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Parvo Remedies
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ACTIVATED CHARCOAL
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02/20/2012: Button from Pine Grove, La: "My 13 wk old puppy has came down being sick, at first we thought it was worms because she threw up two long ones! She was feeling better that night eating and drinking, but now we are on day 3 and she does seem to be getting any better she is now throwing up and I'm scared that it could be parvo, I went and bought active charcoal to try but I need to know how much to give her she only weighs about 2 pounds!!!! Please help in a hurry!! I forgot to mention we worked her when we thought of that reason for being sick and also I've been giving her pedialyte especially since her throwing up has increased! Please hurry!
Thanks, Jubilee's mom!"
Replies03/18/2012: Billy from Macon, Ga replies: "Wish I had of seen this site sooner to try active charcoal, we have had 2 dogs to pass away this week. We are thinking parvo but not sure. The first, 4 month old puppy was fine last Saturday. By the afternoon, she had stopped eating, drinking and started vomiting. We were thinking she had gotten into something that had poisened her (i have since found out things that are poisen to dogs like chewing on old paint or wood and some plants you might have in your garden etc. ). We would give her something to drink and she would just vomit back up. She was very lethargic and lost weight in a 3 day period. She passed away Wednesday. On Thursday our dog that is about a year old stopped eating (and never turns down food) and then became lethargic and started drinking a lot of water. Then came the vomiting. We looked online and tried pepto, pedialyte, rid worm etc. And thought maybe she would have a chance since at least she was drinking water on her own but woke up this morning to find that she too had passed away. We also couldn't afford the vet bill and can't help but wonder if there was anything else we could have done to save them. It just happened so fast and the first time we have had dogs to get sick."
03/22/2012: Debbie from Sun Prairie, Wi replies: "i am soo sorry to hear of your dogs dying. it sounds like it could have been parvo. about 7 years ago, i had a litter of 9 pekingese puppies. parvo hits very hard and fast. i also had 3 adult dogs. the mother pekingese and 2 pugs. they were also very ill. vomiting, diahrrea, very lethargic, will not eat. my vet got there on the 2nd day and it was too late for 1 puppy. all the other 8 survived.what kept all the puppies and 3 adults alive was my vet coming 3 days in a row, giving iv fluids. anitbiotic does not help. they die from dehydration. any dog that gets parvo should get iv fluids immediately! i must also tell you that parvo remains in your yard. i bought another pekingese 2 years later and she also contracted parvo, just from being in our backyard. it hangs around for quite some time. so be careful if you bring another dog into your environment. debbie"
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[BETTER BUT NOT CURED] 07/15/2011: Catherine from Greenville, Sc: "This website saved my sanity. We somehow brought parvo into our pack (7 dogs) during a time when we had a visiting dog. The 14 month old dogs were the ones who came down with it. The 1st one recovered on her own after 3 days. Her main symptoms were she would not eat or drink. The second one spent 3 days at the vets office getting IV fluids and antibiotics because she was dehydrated (main symptom was bloody diarrhea). She also did not want to swallow the fluids I was trying to give her. So the guest dog went home and then got sick so I had them bring him back so I could keep him hydrated. He vomited all day -- more than I could get in him. I was really scared. Then I found your website and read about giving the activated charcoal. I gave it every 2 hours and after the 3rd dose Barley licked his leg where some of the liquid fell. So I put water and aloe vera juice in a bowl and he lapped it up. He has gone back to not drinking (or eating), but he has not vomited at all and I am able to keep him hydrated."
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[YEA] 05/02/2011: Scorpioempress from Ridgecrest, Ca: "I have seen parvo too many times. I live in the Mojave desert where it is rampant. My little chihuahua mix, who hasn't yet gotten all her shots, came down with it yesterday morning. By dinner, I knew for sure it was parvo and came to this site. I found charcoal as a remedy and rushed to Walgreens. I bought Charcotabs for $20.00. I gave Wolfie about a quarter can of beef broth mixed with the charcoal of 3 tabs (took the tabs apart)... Yuck.
