I have a 9 week old Pomchi puppy. He was parvo positive. We have made it past the first 72 hours. We were just able to start giving fluids subcutaneously last night. He seems a little worse today, though he hasn't had many issues with vomiting and has not had frequent diarrhea.
We've been giving around the clock supportive care. He's still not drinking on his own and now really fights me when pushing fluids orally through a syringe. He is still voiding, however, a lot less and less frequently. I was wondering what the chances or prognosis might be after the first 72 hours and what I might expect in the coming hours/days.
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If he seems worse, I would call the vet. It is good that he doesnt have vomiting or diarrhea. I would be concerned about him not drinking.
Prayers for you and your pup! Parvo is a terrifying illness.
It sounds like you are doing everything right!
It is best to follow the vet's advice to a "T" to promote the best outcomes!! They are the experts and can modify treatment if necessary.
My friend's sheepadoodle pup survived with flying colors and she credits that to following the vet's advice, being watchful of him and paying close attention to detect any changes, and immediately getting him back to the vet hospital when there was a change and their expert care.
The vet can give you important details for post illness care and ways to rid your home and yard of the germs.
Will send up lots of healing wishes for him!
I am so sorry you and your pup are going through this. I have dealt with it many times. The best thing you can do is force Gatorade, I always use the lemon lime (yellow one), don't use anything red, so you will be able to tell if there is blood. And force baby food. Your poor puppy might not show real signs of improvement for up to a week. The real danger is dehydration, the Gatorade will help tremendously with this, if forced every 2 hours, I always set my alarm to wake up every 2 hours to give it, until he starts drinking good on his own. You also want to keep him/her warm, so setting him/her on a heating pad, on low, would be a good idea. I have saved a few doing this ( everytime I have ever taken one to the vet with this, they have died).
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