parvo
Posted By: cindy on 2008-03-09
In Reply to: I am really, really sorry because I know your feelings - Lola
So sorry to hear about your dog. It seems he should have gotten all his shots at the animal control/police department. I don't know if he could have inherited it from his mother since he was so young? The treatment for that disease is so expensive I hear. At least you gave him a home and love before he died instead of dying in the cold shelter all alone. Just remember that you gave him a chance and hopefully when your hearts have healed you will get another dog because there are so many homeless animals just waiting to be adopted. God bless you and your family.
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You may have Parvo - deadly if you do not get treated
and if so deadly in a puppy. I know, have had puppies to catch in my own yard. How horrible and what you are describing sounds exactly like that. You have to seek attention immediately.
I have lost puppies to parvo before
and some have pulled through. The dogs can literally get down and die overnight. One thing I can tell you is the fact parvo can stay in your yard for ever and ever. I never got rid of it in mine over say 10 years or so. Question to you, how old is your puppy and when you took to the veterinarian, was the puppy carried in or walked in? Sorry you have this problem and I will say a little prayer for the furry one.
My vet said that parvo can live in your soil for up to 7 years.
Also that puppies have a lot of the antibodies in their system from their mothers for a couple of months after birth and that if the parvo immunization is given to early, it can be ineffective because of that.
Also, fleas can spread parvo as well, which my new puppy did get fleas right before she got sick. I try to treat fleas quickly, but I guess I may not have caught them quick enough.
Parvo is highly contagious for months -
She will be contagious for months and she has already infected the yard where we live. I did not do anything wrong - she contracted this virus when we took her to the vet's office last week for her first set of shots.
I just don't see what exactly they are doing if she is not vomiting, has never developed diarrhea, and she is eating on her own. It does not seem to me like they are doing very much except charging me money to keep her!
Parvo is highly contagious for months -
She will be contagious for months and she has already infected the yard where we live. I did not do anything wrong - she contracted this virus when we took her to the vet's office last week for her first set of shots.
I just don't see what exactly they are doing if she is not vomiting, has never developed diarrhea, and she is eating on her own. It does not seem to me like they are doing very much except charging me money to keep her!
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