This morning she was happy, wagging her tail, and jumping on my leg. I have given her 2 more doses today because she is still feverish. But I know that IF you can keep a dog eating and drinking, they live. I think it isn't the bacteria that kills but the toxin that is released when the body kills the parvo. However, according to my theory, the charcoal bonds to the toxin rather than letting it circulate in the body and is pooped out. Black poops EVERYWHERE! Lol (Sound reasonable?? lol) It worked for me!"
Replies05/04/2011: Jon from Ridgecrest, Ca replies: "I live in ridgecrest as well and noticed my pup was acting a little weird this morning and kept a close eye on him most the day. He was acting a little lazy so I took him in and he tested positive for parvo and the vet said I caught it very early and gave him an iv and some shot and sent us home with tamiflu. He seemed very interested and excited to see what this tamiflu would do at such an early onset. All that being said if walgreens wasn't all ready closed I'd be giving him charcoal as well..."
05/17/2012: Monica from San Antonio, Tx replies: "Well I'm reading about the Charcoal and I cant believe how I never heard about that. I have a miniture Datson and she was just over a yr old , about going on 2weeks she became fatigued and would not eat or drink, I took her to vet hospital and she was diagnosed with parvo, I new I could not afford a vet bill like that, I am a single mother of three, and she had become our family... I shed tears like u would not believe and even spend my last to get the antibiodic and pills for nausea, including Dr. Visit for them to tell me she would not survive at home and all I could do is try. But I was gona try it anyway... The pills thy gave her made her have seizures and she bcame worse. I didnt now what to do, then my mom told me to stop giving her the medicine and give her whats called [colloidal silver]And unbeilieveable!!!! Within the second day, bloody stools, vomiting, diarrhea and fatigue was going away. She started to drink more and to this day is starting to eat on her own, she lost alot of wieght but we are working on tht. And I am disinfecting yard and house. I really thought we were gonna lose her, but she is doing better, yet I feel like I need to educate myself more about parvo, she had her shots whn it hit her so not sure why it did. but learning about charcoal stunned me, we will see what the future holds ....."
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[YEA] 04/17/2009: Vicky from Banning, California USA: "Six months old puppy diagnosed by Vet as Parvo. Had been sick one day when taken to Vet. Took her home and mixed up one tablespoon activated charcoal in 12 ounces of water. Using a large barrel syringe I slowly put the charcoal into the backside of her mouth so she would have to swallow it. Even though she is 75 pounds, one glass of this mixture made a great difference within one hour. I gave her two more doses at 2 hour intervals and she was by this time drinking on her own and no vomiting or diarrhea [since the first dose] so put a little charcoal in her drinking water. She was eating a little by the next day and by the third day was back to full normal. I continues to add some charcoal to her drinking water for four more days [not much because then she wouldn't drink much of it, just enough to make it cloudy, mildly gray]. I have also used it the same way when my dogs have been poisoned with rat poison, with the same excellent results."
Replies05/21/2011: Susan from Calera, Oklahoma replies: "I saved my new puppy Sassy from the pound on monday. She was well fed and well "sassy". By wed she was throwing up and so I gave her pepto to help sooth her tummy just thinking it was stress from being with a new family and a new diet so I took her to the vet thurs and he told me she had IT PARVO. I have been giving her pedilite and nausa pills from the vet, he wanted to put her in the puppy hospital, well I cant afford that so I got on facebook and asked how to treat this at home I will do anything. So my friend told me about earthclinic today and I am going to try charcoal Sassy is well was 22.5 pounds but she has lost so much weight I have been staying up with her all night but im still worried I will let u know if the charcoal works but im afraid I wont get the ratio right PLEASE HELP METHANKS, Sassy momma Susan."
05/21/2011: Susan from Calera, Oklahoma replies: "ok I just gave miss Sassy charcoal in beef broth and she already got sick I hope that she keep enough down to help wish me luck."
