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Parvovirus
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. This is a very serious disease. Some puppies
infected with parvovirus will die despite prompt and adequate
treatment. While no extremely accurate statistics are available, a
good guess is probably that 80% of puppies not treated for
parvovirus will die.
Source: Vetinfo.com
Prevention: Vaccinations remain the mainstay of prevention.
Parvovirus is still capable of causing infection for several days
prior to the time the vaccines can work to protect against the
disease, though. For this reason, it is best to avoid areas that
might be contaminated with parvovirus until after the puppy has
received a vaccination at twelve weeks of age or older. It is
recommended that vaccination start at 6 weeks of age and that
puppies receive vaccinations at two to four week intervals until
they are 12 to 16 weeks of age. We prefer to vaccinate at 6, 9
and 12 weeks for this virus but puppies with high exposure
potential may have to be vaccinated more often.
Michael Richards, DVM 9/2000
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. This is a very serious disease. Some puppies
infected with parvovirus will die despite prompt and adequate
treatment. While no extremely accurate statistics are available, a
good guess is probably that 80% of puppies not treated for
parvovirus will die.
Source: Vetinfo.com
Prevention: Vaccinations remain the mainstay of prevention.
Parvovirus is still capable of causing infection for several days
prior to the time the vaccines can work to protect against the
disease, though. For this reason, it is best to avoid areas that
might be contaminated with parvovirus until after the puppy has
received a vaccination at twelve weeks of age or older. It is
recommended that vaccination start at 6 weeks of age and that
puppies receive vaccinations at two to four week intervals until
they are 12 to 16 weeks of age. We prefer to vaccinate at 6, 9
and 12 weeks for this virus but puppies with high exposure
potential may have to be vaccinated more often.
Michael Richards, DVM 9/2000
FACES OF PARVO
| APRIL 6, 2010 DAY 1: WE NOTICED THAT THE PUPPIES WERE DEPRESSED, NOT INTERESTED IN FOOD OR WATER. WE STARTED THEM ON TAMAFLU, ALBON, FLAGYL. THEY LOOK REALLY BAD. ESPECIALLY LITTLE RUBY. HER SISTER (RED/WHITE) LOOKS BAD BUT SEEMS TO FEEL A LITTLE BETTER. THE BLACK AND TAN MAKE IS GETTING ALONG THE BEST. DAY 2,3 4: WE ADDED PANACUR TO DEWORM. IT IS AMAZING THAT THESE LITTLE BABIES COULD BE FULL OF SO MANY WORMS. THEY ALL FEEL VERY POORLY AND WE WILL START SUBQ'ING THEM TONIGHT. DAYS 3-5 WE CONTINUED INITIAL TREATMENT AND HAD TO ADD SUBQ FLUIDS TO KEEP THEM HYDRATED. WE ALSO ADDED PUPPYCAL FOR NUTRITION. PUPPIES ARE HANGING IN THERE. THE BLACK AND TAN MALE SEEMS TO BE BETTER. THE THREE GALS JUST DONT WANT TO EAT AT ALL. FORCING PUPPYCAL AND PUSHING SUBQ. DAY 5-7: WE STARTED OFFERING CHICKEN AND RICE. 2 WERE VERY INTERESTED BUT LITTLE RUBY AND HER SISTER WERE NOT. THE BLACK AND TANS ARE EATING FINALLY. STOOL IS STILL VERY RUNNY. DAY 8: LITTLE RUBY HAS PERKED UP. SHE ACTUALLY ATE SOME CHICKEN BREAST TODAY. I THINK WE MIGHT HAVE A TURN AROUND! DAY 11: WE HAVE SOLID POO!! IT IS AMAZING HOW THESE LITTLE ONES MADE IT DESPITE ALL THE ODDS. APRIL 16TH. PUPPIES ARE DOING REALLY GOOD. I WILL VACCINATE THEM TOMORROW. IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE WE WERE ABLE TO SAVE A WHOLE LITTER. THANK YOU TO THE DOGGIE KARMA GOD. |
| WE HAVE LOST MANY PUPPIES TO PARVO. IT IS A DEVASTATING DISEASE THAT IS A HORRIFIC WAY FOR A PUPPY TO DIE. PLEASE VACCINATE YOUR PUPS ACCORDING TO THE RECOMMENDED VET SCHEDULE AND UNTIL THEY HAVE RECEIVED AT LEAST 3 SHOTS, KEEP THEM FROM PLACES THEY CAN GET EXPOSED. |
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