Puppy With Suspected Parvo - Only Had Him 7 Days!

[espinay2]

Glad your pup is doing better.

A little bit about coccidia in the discussion in this thread that may help you: 'My Poor Puppy' thread

Agree that vaccinating a sick pup is not on. I would be very unhappy with a vet for suggesting that.

When it comes to your pup eating, make sure you don't hover and stress and try and tempt him to eat. The pup will eat when ready and by hovering etc you may in fact create more stress which means the pup is less inclined to eat. Offer the food for 10 minutes and if the pup doesnt start eating in that time, pick the food up and put it away. you can observe from a distance if you want to keep an eye on things. You can offer food again later in the day if not interested - I would offer three times a day. Don't try and over feed the pup either to 'make up' for the lost weight. That too can result in issues.

Edited October 26, 2010 by espinay2

[tdierikx]

If the pup had coccidia, did the vet give it Baycox (or something similar)?

How is he doing now? Hopefully he's well on the mend and is a happy and healthy ball of cheek... *grin*

Don't worry too much about the toilet training and little wet accidents - I've had quite a few male pups who have had no concept of going out for wees for a while - he should probably be doing his poos where you want him to by now though...

I have had 2 Rotti pups pass away from Parvo some years back - and both of them also tested positive for Von Willebrand Disease - the fact that they don't clog as fast as others means that a haemorrhagic disorder like Parvo/Corona is more likely to cause death if the bleeding can't be stopped quickly. VWD seems to be fairly prevalent in some German breeds...

T.

[ellz]

It's a myth.

We see just as many white or brown dogs with parvo

It's not a myth. There is a lot of anecdotal evidence to support the fact that black/tan dogs and dogs of certain breeds do seem to be more prevalent to parvo than others.

Maybe one day when scientists aren't spending their time doing research on a dog shaking water from its coat, they may have time and funds to look into something that will actually benefit dog owners.