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Originally Posted by LoveMyLouie  Hello all!
I'm sorry I couldn't get back to you all sooner on an update on my pup but it seems as if there was an issue with the system and my other account was deleted!
The veterinarian has called us four different times today giving updates on Louie. She says that he was very perky this morning and standing up and walking around but that he threw up twice and still hasn't eaten  Tonight is supposed to be the last night he is in the hospital. I was feeling fine on the news that he is doing a little better until my mom called his trainer this afternoon. We had signed up for individual training sessions for him to begin sometime next month and she was waiting for a phone call to work out a schedule. When she heard about how he is in the hospital with Parvo she was horrified and said that its unfortunate but that we should have euthanized him as soon as we found out. She said that its too painful for the dog and that he isn't going to make it anyway! Hearing this brought tears to my eyes. I don't want to believe it. She said that he's only being sustained and that he will probably come home and then get sick again. Do you think that she's right? She said that her big rottweiler had it and was treated and still died. It really upset me that she said that and I don't want to believe it but maybe she's being realistic. I'm not going to give up on him!! Going to visit him first thing tomorrow morning. Doctor says that if things go well he should be able to leave by 2:00 tomorrow afternoon. Fingers crossed.
Thank you all for the support. |
NO you do not have to euthanize him!!!! If the vet feels he is doing better, he probably is! Let the vet advise you, not a dog trainer. There are many pups that survive parvo...it is not a given that he will not survive. I would not be in a hurry to bring him home though....he is very young. Does the vet really think he is ready to be at home?