05/31/2011: Misschris from Nolanville, Tx replies: "How is Sassy doing? Here is a very interesting article on home remedy for parvo
05/05/2012: Tyler from San Jacinto, Ca replies: "Hello everyone I just wanted to thank everyone who posted about the activated charcoal and my buddy Tank thanks you to I spent the day at the vet for them to tell me tank had gotten parvo. I was already giving him the pedialyte cuz he wouldnt eat or drink I didnt know what else to do other then keeping him hydrated then I found this site about the charcoal and thought I had to try it so I ran out and found them came home and mixed it with water like everyone said and fed it to him with a baby dropper he kept it down and a few hours later I gave it to him again and like others had said you could see a diffrence in him with in hours and today he is eating well and seems happy im gonna put a little bit in his water bowl just to be on the safe said I never post on anything but I really felt I needed to thank all of you for the info so thanks again from Tank and Tyler ill post in a few days to let you know how its going thanks again."
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ARSENICUM ALBUM, DIATOMACEOUS EARTH
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[YEA] 01/26/2012: Nichole from Middletown, Ohio Usa: "The remedies used here are Diatomaceous Earth (food Grade) and the homeopathic Arsenicum Album...
*1-24-12* Got some great info I wanted to share, last night around 7 or so my friend called to tell me about her friend's puppy that they just found out from the vet she had Parvo, she was in the first stages of it which is lethargy and loss of appetite... So they came over to pick up some Food Grade Diatomaceous Earth (D.E.) (which kills viruses and bacteria quickly) and arsenicum album. Which is the homeopathic remedy of choice for Parvo... She gave 4 doses of the arsenicum album (2 pills placed in a 2 ounce amber spritzer bottle, hit on palm of hand 8 times before each dose) last night 1 dose per hour for 4 hours and I think two doses of the DE at 1/2 teaspoon per dose. I told her for today to give the arsenicum every 3 hours and the DE 2-3 times (she actually gave a dose of the Arsenicum and the DE both every 2-3 hours throughout the second day). So this morning at 10:30 I called to check in on the puppy and she had got up and gone downstairs TWICE to go potty already! Then I got a call a hour and a half later and the puppy was eating some chicken! She hadn't started drinking yet but already those two things are great improvements! Thank God for His perfect medicine!!! Will keep y'all updated as I hear them...
*Update at 7pm 1-24-12
So far she's been eating more, going outside on her own to potty and playing with her momma, not drinking but peeing so she's still improving greatly, woohoo!!!
* 1-26-12* Ok new update as of today, she began drinking today and is eating and acting normally again!!! WOW, 3 days from start of treatment to being back to a healthy state, I've recommended she continue at least one dose of DE everyday for the next 3 weeks just to make sure she doesn't catch it again, plus it has other health benefits. This treatment had fast results and if everything was purchased new for this specific instance would have run about $15 total, that's a HUGE difference between the other two options which is to let the dog die or hospitalize it which is extremely expensive as it runs for 5-7 days time with intensive care. I think I'd rather do the natural method that's much cheaper, much more effective, and much faster for healing. : D"
Replies02/20/2012: Regina from Victorville, Ca replies: "I have a 6 weeks old puppy chihuahua first stages of parvo. Took to hospital since it is my first pup. She's been in there since fri. Today is monday- she came but still not herself won't eat. I gave pedialite and took her back to hospital tonight for an antibiotic injection. I don't have money to put her back in the hospital. Can someone please help me save my baby puppy? cocoa"
02/22/2012: Katie from Northport, Ny replies: "I believe that homeopathy is very successful in treating parvo. Not so sure about conventional veterinary care though. Get in touch with a trained homeopathic vet.A good place to start, maybe, is with the Academy of Veterinary Homeopathy and look up a referral in your area (theavh. Org). Alternatively, Dr. Pitcairn's website lists referrals of homeopaths who trained under him. He was a practicing homeopath for 25 years or so. His website is drpitcairn.com.
Good luck with your dog, I hope he gets well fast."
