How to Overcome Parvovirus in dogs?

How to Overcome Parvovirus in dogs?

In those days, my two dogs were suffered by parvovirus, thankfully, they are okay now, but my little puppies is suffering because of it. I realized that parvo is very serious and terrible disease for dogs. But, it also can be overcome if we aggressively support our dog's to fight this battle well. And i hope my little puppies can be recovered very soon.

At first time, i didn't recognize that my dog has parvovirus, because i didn't know about it well, and my dogs had not dirreha. They just don't like to eat, and have no strength, and vomited.  When they had vomited, i could see a worm in their matter vomited, and i could hear some sound in their stomach. So i simply guessed that they may have many worms or digestion problems. But in two days, they were look serious so, i just brought them to hospital.

And i search a lot of information about the parvovirus to help my dogs. Now, i want to share about parvovirus that i searched and my experience. I hope your lovely dogs which is suffering by the parvo are able to be healed well.


What is the Parvovirus?
Parvovirus is a highly viral disease that can produce a life threatening illness. The virus attacks rapidly dividing cells in a dog's body, especially, it attacks intestinal tract, and white blood cells. And when young animals are infected, the virus can damage the heart muscle and cause lifelong cardiac problem.  I eagerly wish for that my little puppy will be okay with this.
 

What Are the General Symptoms of Parvovirus?

The general symptoms of parvovirus are lethargy, severe vomiting, loss of appetite and bloody, foul-smelling diarrhea that can lead to life threatening dehydration.

How is Parvovirus Transmitted?

Parvovirus is extremely contagious and can be transmitted by any person, animal or object that comes in contact with an infected dog’s feces. Highly resistant, the virus can live in the environment for months, and may survive on inanimate objects such as food bowls, shoes, clothes, carpet, and floors. It is common for an unvaccinated dog to contract parvovirus from the streets, especially in urban areas where there are many dogs. 

How Can Parvovirus be Prevented?

You can protect your dog from this potential killer by making sure he’s up-to-date on his vaccinations. Parvovirus should be considered a core vaccine for all puppies and adult dogs. It is usually recommended that puppies be vaccinated with combination vaccines that take into account the risk factors for exposure to various diseases. One common vaccine, called “5-in-1”, protects the puppy from distemper, hepatitis, leptospirosis, parvovirus and parainfluenza. 

How Can be Healed Your Dog From Parvovirus?

Although there are no drugs available that can kill the virus yet, treatment is generally straightforward and consists of aggressive supportive care to control the symptoms and boost your dog’s immune system to help him win the battle against this dangerous disease. Dogs infected with parvovirus need intensive treatment in a veterinary hospital, where they receive antibiotics, drugs to control the vomiting, intravenous fluids and other supportive therapies. Should your dog undergo this treatment, be prepared for considerable expense the average hospital stay is about 5-7 days.

What are some home treatment options?

Because parvovirus is such a serious disease, it is not recommended to attempt home treatment. Even with the best veterinary care, this disease is often fatal.

However, in my opinion, and experiences, it is very expensive to let the dogs stay at hospital during 5-7 days. Rather, you can bring them to hospital everyday for the treatments, especially, injection. In my dogs cases, i did. My veterinarian said that bring everyday for 5 days for treatment. And he gave me medicine that i have to feed it every 4 hours to my dogs. And i fed dog vitamin pack every 4 hours, because dogs could not eat, but must be stronger,  so that my dogs can overcome it. In addition, i let them stay on electric blanket to be warm. As a result, my dogs could eat and became okay after 3 days. 

Can Dog Who Recovered from Parvovirus Catch Parvovirus again? 

Dogs who have recovered from parvovirus have long-lasting immunity to the disease and may not require subsequent vaccination against parvo. However, other vaccinations are still necessary and are often mixed with parvo in combination vaccines. 

I HEARD that, the parvovirus can live in most environments for up to one year. So if your dong begins to exhibit symptoms of parvo again, bring him back to your vet immediately.