Treating Parvo At Home
If you don’t have thousands of dollars lying around to treat your parvo puppies, don’t worry. There are simple, inexpensive steps you can take at home to treat parvo puppies using Parvaid.
Many parvo puppies are cured after consuming the first few doses of Parvaid. Most stop vomiting, begin to drink fluids on their own, and are eating within one to two days. However, that’s not always the case. The worst cases of parvo puppies require hourly oral or enema dosing continuously for one to two days, so if you’re doing home treatment, you will need helpers who can sleep in shifts. Using an IV can make dosing easier, but you should still administer oral drops every hour until the puppy is eating and drinking on his own. Unfortunately, many people think they can mix the Parvaid in the puppy’s water, but if the puppy isn’t drinking fluids on his own, he won’t be getting the medication.
If you can’t stay home for two days straight, you might have the option of taking your parvo puppy to the veterinarian during the day for IV dosing and pick him up on the way home for home treatment throughout the night. Ask your vet about other options for combination treatments.
Keeping a record of your home treatments is a good idea. Make a note of every dose you administer, record every temperature, every instance of diarrhea and its appearance — you should record every minute detail. This will help you remember exactly what you’ve done and will enable someone else to easily take over the puppy’s care while you get some sleep.
Treating parvo puppies at home is exhausting, but it’s very rewarding. Even though it can take a long time and seem like a nightmare, you’ll be overjoyed when their recovery is complete, and you will have made new-found lifelong friends!
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November 19th, 2008 at 12:50 am
Hi, I just read ur article n found it very helpful. My pup is going thru parvo rite now and we took her to the vet n they gave her the sub q ring n it hasn\’t seem to help much … I was wondering where I can find this parvaid n if it can still save my pups life without going to the vet … please respond to me on this matter asap thank u!!!