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ARSENICUM ALBUM, DIATOMACEOUS EARTH, PHOSPHOROUS
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01/31/2012: Nichole Langham from Middletown, Ohio USA: "Ok so Just spoke with my friend to get another update on the dog, and guess what?! Ok well let me update ya first ; ) So after 6 pm yesterday she continued to dose the dog with the homeopathics every 15 minutes during the times the dog was up, she was resting and getting in some good naps so she left her be while sleeping but dosed every 15 minutes while awake and when her belly felt like it wasn't hot anymore and then spaced it to every half hour which is perfect, she was following the dogs body and adjusting the dose based on the recovery. She also dosed the dog two more times with DE before bed, the dog was up and drinking again and in the night threw up one last time but it was clear with some DE chunked up in it.
This morning she woke up her owner with lots of kisses, she's been wagging her tail, going potty and feeling great already eating and drinking here and there! AMAZING, 24 hours after the first dosing and she's practically cured, I'm shocked, I thought it would take longer with her case getting so severe so quickly! Since I've forgotten to mention this previously, these dogs are small chihuahuas, this virus is so horrible it needs large frequent doses of DE to extinguish it, the frequent dosing of the homeopathics is to stop vomiting, diarrhea, give comfort and alleviate any pain the dog experiences, it's amazing the quick recovery with these two marvelous God given medicines!"
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ARSENICUM ALBUM, DIATOMACEOUS EARTH, PHOSPHOROUS
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[YEA] 01/30/2012: Nichole from Middletown, Ohio Usa: "SWEET! Got some more good news on treatment for parvo, the puppy has been doing just great and amazing, her mother however, was not so lucky and came down with the parvo and quickly progressed to vomiting blood, this began last night. This morning she was given an anti-nausea pill (not sure what kind) and I was called about her condition, they came over quickly to get some phosphorous that we added two pills to the original arsenicum spritz bottle, she was given this every 15 minutes for an hour and a half and I recommended that it be given again for every hour for four more hours then reassess. At this time she was not throwing up from the anti-nausea pill and was then given a dose of pepto with a tablespoon of DE mixed in with a bit of water so it wasnt pasty. Shortly after she had a bout of diarrhea and began shivering, this was at 11:20 AM.
I called to check in on her just now and she has not vomited again, has not had any more diarrhea, was given a second dose of the DE in plain water and has only received homeopathics and DE alone since then. She is acting like herself again, has been able to sleep for the first time since yesterday and even went out to pee. Sounds like we have another parvo recovery!!! Our Heavenly Father has been so amazing, that despite living in this fallen world he did not leave us without healing"
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GENERAL FEEDBACK
08/07/2011: Tammy from Charlotte, Nc, Usa: "We resuced a puppy who survived parvo. She wound up with hip dysplasia and was healed holistically with gold bead implants. Now the dog is 1 1/2 year old and acts weird. She snaps and gets aggressive like she wants to pick a fight with our other dog.
She will eat with her dog sister and then all the sudden for no reason attack her. Has anyone had any experience like this?
I have read about how it attacks the brain neorogically. Could this cause them to flip like that. We are very worried since she is 53lbs and the dog she is attacking is 120.
Any help you can give will help."
Replies09/26/2011: Zimdog from Harare, Zimbabwe replies: "Hi, I read your article you posted about your dog being vicious after having parvo. Did anyone reply? My pup is in the VET with parvo, and I don't want an aggressive dog 6 months down the line around my kids. I'm a bit worried. If you find anything else out please let me know.Thanks"
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05/18/2011: Mickey from San Antonio, Tx: "I too had adopted a dog from the kennel, a Huskey 2 yrs. Old. I was told he has a 'slight case' of diarrhea, & I thought it may has to do with the stress from being in the kennel. However, the diarrhea stayed for weeks with 'Rockey', & we already were consulting our Vet... Weeks went on, money was spent on meds, meanwhile Rockey kept losing weight, was admitted to the clinic for days... At some point the Vet told me he's at the end of the robe, he had consulted with other Vets also & suggested a feeding tube as a last trial. I told him I take a day to think about it. Rocky was no longer the strong beautiful dog I adopted, I spend in 6 weeks $900 in Vet bills with no results. I decided not to agree with the feeding tube since my dog looked so miserable, lost 'tons' of weight... I made the sad decision to put Rockey to 'sleep', but ordered a biopsy. When I got the results I was told Rockey had a mixture of corona & parvo virus. The only reason I tell this story is to make y'all aware of the symptoms, acute non stop diarrhea, with bloody stool in the end, vomiting, no appetite, depressed, lethargic. I hope this wont be the case for the Heeler/GSD mix & I wish y'all good luck."
