Pup struck down with Parvo - Healing vibes please

[niko]

After 10 years of wanting and wishing for another dog to compete in working trials, I finally got another working german shepherd. All was well when I picked her up last Friday, but by Monday I text the breeder saying she just didn't show the drive I was wanting. On the Tuesday I took her to the vet as something wasn't quite right. They gave her an antibiotic injection and anti inflammatory but as no temperature and still perky was sent home.
She had her initial vaccination before i got her and was due her second when I picked her up so took her straight to the vet and home. I have two other dogs, my retired competition dog and a Jack Russell. On Thursday night she started throwing up & I rang my vet at 9am who said to bring her in at 8am. After I left her in the crate that night I woke to a severely poor pup, blood everywhere and just knew by the smell it was parvo. She was rushed in and immediately start on IV fluids on the Friday morning. Its now Sunday night and I am exhausted from praying and hoping I will have my girl back.
I would appreciate healing vibes, I am going to see her in the morning to see if that will pick up spirits, if she is still with us.
Has anyone anyone any success stories please? Im so tired and weepy I just want her home.

 

[AmyHack]

Hugs, I'm at vet nurse, I've seen some pull through, see if you can spend some time with her at the vets as she will most likely be in isolation and they need TLC xx

 

[Alec Swan]

I've no experience of what must be a dreadful disease. Maintain your composure. She's still here.

Alec.

 

[niko]

Thanks AmyHack & Alec, I just hope and pray that she is one that makes it. I have been in dogs for many years and have seen the disease first hand unfortunately. I spent the saturday bleaching everything & had to buy a new rug as the one she had thrown up on I didn't trust. AmyHack, in your experience how long can they spend on an IV?

 

[GinaB]

Hope puppy pulls through. One of the rescues over here is closed at the minute as they've had some cases awful illness.

 

[MerrySherryRider]

Wishing the best for the little one. Fingers and every crossed for her recovery. x

 

[FinnishLapphund]

((((((Vibes)))))) to your puppy.

 

[Aru]

((((Vibes for your puppy.)))

I am a vet and I dread parvo cases as we see a lot where I am.You caught your pups symptoms early and got her to where she needs to be so you have done the best you can for her!

Its a horrible illness as its a virus so all we can provide is supportive care..drips to combat the dehydration and electolyte disturbances from the vomiting and diarrhoea.anti emetics for the vomiting and antibiotics to try and stop any more infection from getting into her system while her body tries to fight the virus.
We have had pups for 10 days on an iv and pull through.it all comes down to the individual pups in the end though.The mortality rates are very high though so be prepared for the worst

I would chat to your vet about disinfection as well.take care with bleach as a disinfectant as although it kills parvo its not 100 percent reliable and as colour safe bleach does not always kill off parvo.bleach also only works if there is no organic matter(dirt or soil to denature it)so its ok if the area is scrubbed down and clean already but not as good if its dirty. Virkon or another approved disinfectant may be a safer bet .Also dont forget to clean however she was transported as well as parvo spores can live a very long time....Your girl will have a certain amount of immunity if she pulls through.But I would advise against having other pups for up to a year from now as its a very difficult virus to shift and it loves dark moist areas....

Also your pup can shed the virus for 2 more weeks after clinical signs are gone so be aware of this when taking her out and do not expose other dogs to this horrible disease if possible.

 

[Dobiegirl]

Ive just had come up on one of my fb Dobermann rescue sites of a 12week puppy taken to the vets, the vets diagnosed Parvo and the owner wanted him pts, luckily the vets took him and treated him and he is now safe in rescue looking for his forever home. I hope this gives you some hope and your pup recovers, how old is he?

