Hi All!
Checking in to let everyone know "Yes, I am still alive".
Also I wanted to let Kassandra some tricks I have learned over the years of how to deal with Parvo. I have saved 4 out of 4 dogs from parvo. First off stop giving the formula. Milk products will make the dog more sick for several reasons. First the dog is running a fever the milk will curdle in the stomach, second it will irritate the bowels. Here is what I have used. Get pedalite or gatorade will work as well, pureed chicken, ham or turkey paste and nutrical. Nutrical is a paste you can get at any pet store, it is a bit expensive but is great to keep on hand. You will also need a large syringe or a turkey baster will work in a pinch. Feed the pureed meat mixed with the Nutrical as much as the animal will take. I have found if you feed it to them on your finger they are more likely to eat it. You can also syringe the food in as well but I only do this as a last resort. Allow the dog to have as much to drink as it will take but if the dog will not take any water than you must syringe. 1/4 cup every two hours must be gotten into the dog to keep the animal hydrated. This is a lot of work but if you can do it, you are pretty much guaranteed the dog will survive. The fluid is more important then the food. I have had a vet inject water into one of my dogs back, so it had a camel hump but I still did the fluid push and the dog recovered (according to the vet) very quickly.
Hope this helps. Leaving the dog at the vet to get through parvo is going to cost you around $400 - 600 or more, just so you know. The vet did not tell my aunt that when she took her dog into the vet and it took her a year to pay the bill off.
Checking in to let everyone know "Yes, I am still alive".
Also I wanted to let Kassandra some tricks I have learned over the years of how to deal with Parvo. I have saved 4 out of 4 dogs from parvo. First off stop giving the formula. Milk products will make the dog more sick for several reasons. First the dog is running a fever the milk will curdle in the stomach, second it will irritate the bowels. Here is what I have used. Get pedalite or gatorade will work as well, pureed chicken, ham or turkey paste and nutrical. Nutrical is a paste you can get at any pet store, it is a bit expensive but is great to keep on hand. You will also need a large syringe or a turkey baster will work in a pinch. Feed the pureed meat mixed with the Nutrical as much as the animal will take. I have found if you feed it to them on your finger they are more likely to eat it. You can also syringe the food in as well but I only do this as a last resort. Allow the dog to have as much to drink as it will take but if the dog will not take any water than you must syringe. 1/4 cup every two hours must be gotten into the dog to keep the animal hydrated. This is a lot of work but if you can do it, you are pretty much guaranteed the dog will survive. The fluid is more important then the food. I have had a vet inject water into one of my dogs back, so it had a camel hump but I still did the fluid push and the dog recovered (according to the vet) very quickly.
Hope this helps. Leaving the dog at the vet to get through parvo is going to cost you around $400 - 600 or more, just so you know. The vet did not tell my aunt that when she took her dog into the vet and it took her a year to pay the bill off.
