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5 mo chihuahua puppy with parvo

Posted By Marcus (Abilene, Tx,) on 05/05/2014

My 5mo old Chihuahua has Parvo! I've got Gatorade, pedialyte, baby cereal, and a small dropper. She ate a bit of the cereal. I have to force feed the liquid. I mix either or with water. Giving every 20 to 30 min. I don't know how much to give her of what. I also have activated charcoal capsules. I don't know the dosage. She weighs 4. 6 lbs. I don't want her to die, my mom will be heartbroken. Saturday, she barely moved, didn't eat or drink anything. Took her to the vet today. They gave her an anti vomit shot. And administered subcutaneous fluid. Prescribed amoxicillin, vomit pills, and anti-diaharreal medication. Have not given her this yet. PLEASE HELP!

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(Mpls., Mn) on 05/06/2014

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Hey Marcus!

I am sorry to hear about your sick puppy.

First - give your puppy the meds the vet prescribed. IMHO the amoxicillin is not necessary, however the anti-nausea and the anti-diarrhea meds are critical - as is the activated charcoal.

The most critical thing in treating a parvo puppy is electrolytes and fluids. It is essential to get your puppy to drink fluids to stay hydrated. The pedialyte is an excellent choice - try mixing 1 capsule of the activated charcoal into a cup of pedialyte and see if you can get that into your puppy. If you can get a couple dropper's full of the AC/pedialyte down then you can back off and do the pedialyte alone. The dosing schedule you have sounds right - every 20-30 minutes; try to dose the AC 4 times a day.

Replied by Marcus (Abilene, Tx) on 05/07/2014

Good News!!! Belle is now ready for action. Had been sick since Saturday. Almost 6 days later she is moving around, poking her head out of the box I had her in, and even ate!! Her brother (Tyler, 5 mo. also) also seemed to come down with ssome symptoms. I seemed to nip his in the bud, however. Tyler still won't eat, but I will continue to force liquids. Same with Belle. How long should I continue this for? I almost forgot to ask...should I and how long should I keep them separated? Also, should I worry about their mother, Daisy? She is not vaccinated either.

THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP!!! Marcus

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(Mpls., Mn) on 05/08/2014

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Hey Marcus!

I would keep the pups separated until both are back to their normal, bouncy selves. I would continue dosing the AC to both puppies for at least an other week, and I would give some to Daisy as well - can't hurt and could help if she is susceptible to the virus.

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