Ok so here's the story...! my puppy is 3 months old going on to 4, he is a siberian husky. the vet told me he had the parvo virus! on friday which was about 6 days ago i took him to the vet to get his shot, it was a parvo shot. and yesterday i took him in again just because i noticed he was sick and would not play with his toys, eat or even eat his treats! i also noticed he threw up and had diariah, he also drank a lot of water but ate nothing! ...so the Vet gave me Nutri Stat high calorie for energy, Capsules, and pills. i give him the Nurti Energy paste morn. afternoon and nite like the vet told me to. the capsule and pill at once night and day. (on the pill and capsule containers it says give 1 each for 6 days) the vet. gave my puppy 2 shots. any who i have been getting a lot of great help from my last question! thanks everyone! but now what i want to know is how long will this parvo thing last? today i saw my pup eat some of his dog food! im not sure if he has been doing that i just havent seen him till today. or if this was the first sign of him feeling a bit better..! someone from the otehr question i posted recomended me giving him gatorade and i just remembered the Vet saying the same thing! i bought him 2 gatorades but he doesnt seem to like them! he sniffs them and then walks away! if i replace the bowl with water he drinks from it!.... i was wondering if i can give him other food since he doesnt eat his own dog food...! can i give him white rice? i read somewhere that it is good for them..... i know my pup is not dehydrated (phew) because i did what the vet asked me to do which was pull his skin and if it goes down slowly he is dehydrated if it goes back into place he is fine! my pup's skin snaps right into place so he is fine! im still very concerned though...! what if i wake up one day and he doesn...:[ im so scared!!!! when will i notice results...? please help... i researched this parvovirus thing and it says most dogs don't survive it! but i believe i took my pup right on time! i did not wait sooo much! about 3 days the max! any who he has been on this treatment for 1 full day, and half a day yesterday! am i going to have to wait until the pills and capsules run out...? grrr i just can't take this....i need something to calm me down...... my puppy started to play with his toys today but not much not like he used too! one last thing.. since he got the parvo shot already and has the virus will he get the virus again?
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The best thing for your puppy is to actually bring him back to the vet (assuming there is 24 hour care, if not then go to the hospital) and get your dog on fluids and IV antibiotics. The fluids really help these dogs pass the virus more quickly and you avoid any kind of stomach upset by administering the antibiotics through an IV. Sure, dehydration is a huge issue with parvo, but keeping your dog hydrated is only one reason we put a dog on fluids in the hospital. We need that virus to flush through and a dog will not drink as much as he needs to at home - plain and simple. Parvo can have long reaching effects throughout a dog's life. Even when he does survive, he often will have a more compromised immune system and that's something that doesn't go away. This is all the more reason why we want the recovery from parvo to be expedited and it's why these dogs are best hospitalized. So if there is any way you can do this, I would absolutely start now. As for the shot - your dog will be naturally immune so no further shots for parvo will be necessary. All risk, no gain. Once a dog is immune to a disease via vaccination or through getting the disease itself, the dog is immune. Good luck!
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