Parvo
Parvo in dogs is still an extremely serious and potentially fatal threat
Parvo in dogs is still an extremely serious and potentially fatal threat to your canine friend, especially if you live in a large metropolitan area like New York City, where hundreds of thousands of all sizes and breeds of dogs live, or in a rural area where vaccination is not readily available.
This is still today, a very serious form of virus, and it also one of the perplexing viruses to the science world.
If you live in a large metropolitan area, you may actually be infecting your dog and you are not aware of it.
This disease is not an airborne disease, but can actually be brought into you home by your shoes, your hands if not fully sanitized, and even by the tires on your car.
Even if your dog or puppy does not leave your yard, they may contract this disease.
This disease, when it first was diagnosed in 1978, was perhaps the number one killer of dog's world wide, it was that serious.
Cats cannot catch this disease from dogs, but they have a very similar disease called Feline Panleulopenia disease, or feline distemper, and some medical circles speculate that this disease is a mutated form of this feline disease.
Treatment of this disease will involve electrolyte solutions that will include the B-complex of vitamins, dextrose, and potassium chloride.
So it is only common sense, that even though there is a very effective vaccine that is now available, you also must protect your dog through vitamin supplements as well in building their immune system early to protect against this virus.
Vitamin C emulates the immune system itself, as it reaches into every cell of your dog's body.
Your pet's immune system will benefit tremendously with Vitamin C supplements as this nutrient plays a major function of your dogs immune system.
With this disease your pet will certainly get diarrhea with varying degrees of severity.
The body, ours and our dogs, can and will lose several of the B-class Vitamins that are mandatory to the immune system to function properly, by elimination through feces, and thus is extremely important that it is built up prior to pronounced forms of diarrhea.
This water-soluble class of vitamins must be reintroduced with supplements as part of the treatment stage, after the fact, via intravenously feeding.
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How long does parvo stay around for and is there any way to get rid of it in your yard?
A friend of mine had lost 2 dogs to parvo 2 years ago. They were burried in her yard. Everytime she attempts to bring home another puppy even if they have been vaccinated to prevent parvo, they still catch it and don’t servive threw it. How long does parvo linger around? Is there ways to get rid of it?
it will take years.sorry.
parvo…??
what is the life span of the parvo virus? after contraction, how long does the animal usually live? is it possible for an animal to live a normal life after treatment?
what is the period of time from contracting the virus to the point where they are extremely ill???
On fomites (non animate objects) the life span is said to have no range, particularly if it is in the soil. The best way to rid the area of it is do wash down with bleach mixture (1 part bleach to 5 parts water).
If an animal contracts parvo they will die within in 24-48 hours. It is hard to do the treatment yourself at home but it can be done.
You would need pedialyte, water, Nutri-Cal Cat Dog Supplement, a colostrum mixture and straws. 1 cup of pedialyte with an inch strip each of the Nutri-Cal and Colostrum. Mix this well and keep it lukewarm. Every 2 hours force as much as possible in to the animal using the straw. Ussually will be two to five straw fulls.
Keep water and soft food avaible at all times. When the animal starts to drink or eat on it’s own it is getting better. Keep offering the pedialyte mixture till the animal is no longer dhydrated. This process is 24 hours a day for as long as it takes.
If you cannot dedicate to doing this a vet will treat the animal or animals.
Afterwards the animals can live a normal happy long life if cared for and loved.
How many people realize that there are diseases that mimic Parvo?
I just read the answers to the question a lady posted about her 4-week-old puppies having Parvo. First, I want to say how sorry I am that this happened. Can anyone tell what the names of the diseases are that mimic Parvo, especially the one that can show positive on a Parvo test? Also, what additional tests are necessary to determine if your puppy has Parvo or the imitator and how do the treatments differ? I would be especially interested in answers vets or their assistants can give to this question.
How long does the parvo virus live in the home?
I recently adopted a kitten from a local shelter and unfortunately he had parvo and did not survive it. I have other cats that are vaccinated but I would like to adopt another. I have steamed my floors, threw out all toys, washed all bedding, food bowls and the litter box but not sure about the carpet??? I don’t want to adopt another kitten if it is possible that it will catch parvo if it is still lurking in my house somewhere.
Sorry, I did state that my kitten had parvo but what he had was the feline version, not sure how to spell it but it’s “panleukemia?” He was tested and it came back positive
So sorry for your loss. I didn’t really know cats could get parvo, but from what I know about the canine version, the virus can live on feces or other organic material for more than a year. It is a very tough virus. Bleach kills the virus, but I am not sure if it could live in carpet. Imaybe there is dirt, which is organic material, under the carpet??) I would ask the vet.
In dogs, it is normally spread by the feces. So I would *guess* that if you don’t have shit laying around your house, it’ll be ok. But again, ask the vet!! I really don’t know.
Or adopt an older cat, who’s had the vaccine
Parvo???????????????????
I volunteer at my local humane society. Today, one of the puppies I was helping with turned out to have parvo. I did as the people told me to do at the shelter. I called my mom before I got home and told her to put the dogs up until I got cleaned up. I put my shoes and clothes in the washer right away. I took and bath. Is there anything else I need to do to keep the dogs safe?
My vet is at lunch right now. I’m still going to call him.
Yes, the humane society gave me a bag. I put the shoes and socks into the bag before I even got into my car.
All of my pet are up to date on there shots. They aslo have heartgaurd and Advantage.
please read this asap. parvo is a very serious illness. have your own dogs tested asap. the only thing anyone has found that kills the parvo virus is chlorine.
good luck.
http://www.workingdogs.com/parvofaq.htm
I have been a vet tech for almost 20 years and the parvo test we use only shows postive if it is in fact parvo. There are many intestinal diorders that can have the same symptoms as parvo (i.e. bloody stool, vomiting and not eating). Even a heavy infestaion of intestinal perisites (worms) can cause these symptoms. Only a vet can tell for sure what is wrong with the dog.