Caring for a Puppy With Parvo?

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We took our 12 week old Great Dane pup to vet last night and they ran tests on him. His blood pressure was low and he tested positive for parvo. He's very lethargic and does not want to eat or drink. He stayed on an IV for an hour last night and I have been forcing water and Pedialyte into him this morning with a turkey baster.

Are there any suggestions about home IV treatments or something that will cure my boy of this quickly? It breaks my heart to see him laying lifeless on the couch covered with a blanket. Also, how to I get food in him? He has his jaws shut very tight from pain. Please help me!

By Chelsea

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Lizzyanny
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September 29, 20130 found this helpful

Your Vet can offer supportive therapy. The IV is helpful and antibiotics can help also. If you are going to care for him at home be sure to avoid the recipes and "cures" offered on the internet. Your Vet can tell you what you can do at home to help. It can take days for the disease to run its course.

Not all puppies will make it, but some do. Talk with your vet about what you can do at home to help. They understand not everyone can afford the high cost of hospitalizing a pet. If he wont help you get a new Vet. Good luck to you and your baby.

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