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MMS (MIRACLE MINERAL SUPPLEMENT)
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08/12/2010: Virginia from Hamilton, Ontario : "My Remedy was MMS for Parvo in dogs. Yesterday, my 7wk female pup, suddenly came down with symptoms of Parvo, loss of appetite, refusing even water, for an entire day, and then morning diarehha, was slimmy and bloody, pressure forcing out, litterly pushing pup's back end off the ground. Then vomiting frothy slime that appeared clear. Then extreme listlessness, tired, sleeping more than usual and deep sleep, weakness increased, by late afternoon, could not balance, and diarehha became more bloody and dark pudding like, very slimy near end finish. Followed by high fever. Dehydration set in, skin non elastic, drastic weight loss. Could not afford Vet bill, and as Parvo has 90 ath rate as incurable. But intended to get pup vaccinated as appt is in 1 wk. Been taking MMS myself for over a year, with good results. Immediately, started pup on only MMS 1/4 drop ratio, i.e., 1 quarter of 1 drop ratio. The ratio is 3 drops per 25 pounds. This pup was under 5 pounds, therefore I used a quarter of a drop ratio with 4 oz. of water, and alternating with Electrolytes, and then boiled concentrated Barley water. Fed alternating MMS low doses with small bent dropper and Electrolytes first, at side of mouth for pup to lick and swallow, every 10, 15minutes. Then cooled concentrated barley water(boiled down to thick consistency)alternating also with dropper. Saw immediate change within an hr. Dog was playful, after barley water dog wanted actually to eat its kibble. Next day diarrhea not as liquid, no blood, and dog is drinking and eating on own, playful, actually wanted to run. Fever gone and nose feels cool and wet, gums are good pink return when pressed. I will still watch symptoms with caution and change to bland diet for next 2wks till healed, as there may be damage in the intestinal lining due to blood. I will also continue MMS low dosage in daily drinking water. Will update new data. Thks, Virginia"
Replies[YEA] 09/11/2010: Virginia from Hamilton, Ontario replies: "Update for Pup with Parvo Symptoms: Pup continued to get good results after using MMS for Parvo symptoms. Gaining weight, very active, and no signs or side effects from Parvo. Will continue periodic MMS treatments according to ratio of weight gain. Pup saw Vet, had check up and first booster needle, vet says appears very healthy and no concerns."
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PARVO SHOT SIDE EFFECTS
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[SIDE EFFECTS] 08/17/2011: Judith from Moshav Kochav Michael, Israel: "My 6 week old Jack Russell terrier puppy received his first parvovirus shot yesterday morning. In the evening he vomited and the following morning he was unusually listless and had vomited again. He does not have diaharrea."
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[SIDE EFFECTS] 01/09/2010: Mark from Norman, Oklahoma: "Parvo side effects
We have a doberman 3 months old and received her Parvo shot. She was fine for about the first 6 hours then developed allergy like symptoms (swelling of eye lids and gums) Gave her an allergy tablet and she was fine by next morning."
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PEPTO BISMOL
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[YEA] 12/31/2009: Tom from Fountain, Colorado: "several years ago we had a puppy that came down with parvo. we figured he would die, since the vet had told us that it would cost over $300.00 and no guarantee he would live. So I decided to give him pepto bismol, since that was what we take. A no win situation. We gave it to him forcibly for two days. one table spoon every four hours. to our surprise in three days he was eating and drinking (at first we had to force the water on him) and like the puppy we had before. Hope this helps."
