You NEED To Do This If You Want To Save Your Dog Suffering From Parvo! | Vet Explains

Parvo is a word that strikes fear in the hearts of both puppy owners and veterinarians alike, and rightfully so! This devastating virus can and will kill your beloved puppy in less than a day without proper treatment and is, unfortunately, one of the most common diseases we see at the clinic that young unvaccinated puppies succumb to.

So in this video, I will explain exactly what Canine Parvovirus is, what the clinical signs, causes, diagnosis, and treatment options are as well as what you can do to prevent your pup from contracting this virus and how you can try and get rid of it if you already had it on your property.

Now Canine Parvovirus is a highly infectious virus that commonly causes severe illness and death in young unvaccinated puppies between the ages of 6 weeks and 6 months. The reason why this virus is so deadly is due to the way in which it mutated to infect and injure the pup’s body.

Fighting Canine Parvovirus is a bitter life and death battle. The combination of dehydration suppressed immunity and overwhelming infection makes this virus probably one of the most difficult diseases to treat for us as veterinarians. We have some nasty Parvo strains in South Africa, and for me personally, I probably have a 60% success rate with this virus, and this is even when I tried everything I possibly could to pull them through by means of intensive hospitalization. The survival rate drops even further if the dog is not given veterinary attention quickly after showing clinical signs, or if the dog is not hospitalized with sufficient supportive care.

This virus is a death sentence, but it can easily be prevented by means of a proper vaccination protocol. So please, if you do get a new puppy, make sure he/she is vaccinated. It will save you a lot of money and many unnecessary tears in the long run.

If your puppy did get sick with Parvo and managed to make a full recovery, then he will typically have lifelong immunity and should lead a normal life once the recovery period is completed.

Here is a breakdown of the info covered in this video:

00:00 Introduction
01:13 Clinical Signs of Parvovirus in Dogs
05:15 Causes of Parvovirus in Dogs
06:32 Diagnosis of Parvovirus in Dogs
07:37 Treatment of Parvovirus in Dogs
11:42 At-Home Remedies for Parvovirus in Dogs
13:19 Prevention of Parvovirus in Dogs
17:21 Take Home Message

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[amandapoore]

I took my baby chihuahua took the vet ER, they gave me an antibiotic, I watched video's and did a little of everyone's suggestions, I used pedialyte, her medication i was told to give twice a day ! ml, She was so small I did every 6 hours I also kept putting pedialyte and chicken and banana gerber baby food, mixed with the pedialyte at room temperature, don't stop with the fluids, every thirty minutes, and extra before you go to bed, It works, EVERY 30 MN, fluids, it was very rough and several times I thought she had did, her heart was rely beating, I just kept gibing her fluids and in some of the fluids I added Karo syrup, because their sugar gets very low, it s day five, she is up walking around and went outside to go to the bathroom and looking better, I even seen her tail wagging, I also prayed every time I gave her fluids or food or her medication, and asked God to not let her die, It all worked, Thank you Jesus, non stop pedialyte it works

[furnjezy]

My 3 month old puppy got parvo even though never being outside. Starting vomiting foam and having reddish diarrhea for 2 days. Then I isolated him in my restroom. Did not want to eat/drink for 2 days. Had about 5 seizures. Day 3 started drinking water from a ketchup nipple. Seizures stopped. Day 5 started eating mushy dog food. Day 6 gave him chicken ham. Day 8 started walking. Day 10 started becoming happy. Cried for him. Strong doggy. Tested negative for parvo now. OfCourse used gloves, shoe covers, plastic apron, bleached every surface and used parvo spray.

[Loccsta]

My german shepherd puppy caught parvo at around 3 months. Stopped eating, drinking, started vomiting everywhere and had real bad diarrhea. Took her to the ER on day 3, they wanted $1200 to keep her overnight for 7 days and still wasnt guarenteed. It was either that or bring her there everyday to get a shot for $70 until she was better. I got her a shot that day.. My total was $289 for the first visit! after i seen that i knew i wouldnt be able to afford bringing her in everyday. I took her home and forced her to drink gatorade and chicken noodle soup. 2 days later she was back wagging her tail. Its been 3 weeks now and shes made a FULL recovery. I still think about how the ER tried to tax me knowing she was on her last leg and they were my only option. I can only imagine how many people have been in similiar situations and had to watch their dog suffer because they couldnt afford treatment. Ill NEVER let another dog go that long without getting the proper shots again. Learned my lesson. GET THOSE SHOTS! and i have 2 dogs the other was vaccinated already and shes never had it before so i dont even know how my german shepherd contracted it in the first place.

[Leonardoify]

Around 1978 I bought my first puppy when I was 16. She was a basset hound I named Cleo and I loved her with all my heart. I grew up on a small farm and the only vet we ever used was a farm vet. He had been around for a long time and his focus was more on livestock and not dogs but I had no clue. When I first notice Cleo was sick I took her to a pet vet but was told I had to pay up front before even looking at her and the amount was way far above what I was able to give. So off to the farm vet I went because I knew his heart was in the right place and treat her even for free if He had to or allow you to pay him a little at a time. He assumed she had something else and treated her for that. She continued to get worse and after begging others for money I took her back to the pet vet. They learned right away she had parvo and treated her but told me it was probably to late …and it was. Around 2 am one night she was overcome by this sickness she began suffering to the point we had no choice but to put her down ourselves because back then there was no place to go to help and I could not bare having her continue to suffer any longer. To this day I still have a hard time handling something like this. Parvo is not something you want to risk your puppy to be exposed to. Even if you kept them inside you can bring it in to them with your shoes.

