keetamouse Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Just wanted to let everyone know that Peppi is home and a happy healthy boy, I just need to put some weight on him, my vet has said to just feed him Supercoat puppy dry food (which he would never feed it as the norm) and let him graze, but, I need to know if I can give him anything else as he is not eating much, I know he will only eat what he needs but just need a few tips, with my other parvo dogs over the years they just start eating what the others eat, which is their normal diet Royal Canin, although this lad is only a pup, approx. 6-12 months. Any ideas would be appreciated. Maree CPR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixeduppup Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 (edited) Maybe try some steamed chicken and rice with a bit of watered down chicken stock for flavour or even recovery tins from the vet? he's probably anxious as well as still feeling pretty seedy Edited January 18, 2014 by mixeduppup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koalathebear Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 For our skinny dogs we feed them normal kibble but add sardines in olive oil to the mix and some yoghurt as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Gifts Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Nom, nom, yoghurt AND sardines? I've often wondered whether this would taste nice or hideous. Now I know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keetamouse Posted January 18, 2014 Author Share Posted January 18, 2014 Thanks everyone but he isn't just that he is skinny he is recovering from parvo so his stomach is going to still be sensitive, so really need to keep it bland, I will get some chicken and rice and boil that up. Thanks Maree CPR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Her Majesty Dogmad Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Maree, my understanding is that they have to have specific types of food and plenty of cage rest - a rescue vet is the best to advise but I'll see if I can get some info from my rescue colleagues in Sydney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loving my Oldies Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 I make a huge pot of chicken stock from a whole chicken, let it cool, skim the larger pieces of fat off the top and then strain it through material to get all the fat out and cook the rice in that. With Peppi, I imagine you could leave some of the fat in the stock. I then shred the chicken. Good luck and wishes to getting Peppi 'fat' and healthy again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keetamouse Posted January 18, 2014 Author Share Posted January 18, 2014 (edited) I make a huge pot of chicken stock from a whole chicken, let it cool, skim the larger pieces of fat off the top and then strain it through material to get all the fat out and cook the rice in that. With Peppi, I imagine you could leave some of the fat in the stock. I then shred the chicken. Good luck and wishes to getting Peppi 'fat' and healthy again. My vet said ONLY the dry I am not convinced that he had parvo even though the test was positive, he had no blood in his poo at all, he vomited about 3 times not at my place but at the vets, I am not a vet but will do the boiled chicken tomorrow he is really alert and running around so not sure what he had, it is just that he is not eating, the amount he is is about 6 tiny pieces of dry. Edited January 18, 2014 by keetamouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koalathebear Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 (edited) Maree - my two parvo puppies didn't have blood in their stool yet either. We got to them early in the vomiting/listlessness/lack of appetite stage and were able to save them even though it was a very strong positive for parvo. Their littermate Narla (with another carer) who received vet care much later ended up dying when she excreted the lining of her stomach :'( We fed them bland at first - boiled chicken and rice but once their appetite returned, gave them normal food. Good luck with him. Edited January 18, 2014 by koalathebear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdierikx Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 I have seen both Parvo and vaccinosis... both look very similar in the initial stages... and both will return a positive Parvo test. Vaccinosis will see a much faster rebound after about 24 hours on a drip... If puppy is not eating the Supercoat, try the Royal Canin... it certainly won't do any harm, and if he likes it better than the Supercoat, no harm, no foul... I'd probably lace the dry with human grade chicken mince (raw) as well... worked wonders for runty/sickly pups I've had in the past. T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loving my Oldies Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 I've never had a vet tell me to feed a recovering dog (from anything) only dry. Quite the opposite . It's usually the chicken and rice mixture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskered Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 We usually give recovering parvo pups canned Hills A/D with a bit of Nutrigel mixed in. It's designed for convalescing animal so its nutrient rich but gentle on the GI tract. The only downside is that the cans are small and its fairly expensive to feed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keetamouse Posted January 22, 2014 Author Share Posted January 22, 2014 Update Well Peppe has been on the dry and I mixed some Natures Gift soft in it for the last couple of days and he is lapping it up with no side effects, so as long as he is eating it and is fine I will continue. His energy levels have increased as well, he appears to be a normal happy 12 month old pup. Maree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixeduppup Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Great news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loving my Oldies Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 That is really good news. As long as he eats enough to put on weight and increase his energy ... that's all that matters. Go Peppi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRT RESCUE Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Yes the ones I have had have always been told to feed chicken and rice as the diet needs to be bland and would think a puppy dry would be too rich in protein as well for the stomach. Yes either stream or boil to get the fat out of the chicken too. My own vet has told me you can receive a lot of false positives with the parvo test when it isn't that at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdierikx Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Odds are that if puppy is chewing his drip tube in under 24 hours, then he probably doesn't have Parvo... just sayin' I don't think I've seen a case of Parvo where the pup is back home and eating solids in under 3-4 days at the barest minimum. I've seen pups with vaccinosis present with a positive Parvo test, but rebounded within 24 hours of being put on a drip... and never looked back. T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keetamouse Posted January 23, 2014 Author Share Posted January 23, 2014 Here are some pics of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdierikx Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 OMG!!!! Isn't he just the cutest little man ever? T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_PL_ Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Here are some pics of him. He is divine Maree! (Spitting image of silky x poodle mixes) Sooooo cute :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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