Hi all!
I have a question and a BIG concern.
I believe my 18 week old puppy Bella may have been exposed 'briefly' to parvo. She has had only 2 of her parvo immunizations. (She was due for her third, but came down with Coccidia 4 weeks or so ago, and was waiting for her to completely recover and was planning on the third shot this week.) It is 3 in the morning and I am in a panic, even though she isn't sick. She was exposed only 3 days ago.
My daughter acquired a puppy from a friend. (about an 8 week old Pit mix) I went to see the puppy at her house, and explained to them that Bella couldn't come and play until their puppy had her shots. The next day they stopped over with the puppy. They had her in the house playing with Bella before I even knew their puppy (Bossy) was here. They played for about 15 minutes before I knew they had brought their dog. When I realized she was here, I made my daughter take her out of the house away from Bella and again explained why they shouldn't be 'playing'. (She was showing no signs of illness at the time they were together.)
Now tonight, 3 days later, I get a panicked text from my daughter saying their puppy has bloody diarrhea and is very lethargic.
As college students they can't afford the emergency vet. Sounds very much like parvo to me. I am going to give them the money to take their dog to the vet in the morning. (I can't see any animal suffer.)
But my major concern is for Bella. She is still pretty young, and very small only 2 pounds 12 ounces, but extremely healthy. Is there anything I can do to prevent her, at this point, from coming down with this?? Or maybe to boost her immune system, anything!! I am sooooooo worried, I am just sick. I have heard of something called Parvaid, that helps puppies with parvo, and also is supposed to help with puppies who have been exposed to it. Anyone know anything about this stuff??
Why O WHY do these things happen on the weekends. Any advice would be wonderful!!!!!!!!
Sue