Sick baby....help, please?

[Bianca]

Sending prayers and warm thoughts.
I hope she will be ok, please update when you can

[manolos mom]

Im so glad your little pup is doing better and hope your babies at home stay well. Whats with Parvo lately. I've been hearing about lots of cases....Lissette

[bjh]

I am so sorry your baby is sick. I pray she makes a speedy recovery. The incubation period for parvo is 3 to 7 days. I pray the other babies don't get it. Do you mind sharing with us at what age your puppies received their first two sets of shots and were they given by the vet?

[DanielleAllen]

I am sorry to hear that your baby is sick! I hope that she gets better soon!

[DanicaBraggs]

Ummm our Jasper is 12 wks. and he goes to the Vet Thursday for his next set of shots.He has had diareaha for about two days now.I just thought he was eating too much.You guys have me scared now that something else could be wrong.I thought once they got a Parvo shot they would be ok.He got one in Feb.Since then we took him to the groomers to have his bangs trimmed,he goes to Puppy school and we take him out in the yard and we go for walks and to the park.I am scared now.I guess I will call the Vet Monday to see about getting him in quicker.

[Desire123]

My goodness, poor thing. I am so sorry to hear about your puppy. Please keep us updated.

[steph77]

Originally Posted by bjh

I am so sorry your baby is sick. I pray she makes a speedy recovery. The incubation period for parvo is 3 to 7 days. I pray the other babies don't get it. Do you mind sharing with us at what age your puppies received their first two sets of shots and were they given by the vet?

I gave them their first 2 sets of shots at ages 7 wks and 10 wks. I was planning on giving them the 3rd set this weekend anyway, at 13 wks.

[sarahcals]

Originally Posted by DanicaBraggs

Ummm our Jasper is 12 wks. and he goes to the Vet Thursday for his next set of shots.He has had diareaha for about two days now.I just thought he was eating too much.You guys have me scared now that something else could be wrong.I thought once they got a Parvo shot they would be ok.He got one in Feb.Since then we took him to the groomers to have his bangs trimmed,he goes to Puppy school and we take him out in the yard and we go for walks and to the park.I am scared now.I guess I will call the Vet Monday to see about getting him in quicker.

The general rule is that puppies shouldn't be around "stranger" dogs or in places like groomers', PETCO, etc. until they have had ALL their first year shots. But it may not be anything serious, so don't worry too much! Just get him to the vet sooner if his symptoms escalate.

[sarahcals]

Parvo? Poor baby. We'll keep her and your other puppies in our thoughts and pray she gets better. Good luck cleaning - I'm sure it's a daunting task.

[lil fu fu girl]

Just saw the thread, so sorry. Hope that the puppy will be up and about soon.
Also glad the other ones are not showing signs. Getting them tested is also a great idea.

Best wishes , hope all is going better today.

[bjh]

Originally Posted by steph77

I gave them their first 2 sets of shots at ages 7 wks and 10 wks. I was planning on giving them the 3rd set this weekend anyway, at 13 wks.

Thank you for sharing that information. How is the baby today? I pray she is doing better.

Do you mind sharing where you got your vaccinations, what brand and what vaccinations were given? I am just wondering if the vet could have misdiagnosed your puppy. Do you know what test the vet ran to determine parvo. I have heard there are other bacterial infections that puppies can get that are confused with parvo. Here is an a little information from the following website: Parvovirus In Dogs - Parvo In Your Dog

The most common form of parvovirus infection is a sudden (acute) inflammation of the small intestine or enteritis. This is characterized by depression, vomiting, diarrhea and profound dehydration. Bloody stools and a drop in white blood cell numbers are common. Some puppies die as soon as diarrhea occurs but many linger on for 4-6 days. Those that survive eight days usually recover. The lack of white blood cells and ulceration of the lining of the small intestine lead to secondary bacterial infections. There are many other virus and bacteria that can cause bloody diarrhea in dogs. This leads to misdiagnosis where not all cases of “Parvo” in puppies and adults are actually due to this virus.