 

[Slightlyconfused]

Sending hugs.
We thought our big collie had it about six years ago.but the blood test came back negative for that buy positive for a bacterial infection. He was throwing up and diarrhea blood he lost so much weight in the space of a week. Thankfully he pulled through.
Xxx

 

[MurphysMinder]

Sending loads of healing vibes to your pup. Fingers crossed the fact you got her to the vets and on fluids quickly will help her pull through. There do seem to be more cases of parvo about at the moment which is frightening, there is nothing worse than that parvo smell. We had a litter of pups with the disease when it first appeared back in the late 70s/early 80s, thankfully they did all survive but it was a terrifying time as the vets didn't really know what they were dealing with back then.
Parvocide used to be a good disinfectant if it is still available.

 

[ester]

Spores Aru? I don't know much about parvovirus but am a bit confused by that terminology?

fingers crossed for pup OP.

 

[_GG_]

Hope you've had some good news this morning OP xxx

 

[MerrySherryRider]

Hope she is doing well. We're rooting for her.

 

[SadKen]

Vibes from me. I have no experience of parvo, for which I'm very grateful. Fingers and toes all crossed for her.

 

[Bellasophia]

good vibes for your pup,I hope she pulls through for you.You sound like you got her there in good time.


Re the spores...I copied this from a vet site..
"Parvo. Canine parvovirus is a hemorrhagic disease which attacks the tissues found in the dog’s lower digestive tract. If left untreated, the dog tends to die of blood loss and infection as a result of the hemorrhaging. This disease is transmitted through the feces of an infected dog. Traces of infected fecal matter may be picked up on the feet or coat of a dog, who later ingests the material in the course of grooming himself. Because the emitted virus is capable of “sporing” or going dormant, it is possible for parvo to live outside the dog’s body for up to 6 months, so does tend to pose more of a threat because it is more easily spread. Once a dog has had parvo, or has completed parvo vaccinations, it is not possible to contract the disease. While you can pick up parvovirus or its spores on your shoes and clothes at an animal shelter, kennel or vet, you are almost as likely to pick them up at a supermarket parking lot, a dog park, a hiking trail or your own backyard. The reason is that parvo spores that settle on any surface can become airborne just as soon as the next wind blows (can you say “Santa Ana?”). Parvo-infected fecal deposits dry out, the parvo forms spores and it’s “blowing in the wind”, settling on everything everywhere before you know it.
I work in an animal shelter, and am there at least 5 days a week, working in receiving, the clinic and both stray and adoptable kennels. I’ve been puked on, sneezed on, coughed on and much worse. My dogs have never contracted anything. The only precautions I take is to change my clothes and shoes before I leave the shelter if I’m directly in contact with a parvo carrier (this is the shelter policy to help minimize disease transmission in susceptible animals in the shelter). We’ve had foster dogs here with KC that stayed for many weeks, with all kinds of nasal and ocular discharges, and my dogs have never contracted anything. We have staffers at the shelter whose dogs spend *all day every day* at the shelter, and do regularly go into the kennels and clinic, and have never gotten sick."

 

[niko]

Thanks all for your healing vibes & hopeful to report that they may well be working. I spoke to my vet at 9am who stated she was looking brighter, the vet over the weekend stated that she had stated to eat at the scarring of blood was reducing. We were waiting to hear the result of the Parvo test but as by this afternoon it had not been returned.
I rang again this afternoon as what I am aware of Parvo its very up and down. She had ate breakfast and lunch and had been able to keep it down. She had stopped scarring and had been sitting up with her ears up. All good news for day 4. Vet is cautiously optimistic but saying we have got this far so hopefully she is fighting. I cannot express how horrendous this disease is and how there is no real treatment apart from support and hoping that they can repair themselves.
I appreciate everyone who has commented and will keep you updated and pray that she can come home

 

[Nicnac]

Hope she's ok and that rest of litter don't succumb. Only experience was my SIL's puppy in Belgium. She survived and didn't have any lasting effects. It was a bouvier des flandres. Horrible virus.

 

[PucciNPoni]

I'm sending you vibes - have seen Parvo too and it's not pretty!

 

[PorkChop]

She sounds like a fighter, I have everything crossed that she continues to improve x

 

[nutrock]

Hope she continues to fight and improve - Any more news today OP?

