Parvo or ???

[dave404]

had a pup died today, close to 2 months old. 6 in the litter.
went to feed and noticed him vomiting up like slobber. then he ate, next day vomiting slobber again so i brought him in and started feeding chicken broth with a syringe.
dark black stool odorless. all he would do was drink water and vomit it back up. stayed up all night .
is it parvo or ?? all 5 of the others are eating good and look good. no worms
vet was out so couldnt get him.
all ive seen with parvo had a really bad odor, and is it possible for 1 to get it and not the others ? thanks

[gdawgs]

Sounds like it to me. My spring litter did that right after 2nd vac. during the week we had 100 degree weather all week long. they drop to fast for me to save them all. I lost 4 out of 6. Keep an eye on the others. I used a combination of unflavored pediolite and soft dogfood mixed together. I used a syringe as well. I did start using unflavored pediolite with the milk replacement powder from walmart. its in a blue container. I the formula with pediolite instead of water. ave 4-6oz every 2 hrs with last dose around midnight. then I gave him another before work. it took 3 days of that and on 3rd day he started drinking on his own and then later nibbled on some food. Good luck with the others, I hope them don't have it.

[2500 HD]

Corona.... Similar symptoms without the foul odor. Get the rest of the litter to the vet. They can be saved. Viatimin C, Steroids and a shot to settle upset stomachs if needed. It is deffinately Corona!!!!!!!!!!

[dave404]

THANKS, WILL GET THEM THERE TOMORROW. ILL LET YOU KNOW THE OUTCOME.

[dave404]

called vet, he said not to bring em in, only be a false reading if not yet exposed. said to keep an eye on the others. 1st sign to look for is not eating
its been 4 days now, other 5 doing good.
all the web searching says parvo and corona has a really bad stool odor. one died had no odor, just real dark,runny.

[Chuck Terry]

Dark stool sounds like internal bleeding. It COULD be parvo or HGE but there are other possibilities. Too late now but the vet could have done a postmortem exam. It could be from something he ate or a foreign body that he ingested. No missing plastic items? I had a friend who had a lab die from chewing up a hard plastic water bowl. There is also the possibility of hookworms or whip worms. I would probably give the others a dose of Drontal Plus just in case. Good luck with the rest!

[dave404]

sad to say but its parvo. 2 more quit eating today.
havent had it around in 15 yr. ,brother in law has lost a lot of pugs recently due to it so must of packed it in from there.
started with gator aid, peodilite water and pepto this eve.
done a lot of research and the majority says the vet cant do much more than you can do at home. its sad but too expensive to keep them at the vet. as im not working and times too hard.
lets hear your experiences at saving any pups at home. what you use , how often and etc...

[Ky. Hunter]

If you have parvo in your kennel the first thing I would do would be to wash everything down with bleach in and around your kennel. How old were they when you gave them their last parvo shot and how old were they when they got their first? A vet told me that if you give them a parvo shot before they are 6 weeks old you will need to give 4 shots and if you wait until they are 6 weeks old they will only need 3 shots but I always give mine 4 shots and then I give each a shot every year. I give my own shots and the parvo medicine doesn't cost much so it is no big deal.

[da ridgetop]

Sounds like parvo but may also be coccidiouses(sorry dont know how to spell) 3 years ago I raised a litter and they started dropping with similar symptoms thought it was parvo but it was actually coccidi,pups had already had a parvo shot and I thought I had got some bad shots but come to find out I was constantly spraying kennel out and it was staying damp and they had a bacterial infection. I lost 3 pups before I went to the vet and he gave me albon .5-1.0cc per pup for 3 or 4 days in a row if pups are on the female you can give her some as well. You can get albon at any vet and I give them some know whether they need it or not best of luck I hope you can save some Donald

[dave404]

my son is gone to the vet now with one to get the diagnosis.
i will let you all know this eve.
i been reading a lot on the web, parvaid sounds good plus the other stuff you use with it.
wolfcreekranch1.tripod.com/parvaid.html
may be help for someone else
here is a site to read also - http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf533227.tip.html

[dave404]

vet checked one, its parvo. 5 pills for vomiting and a bottle for diareaa for 1 pup 45.00
he also said only give pedalite water ,no food.

[gdawgs]

I hate to hear that about your litter. Try the Pediolite and milk replacement mixed. The milk replacement is used for nutrition in place of solid food. Its Hartz Milk replacemnt for puppies. Delivers 43% fat and 36% protein to help them. I was giving them 4-6oz every 2-3hrs. they never threw it back up. I hope they turn around for you. I'm terrified with my winter litter getting it. I have brand new pin and one fell onto the ground for a second and I freaked out. Luckly all are still good. I also found that the price difference between giving your owns shots and having the traveling vet do them was a 1.75 per shot. not enough savings for me to do them myself anymore.

[TC]

I hate to hear that about your litter. Try the Pediolite and milk replacement mixed. The milk replacement is used for nutrition in place of solid food. Its Hartz Milk replacement for puppies. Delivers 43% fat and 36% protein to help them. I was giving them 4-6oz every 2-3hrs. they never threw it back up. I hope they turn around for you. I'm terrified with my winter litter getting it. I have brand new pin and one fell onto the ground for a second and I freaked out. Luckly all are still good. I also found that the price difference between giving your owns shots and having the traveling vet do them was a 1.75 per shot. not enough savings for me to do them myself anymore.

I will tell you the #1 reason I don't take pups to the vet prior to having their shots, there is a thousand dogs go through those doors a day and you never know what you are exposing your kennel to every time you take your do there. People that go into the vets office have 0 brains at all will let a parvo pup or dog run around on the floor while waiting to get into see the vet. You even walk in there and you take the chance of exposing your entire kennel to it. Once your feet hit that infected floor prior to your pups having their shots they are exposed. If I have to take a pup to the vet I call and ask if they have any dogs with parvo in their office, when I get there I go in and ask them if they have parvo exposed dogs or distemper dogs in for treatment. If they do I go back another day, prior to going where my dogs are I sanitize my shoes.

[Chuck Terry]

I know what you mean about the vet's office. For rabies boosters, my vet will go out and give the shots at the box - an offer I take him up on! Sorry to hear it is parvo! I prefer gatoraide over the electolite replacers and "milks" while they are running a fever since the gatoraide does not "sour" which can lead to worse vomiting. I give kaopectate in small doses about every two hours until the diahrea subsides and then I give the gatoraide in small doses every couple of hours. If they have a loose bowel movement, I give kaopectate again and, then, resume the fluid. Once they seem to handle gatoraide well, I switch to "bounce back" mixed double strength. I also throw a little Neomycin in the mix if the condition lasts more than a couple of days to battle secondary infection. Of course, you have to use judgement there due to the risk of kidney or liver damage from the Neomycin. Best of luck with the rest of your beagles!

[S.R.Patch]

Never seen parvo in the winter, usually about May before it raises it's ugly head here.
Chucks right about the penicillin, it's the secondary infection that kills them off. The vet puts them on IV to let the gut rest as it's raw from the virus. It will run it's course in a week so if you can keep them alive that long they'll usually make it.
The stench of parvo is bad, I would never have guess it at this time of year.
Good luck with your puppies and you need something for the infection that will occur in the gut.