Im not going too go over the whole story AGAIN! Took our male miniture foxy/silky terrior too the vet, He got a stick shoved up his end, And was diagnosed with parvo. Anyways we had 3 options ladida hes at home at the moment, and we are trying too keep him hydrated. Its been about 3 days that hes had the full on "lazing around/throwing up/runny poo". But only yesterday and today was he "Sleeping, not eating, Not playing and laying in his vomit". For the last 2 weeks he's been throwing up. Thought it may have been something he ate. He also pooped a hard poo 2 weeks ago with blood in it. Like i was saying he wont drink water, So i came up with the idea of giving him an ice cube every half an hour and it works! I dont think he's thrown up usually he has it all over his face if he does. I know that all dogs have a 50-50 chance at surviving parvo. and an 50-50 chance of surviving it with treatment too. ANYWAYS we are doing home care, trying too force feed him and keep him hydrated. Ive herd of herbal remedies that sometimes work Hes 18 weeks old, and i was wondering if theres anything i can get for him.?? (like tablets). for the next 2 days before we see the vet again. I live in aus QLD by the way. If anyone has any info that would be great. (Sorry for confusing question.. I didnt know how too explain it) vet set hydration COULD work thank you helena. Im just going by what my vet is saying. Vet was NOT opened yesterday, The vet was on call. Went into today sent us HOME, cos we didnt have $300 upfront. He hasnt been vacinated because the petshop owner didnt have the contacts of the last people who owned him and hadnt known if he was vacinated or not (obviously not). He obviously does have an interest in water an ice cubes cos hes drinking the damn things. I added that so dont go saying he doesnt is it your dog?. We are doing everything we can, vet asked us too go back in 2 days because HE WONT BE IN! gosh get your facts right before you blabber on.
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If you HAVE to, then parvaid works wonders. If hes been sick for 2 weeks though, thats not right. I have worked with about 120 parvo pups in the last two years using parvaid, tons vitamin C, and pedialyte. About 10 have died. You really need to be in constant contact with somebody that has done it before though, many problems can arise doing it this way. Do not force feed him, if he hasn't eaten in a long time, a drop of karo syrup for his blood sugar or nutrical will be fine. A belly full of food will make it worse. He needs to be getting about 2ml of fluid per lb of body weight. You need pedialyte (unflavored), you need some vitamin C, and you should try some parvaid. There are lists online of where to find it near you. Just email me if you can, I can help walk you through it a little. I work with parvo pups all the time/walk people through it that have no choice but to do it at home.... ill give you my spammy email its natural_pet@yahoo.com