 

[niko]

Morning all, Well she has continued to improve & was taken off her IV and left to eat and drink on her own. She has also pooped semi normally. The receptionist said that she has been barking and wagging her tail at her so that is fantastic news on its own, she has life. She may be getting home today to finish her recuperation & I still haven't heard if the result had came back positive for the Parvovirus. To be honest I am not sure if between the Grace of God, my friends & family praying & my veterinarians working around the clock that has got her this far, but for all of it I am extremely thankful.
I am waiting for my vet to ring back as he was on a call to hear if she can return home or not. I am sure my older dogs will be delighted to have her hurtling around the floors again (as they watch from the sofa!).
Thank you to everyone who has wrote and has thought of her recovery, I will of course keep you updated and hope to get a picture for you all.

 

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Morning all, Well she has continued to improve & was taken off her IV and left to eat and drink on her own. She has also pooped semi normally. The receptionist said that she has been barking and wagging her tail at her so that is fantastic news on its own, she has life. She may be getting home today to finish her recuperation & I still haven't heard if the result had came back positive for the Parvovirus. To be honest I am not sure if between the Grace of God, my friends & family praying & my veterinarians working around the clock that has got her this far, but for all of it I am extremely thankful.
I am waiting for my vet to ring back as he was on a call to hear if she can return home or not. I am sure my older dogs will be delighted to have her hurtling around the floors again (as they watch from the sofa!).
Thank you to everyone who has wrote and has thought of her recovery, I will of course keep you updated and hope to get a picture for you all.

Oh my goodness!!! What a little fighter she is. I am so so pleased to see a positive update on this. Well done for getting her in so quickly....you saved her life. xxx

 

[nutrock]

Brilliant news !! Can't wait to see photos xx

 

[ester]

Oh wow!

 

[Pearlsasinger]

Excellent news, OP.
Years ago we had a big, healthy Labrador dog contract this nasty disease. We caught it early and nursed him at home with 4 other labs in the house. We kept them as separate as we could and practised very careful hygiene precautions. None of the others got the virus and he made a full recovery and went on to become an old dog eventually.

Fingers crossed that your pup can return home to day.

 

[MerrySherryRider]

Aw, brilliant news. So very, very happy for her and you.

 

[niko]

A further update, she is in good spirits and is eating and drinking and toileting as she should, BUT were the IV had been has caused her leg to swell. The vets are keeping her as worried about secondary infection and the fact her system is so run down she doesn't have enough white blood cells to fight that too. She is being injected with antibiotics and anti inflammatories to try and get the leg down so will probably keep her until the end of the week. So please please keep all crossed and ask your dogs to keep their paws crossed and hopefully we will have her home.
I was going to give her Ainsworths surgery mix, has anyone had any experience of this?

 

[_GG_]

A further update, she is in good spirits and is eating and drinking and toileting as she should, BUT were the IV had been has caused her leg to swell. The vets are keeping her as worried about secondary infection and the fact her system is so run down she doesn't have enough white blood cells to fight that too. She is being injected with antibiotics and anti inflammatories to try and get the leg down so will probably keep her until the end of the week. So please please keep all crossed and ask your dogs to keep their paws crossed and hopefully we will have her home.
I was going to give her Ainsworths surgery mix, has anyone had any experience of this?

My Little Stig almost didn't come home from the vets just last month....so I really feel for you and we will all keep our fingers, poos and hooves crossed. That's a total 34 crosses in total if you include the ewe xxx

 

[niko]

Jinglesmells I really appreciate your comment, it made me laugh. Sorry to hear your dog wasnt well, Im sure you know what an emotional roller coaster it is.Im so glad to hear so many people rooting for her. They have kept her in an extra few days as her leg blew up and they were unsure why and to an extent still are. I hope to get her back tomorrow all being well and everything crossed. They just didn't want her running about on her swollen leg. I have had some great success with homeopathy remedies so ordered some surgery mix from ainsworths to aid her recovery and also Eukaunbas out intestinal food to look after her stomach and build her back up.
I just really hope she is ok and her leg goes down