[jennyroth]

My dog had parvo when she was 9 weeks old, she spent 2 weeks in the hospital and only weighed 2 and a half pounds when she came home, my vet didn’t know if she’d make it but she did. Sadly I believe the parvo damaged her neurological system and when she was a year old she had her first epileptic seizure. She unfortunately had a severe case of epilepsy, she eventually was on 3 strong medications, as well as cbd, supplements and special food and she still had regular seizures. She only lived to be 6 and a half. Poor thing went through so much but she was an angel and I miss her so much. Before I knew she was sick I named her Hope ❤

[adrianagomez]

My puppy Diesel had parvo a couple weeks ago. He was at the vet for 7 days. Parvo is no joke!! He went from 35 pounds to 20.3 pounds. So thankful he made it.💖

[stillcraZ]

My puppy survived. I did work as a vet tech for a time but that was nearly 10 years ago..I gave him his sub q fluids whenever his 'fluid hump' got low. My vet prescribed him anti diarrheals and anti emetic along w pro bios and I stuck like glue to the schedule. Otto ate tiny bits of boiled chicken once he was feeling better but I still had to stick with his anti diarrheal and anti emetic for several days. I used clear pedialyte and gave it to him in the cleaned syringes from his anti diarrheal meds if he wouldn't drink on his own. I bought him nutri vet puppy vite and shoved it down his throat a couple times a day so he had vitamins. It was not fun. I hated myself for constantly sticking him with needles, shoving syringes full of medicine and then the pills down his throat that he would even throw up so I had to give him another in an hour. It was awful to see him looking at me like why are you doing this?? But today he is 15 weeks and a crazy rambunctious malinoisxgsd puppy who loves life and is gaining weight like crazy.
It's worth it. I was able to stay home with him that 5 days and he lived. I know most won't have that luxury but if there's any way you can it is 100% worth it.
Stick the sub q needles and wait on the fluids. Shove the pills and syringes and paste down them. My vet just told me today she didn't think Otto would make it due to how super positive his test was and how small he was..but we did. He is the strongest little dude and I know yours is too. You both can do it too!

[jxfet]

My doggo just passed today she was a 3m old old Great Dane. Beautiful. Her name was Cleo. Parvo is no joke if you have the means to pay for treatment or hospitalization, do so. It’ll give your dog the best chance to live. Many of us don’t, and you’re not a bad person for that. I opted for home remedies and hoped for the best. She unfortunately succumbed to it. Loved her

[raygarab]

You are one hell of a vet man Dr Pete, love you man. I love dogs and have around 6 dogs. You really helped with these video.

[cousin_JACK]

the mother along with 3 of the 6 puppies contracted Paavo when the puppies were 7 months old. I took work off to monitor them. They didn’t have it all at once but as soon as one started to bounce back the others would begin. It really depends on the dog’s will; I kept all the littermates on the same room in different kennels for moral support and I remember I used some oral cal plus gel that was left offer from the welping. After that I used peanut butter on the last two. I felt stupid for not thinking of it sooner. The peanut butter is high calories and sticks to their mouth so they’re forced to swallow it. All of them survived. I never took them to the vet. They’re doing wonderful still. So don’t be scared. Feed your dog spring water like ozarka if possible and have potato salad and peanut butter. I would stick that little by little into the back of their mouth, not their throat; that’s bad.
Anyways yea I also ordered some meal paste tube called under the weather that’s an energy booster; that helped too. So it’s not the end of the world just reassure your dog

[DragonsSongStudios]

Parvo will always break my heart, we had one come into the hospital today, unfortunately didn't make it. Fucking breaks my heart. For me it never gets any easier. 😢

[PrawiinAdhikari]

My dog died today due to parvo virus 😞 Rest in peace maggie, you will be missed

[georgepalacios]

Our 2 month old shiba has just been diagnosed with parvo 😢. It’s a waiting game now and we are all hoping for the best.

[michaelgreen]

I have two puppies. I noticed one didn’t eat on a Wednesday evening and was tested that next day because she was just not herself. She was better Sunday morning. Sunday evening my other puppy threw up. I waited a few days thinking I had her under control. By Wednesday she literally threw up 7 times before I was able to get her to the vet. I had to take her back 3 more times thereafter. She’s finally back to herself as of Sunday. It was a very very emotional and hard time seeing my babies go through that.

[AvGeekPH_Skitman]

This is a great channel for dog lovers.Thank you for keeping us informed

[Ole_eviltwin]

This the best explanation of this deadly virus I’ve seen on the internet. Thank you 💪🏽
My first went through it and beat it…we’re going through it with my second… hopes up 🤞🏽

[gurjotsingh]

My dog 7 year old died of organ failure due to parvovirus! She just passed this morning, its night! She was my only friend! 😭

[jaysalty]

Thank you so much for this video I appreciate it along with the comments that shared their victory stories, this is day four after seeing the Vet

[tracymark]

What a really great explained video. Awesome thank you. I am a dog groomer and warn people all the time about this awful illness.

[Barbienotsoperfect]

My puppy has parvo he's been at vet since Tuesday. I took him to vet the day he got sick. I hope he recovers soon. My last puppy died of parvo with home care. Parvo is no joke.