Replies[YEA] 07/05/2010: David from Cedar Springs, Michigan replies: "This pepto treatment worked for my dog I also was giving him electrolyte water every hour now he is eating and drinking on his own."
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REMEDIES NEEDED
09/23/2009: Crystal from Salyersville, Ky, USA: "This morning my dog is throwing up and won't eat. I even offered him bologna. I know it is parvo because about a year ago someone gave me a house dog and three days later he died from parvo. Ever since that happened my son bought a dog and it also got parvo even though it had its shots. His dog lived but he had a 350.00 vet bill. My dog,, Chloe,, has also had 2 sets of shots. She is just 10 wks old.
I have searched this site and cannot find anything on parvo. I need help today! Please if anyone knows anything. thanks"
RepliesEC: So sorry, we do have a remedy page for parvo, but it wasn't listed on the pet's index page. Will fix that now...
04/30/2012: Tara from Fallon, Nevada replies: "I have a ten week old pitbull her name is xena. She has had her first two sets of shots she wasn't due for her last shot for another two weeks. 3 days ago she wasn't acting the same playful self. Two days ago she quit eating. Today we bought her last puppy shot and are feeding her pedia light and soft food. I don't know if it will work this time even though it has worked in the past with many pups of mine. If you find a easy to save her please help to top it off. We have two ten wk old males that are her brothers."
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TURMERIC, CLOVES, GINGER
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[YEA] 10/08/2008: Christine from Melbourne , Fl: "My daughter's dog was diagnosed with Parvo a couple days ago. He died because she could not afford $400 a night to stay at the vet. He may have had a chance, if her vet was as kind as mine and sent him home with an IV bag for subcutaneous fluids. But I digress.
I have learned so much from Earth Clinic and it has inspired me to do further research on herbal remedies. As you know, Parvo is a dogs' version of the 1918 flu epidemic.
I told her to start her other 3 dogs on Turmeric (1 1/2 tsp 2x daily) fresh ground cloves (1/4 tsp 1x daily) and 1 slice of crystalized ginger (1x daily) in hope of keeping them alive. Parvo has an incubation period of 3 -14 days (though they could have been exposed at the same time)so I was hoping to get enough in their system to combat this terrible virus. The first dog died early in the morning, one of the other dogs had a fever that night with vomiting and diarrhea. They continued the herbs but upped the dosage a little. This morning (she got sick last night) she was doing much better. This evening she is "whole body wagging!" Though it may or may not help the one diagnosed in multi dog families, it may help the others that live in the household.
Parvo is said to survive in contaminated areas for 6-0 months and can be spread by birds, rodents and even people. Every place I read said to disinfect with bleach. They also say that Parvo does well in an acidic environment. I told them to disinfect all they could with bleach (obviously can'd do that to the car seats) to kill all they could. The virus' that survived would hopefully be killed by baking soda sprinkled heavily on carpets, yard, car, etc. I have no proof on that, but it would be worth a try since it is so cheap. Ted would probably be the real authority on that one so please add anything else you think may work Ted!
I hope this helps someones beloved companion!"
Replies06/08/2011: Roddyrod from Stone Mountain, Georgia replies: "I jack russell named "Boston" a dog going on three months he has been sick for the past two days..... I just got in from the vet 3 a.m. and they said he has parvo.... I spent over 400 dollars just on that alone and to top it off the dog isnt mine me and the owner came to terms I will take care of it for them if they paid for everything the dog needed.... Dog has no shots was suppose to get them last thursday but owner said it slipped her mind.... At this point I dont care about the 400 dollars me as an animal lover will like to know what is the best thing for me too do because its just to expensive for me to take him back to the vet"
06/09/2011: Sj from Phoenix, Az replies: "I know products are not to be mentioned but I have heard of huge success with Amber Technology products to assist naturally to get rid of Parvo. You can find the company online and then call and speak to customer service."
11/25/2011: Dan from Rancho Mirage, California replies: "My year and a half yorkie just got over parvo 2 weeks ago... but still won't eat...help"
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