Are Symptoms Of Parvo More Violent Than What I’m Seeing?
I have a 13 week old Shih Tzu puppy. We got him 9 days ago. He had his first shots on May 8 by the breeder’s vet. I just gave him his second shot last night. I bought the vaccine (Duramune Max 5 Cv-k) at a feed store. I had called our vet locally and they wanted $58 (to be seen and for the vaccine) so I thought I’d save some money and do it myself which I have done Several times with my dogs as well as my mom’s dogs. I have however, never had a small breed. I had read before hand not to give Lepto to small dogs or puppies, so I skipped that and thought this shot would be ok. Puppy has been fine up until a few hours ago when he vomited yellow liquid, no food in the vomit. He has seemed a little less energetic today, but not lethargic or anything. He is still cheerful, and playing, just a little more sleepy and not as crazy bouncy. He’s playing with a squeeky toy right now. Anyways, I freaked out thinking that maybe he is having a reaction to his vaccine. His stool is still normal, and he hasn’t vomited again. It has been a few hours since he vomited. I did start him on Pedialyte just to help him out a bit. I called our emergency vet and they wanted to see him/test him for Parvo at a cost of almost $300 so I decided to wait to see if he vomited again or got diarhea…so far so good. Does this mean that his vommiting (one time) was just a freak thing? There was nothing in his vomite (like paper or chunks of anything that would make me believe he ate something) he has been wormed (once by the breeder’s vet)….Am I just freaking out? If it was Parvo would he have gotten worse by now? He hasn’t been anywhere (not even in our backyard) because we were waiting until he got more vaccines. He is trained to go on his puppy pads….I’m just wondering if I am being to laxed about this?? I just don’t want to jump the gun and spend at least another $300 if it’s really not necessary, but I don’t know much about the onset of Parvo…
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I’d keep a really close eye on him and if he gets diarrhea and starts vomiting again, then it’s time to get busy. But it could just be a reaction to the vaccine and hopefully he’ll be better by tomorrow. You did good on giving him Pedialyte.
Parvo does attack quite rapidly and if you think the vet exam was going to be expensive @ $300, you’ll really choke if your pup has parvo and they want $1200 or more to treat him.
Seriously, I have helped SO many people save their pups from Parvo and you do it with Pedialyte and Colloidal Silver. Vets really don’t want people to know this and I think it’s criminal of them to withhold this info from desperate pet lovers. I’ll provide a link to one of my answers on exactly what to do if your pups condition starts to deteriorate and showing all the signs of Parvo. But for now you should relax unless he gets diarrhea and starts vomiting and if that happens, you need to act quickly. I hope your pup is good as new by tomorrow. God Bless.http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;…
Are you sure you injected in the right place? The Shih Tzu is very small with lots of hair and a very thin skin layer. It is very easy to go through two skin layers or go deeper than subcu without really feeling the give (if you know what I mean).
Parvo doesn’t take long to present itself. Your pup should be rapidly degrading, vomitting with diarrhea consistently for the next few hours. The classic presentation of Parvo is fish-smelling diarrhea. This is due to the destruction of the internal wall of the digestive system, the primary target of the virus. Depending on the pup’s resistance, it may heal by itself without intervention in 3-5 days or die in the same amount of time.
As with all viral infections, there is no cure. The body will heal itself by making its own antibodies to get rid of the virus. Doctors only make sure the body is still alive to reach that point.
Of course you have to freak out. Unless you studied six years in vet college, you still aren’t absolutely sure of what’s happening.
Never vaccinate yourself!!! Especially if bought from a feedstore. When these boxes are shipped, they are not IMMEDIATELY put into a refridgerator, as they should be!! They sit back there until someone has enough time to get around to unloading them, and the vaccines are not kept cold. If they are not kept cold they lose their purpose. Yeah, they eventually make it back to a fridge, and get cold again, but they need to be cold at all times to be effective. nearly half of the parvo cases I have seen treated in clinics that I have worked in (in three different states) were cases where the owner vaccinates themselves. Hope it’s not Parvo. Doesn’t sound like it is, but in any case, please go to a vet next time, especially since you are dealing with a very young small breed puppy.
From what u said it dont sound like what i went thru but if it progressis take her to a VET and do NOT take her to any pet stor, or even out of your own yard or she will get the disease uNTIL she has ALL her shots
From what you have described it doesn’t sound like what we went through with our pups when they had parvo, but I would keep a very close eye on him. When I took my pup to the vet it only cost $70 and that included the tests and the meds, but I guess it all depends on where you are located at.
When our puppies had parvo it started and ended very fast. The two who did not make it only lived about a day and a half from when they first got sick. It started with bloody diarrhea that smelled awful and foamy vomit. Our one pup that made it is now happy and healthy nine months later. The vet gave us three meds to give her. Sorry I can’t remember what they were but I know one was an antibiotic. I went to Wal-Mart and bought unflavored Pedialite and a baby medicine syringe to force feed her liquids every couple of hours. Twice a day I would mash up cottage cheese and mix with the pedialite to give her the protein she needed. She got very skinny and just layed there all day. It took about a week before she started eating on her own again.
Good luck and I really do hope that it is not parvo.
Hi California,
Parvo is a trouble killing Virus.. If not caught in time it does kill the pet that has it.. First signs is they look sick in their eyes,nose is very dry.. They won’t eat anything and won’t drink water..Also diarrhea and blood in it..Pull the skin up on back of their neck and if it gos down right away it’s okay,but if it hesitates then the pet is dehydrated..Dehydration is one sign that is a Bad sign..Dehydration is what helps kill them..If in doubt, Please take your pet to see your vet,because Parvo is nothing to play around with!!!
Your Friend,
poppy1
Parvovirus is a viral disease of dogs. It affects puppies much more frequently than it affects adult dogs. The virus likes to grow in rapidly dividing cells. The intestinal lining has the biggest concentration of rapidly dividing cells in a puppy’s body. The virus attacks and kills these cells, causing diarrhea (often bloody), depression and suppression of white blood cells — which come from another group of rapidly dividing cells. In very young puppies it can infect the heart muscle and lead to “sudden” death.
Parvo” is a virus that attacks the lining of the digestive system. It causes dogs and puppies to not be able to absorb nutrients or liquids. Puppies are especially prone to it because they have an immature immune system. When dogs and puppies contract parvo, they often have diarrhea, vomiting and lethargy. Usually they stop eating and develop a bloody, foul-smelling, liquid stool.
Symptoms usually begin with a high fever, lethargy, depression, and loss of appetite. Secondary symptoms appear as severe gastrointestinal distress, such as vomiting and bloody diarrhea. In many cases, dehydration, shock, and death follow.
Parvovirus is characterized by severe, bloody diarrhea and vomiting, high fever and lethargy. The diarrhea is particularly foul smelling and is sometimes yellow in color. Parvo can also attack a dog’s heart causing congestive heart failure. This complication can occur months or years after an apparent recovery from the intestinal form of the disease. Puppies who survive parvo infection usually remain somewhat un-healthy and weak for life.
Without intense treatment, the victims of parvo die of dehydration. Treatment generally consists of IV or sub-cutaneous fluids and antibiotics. There is no cure. Veterinarians can only treat the symptoms palliatively, and try to keep the dog alive by preventing dehydration and loss of proteins. As there is no cure for any virus, treatment for parvo is mostly that of supporting the different systems in the body during the course of the disease. This includes giving fluids, regulating electrolyte levels, controlling body temperature and giving blood transfusions when necessary.
If you think your dog may have parvo, the sooner you start treatment the better chances of his survival. do you really want to screw around with your puppy’s life?