). Consequently it's not unusual for him to forget entirely to bill customers! We've had to actually pester him to let him know what we owe him.

There was an episode a few years back when the old ranch manager received a bill from him for $1200. He was completely shocked, until he realised it was the total for the previous 18 months!

Giving away vaccines does make sense if you are serious about keeping the local animal population healthy, and would rather not have to spend time treating these diseases and possibly contaminating your own facilities. Not to mention it's good business sense for keeping long term clients!

well see,now this makes sense..from your first post I assumed he was some city vet taking everybody for a ride...good old country vets are a whole different breed..if you had said this in the first post I would have believed it..I still believe the vaccs are the same no matter where you buy them,its the brands that differ from each other..

 

[annanicole18]

i agree that there are still some good old vets out there. i don't think i would ever take my animals to a vet that didn't do livestock. vets who work on large animals really know the meaning of working for a living and they pay for it the rest of their life from helping mares and cows give birth. they never pressure you if you say no to a shot that isn't required by law. love my vet just wish he had better hours but since hes trying to retire i understand

 

[havi]

Ollie, I use to work for the WHS(Im assuming thats where you got it) and can tell you first hand that some of the things that go on there. We use to get a lot of dogs that people would bring back that had parvo. I think it was due to the fact of the workers not fully washing the cages after one dog has left. Dog #1 has parvo and gets adopted, clean cage(somewhat) and put new dog in. And they wonder why so many get parvo there.

Yes they wash it down with soap and water, but bleach is also needed. I know this is not your case, but I seen many times when someone would come and adopt a dog and a week later come back and say the dog had parvo and died. WHS would give them a cert. allowing them to get another one. Well of course they would take their new dog home and put it right where the other dog was. Of course the new dog would come down with it as well. Parvo is not something to play with. It is nasty and very horrible way to die! Thankfully some dogs do get over it though. I wish you the best of luck and hope you puppy gets better. And that your other animals dont get it either.

 

[OlliOlliOlli]

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Oh I got the puppy from a shelter outside of Houston. My only dealings with WHS were with the daughter of one of the workers -- she gave me a big box of chickens that someone left them. I ended up raising them and giving them to a guy with a huge coop outside of Whitney. He raised them as his pets

What a snowball effect though with the dogs with parvo -- that is so scary!!!!

 

[OlliOlliOlli]

Hey guys -- question -- she just lay forth a HUGE puddle of blood-colored diarrhea. It is to be noted that it did not have any parvo smell though. She is also feeling poorly again. Should I bring her to the water bowl even though she can get up herself? Is this going to be part of the healing process, that she is still spewing diarrhea?

 

[farrier!]

It may be that the vet was correct wit her not getting food yet.

You may need to go back to just liquids for a bit then slowly start some really mild food like rice.

For the bill they stuck you with I think a phone call for suggestions to the vet is more then due you.

Sure hope this is just a little set back.
Good luck!

 

[BarkerChickens]

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If the vet had her off of food, it may have been enough to disrupt her system. The liquid diet may be a good "test" to see if it goes away. If it doesn't begin to improve by tomorrow (or it worsens) call or go to the vet immediately.

 

[OlliOlliOlli]

She is still rejecting food so I will leave her alone in that regard.

I found a Parvo survival tea recipe. It is made of Pedialyte steeped with peppermint tea, chamomile, echinacea, and I added 2 aloe vera caplets for extra soothing and antiseptic properties. She doesn't like me force-feeding her liquid with the syringe but she didn't throw that up and she is just casually walking around the house after drinking it. Odd little dog. lol

Her body is cool to the touch and her breathing and heart rate are very relaxed. She is laid across a blanket on the floor in the living room with my boyfriend. She is distinctly comforted by being back with us, that much I can say. It's definitely reducing the stress on her in her healing. No matter how this ends, at least she's with people who love her.

 

[Chicksdigit]

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This is exactly what I was thinking while reading these........ I use Revival for most Vaccines. but I have ordered from all of them in the past and these are all very good suppliers.