Diagnosis
Although symptoms can be very suggestive of Parvo, true diagnosis requires an antibody test that detects the actual parvovirus in stool samples. The test is an ELISA test or enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Early in the disease, this test can be negative. Virus isolation is possible but the procedure is quite expensive and rarely done. In practice, the presence of an acute hemorrhagic diarrhea is usually all that is required for a tentative diagnosis of parvovirus.

You never mentioned your puppy having diarrhea which I thought was one of the main symptoms of parvo. I know you are as confused as we are as to how your puppy contracted parvo. It sounds like you did everything to prevent it. Hopefully you will find some answers. We all continue to pray for your baby.

[Ladymom]

Originally Posted by steph77

I gave them their first 2 sets of shots at ages 7 wks and 10 wks. I was planning on giving them the 3rd set this weekend anyway, at 13 wks.

They were probably completely unprotected from parvo at this point. The maternal antibodies puppies get from nursing interfere with the first vaccinations if they are given too soon after weaning. It's best to wait until puppies are 9-10 weeks old for the first vaccination and make sure they get the last one between 16-18 weeks old:

In one study of a cross section of different puppies the age at which they were able to respond to a vaccine and develop protection covered a wide period of time. At six weeks of age, 25% of the puppies could be immunized. At 9 weeks of age, 40% of the puppies were able to respond to the vaccine. The number increased to 60% by 16 weeks, and by 18 weeks of age, 95% of the puppies could be immunized.

Parvovirus: Serious Diarrhea in Puppies & Dogs

[mscat]

When I brought home my Yorkie puppy home she was going on 9 weeks old. The breeder had already given 2 rounds of vaccines. The puppies had not ever been exposed to any other animals or even been outside.
I took my new puppy to the vet a couple day later after bringing her home. The vet reccomened me start completely over with the all the vaccines. My first thought was that this was too much and it was over vaccinating my little puppy. However, the breeder started too early. Therefore, I did choose to began the vaccines over.
There is a high incidence of Parvo in my area. Suzi has turned a yr this month and has never become infected with any of these deadly ilnessess. i believe i did the right thing with her.
Parvo can come in on people's shoes, hands, or anything from outside where there has been exposure.

[steph77]

Originally Posted by bjh

Thank you for sharing that information. How is the baby today? I pray she is doing better.

Do you mind sharing where you got your vaccinations, what brand and what vaccinations were given? I am just wondering if the vet could have misdiagnosed your puppy. Do you know what test the vet ran to determine parvo. I have heard there are other bacterial infections that puppies can get that are confused with parvo. Here is an a little information from the following website: Parvovirus In Dogs - Parvo In Your Dog



You never mentioned your puppy having diarrhea which I thought was one of the main symptoms of parvo. I know you are as confused as we are as to how your puppy contracted parvo. It sounds like you did everything to prevent it. Hopefully you will find some answers. We all continue to pray for your baby.

I'll probably get bashed for it, but we used vaccines from a local farming supply store. I know people who have gotten their vaccines there before and not had any problems.

As for the diarrhea, she didn't have any at all while we were home, but once we got to the clinic, she had just a little. And the vet has told me this weekend that she's mainly vomiting, with very little diarrhea. I'm not sure what test they ran, my statement just says "Parvovirus Test".

I'm wondering if it may have gotten onto our property from stray cats...we've noticed a couple around the last few weeks...as a matter of fact, when we came home last night, there was one sitting on the top rail of our front porch.

We are doing everything we can think of to "de-germ" the house...bleaching all hard floors, and we even spent the morning ripping out our living room and hallway carpet, because Kya had thrown up on it. It may sound extreme, but we are trying as hard as we can to ensure the safety and health of our other dogs.

[bjh]

Years ago I too use to buy my vaccines from feed stores until I heard that is was not a good idea. You never know if they have been properly stored plus in our area they only sell the 7 in 1 shots and I would never again give that to one of my babies. I order mine now from Revival, distemper and parvo only.

From what I have read cats do not get parvo, they get something called Panleukopenia Virus and it is not transmitted to dogs. I guess if you ever have stray dogs in your yard you could have tracked it in that way. I still have to wonder if the puppy actually has parvo. If she does then I would be concerned about the other puppies. Has this puppy had anything stressful going on the last few days prior to being sick? Often puppies can be in contact with the parvo virus but not have an outbreak until they get stressed about something.