Parvo Treatment - Symptoms And Options



The Canine Parvovirus, that is usually just referred to as Parvo, is a viral infection that attacks dogs (although other animals may also get it, including cats, ferrets, raccoons, along with other small mammals, for instance).

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There are two main forms of Parvo - cardiac and intestinal, and it is the intestinal form that is much more common.



Parvo Symptoms



The primary symptoms of Parvo are:



• not eating / lack of appetite

• lethargy / insufficient playfulness

• not drinking

• dehydration

• diarrhea (often bloody and more often than not foul-smelling)

• vomiting (either an off-white egg-white consistency, or frothy and yellow)

• depression

• fever or chills



Although people associate Parvo with diarrhea, this is usually not the first manifestation of Parvo - what you typically see first would be the behavioural symptoms, for example losing interest in food, hesitant to play either with you or his favourite toys, and maybe not drinking.



The diarrhea and vomiting then follow shortly thereafter.



It is important to note, however, that not all dogs show all of the above symptoms (e.g. not every dogs get a fever), and they may not appear in the same order.



You also have to realise that Parvo isn't just a puppy virus - even adult dogs can get it, regardless of whether they’ve been vaccinated or otherwise. (We know of one 14-year old dog that got Parvo, and that dog had been regularly vaccinated for the first 12 many years of its life.)



Parvo Treatment



So, if your dog has Parvo (i.e. it has been confirmed with a positive Parvo test) or he is exhibiting the above symptoms, you will want to spring into action immediately, because the one thing you do not have with Parvo 's time.



The latest strains, especially 2c, are unbelievably aggressive, and dogs happen to be known to die within hours of the first bout of diarrhea.



This is why it’s crucial to look for the non-physical symptoms like the lack of appetite and also the lethargy, as these work great clues that something is seriously wrong. In the end, how many dogs are you aware that turn their nose up at food?



So, what Canine Parvovirus treatment options do you have?

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Most people will require their dog to the vet, as this is what people have been “trained” (or brainwashed) to complete, but this is what our thousands of customers have been telling us:



• You can get the cost of treatment for Parvo to become anywhere from high to extortionate. In the USA, your bill may be anywhere from $500 USD to in excess of $12,000 USD - and that’s just for one animal.

• You will probably be quoted a success rate around 50%, which means your dog is equally as likely to die because it is to survive. A few vets will go as high as 80% (but not many), although some go as low as 20%.

• Vets’ Parvo treatment will consist of IV fluids (that is basically salty water), antibiotics (the side-effects of which are often the same as Parvo, such as vomiting and diarrhea, that is clearly not what you want), anti-emetics (more chemicals to supposedly help prevent vomiting, although vomiting more may be a side-effect), and they may even suggest (or insist on) blood transfusions (which are very costly, and one is not usually enough).

• A few vets will provide liquid nutrition (in the united states, this may be a product such as CliniCare), but the vast majority do nothing at all to address the real risk of hypoglycemia (i.e. a drop in glucose levels that is especially dangerous and frequently fatal for really young and/or really tiny dogs).



But there's another option for how to treat Parvo, and one that your vet probably won’t even mention, and that is…



Home Remedies For Parvo In Dogs



Yes, Parvo can be treated successfully at home, without any specialised training, with no specialist equipment, and without having to stick needles into your sick pet.



Here's what we would expect with a good home Parvo Treatment Kit, again, according to our extensive experience:



• A cost that is around $200 USD, which may treat several animals (as much as 50, in fact), based on their weight.

• A success rate that is about 90% (provided that people stick to the detailed Parvo treatment plan to the letter).

• Safe, home remedies that address both dehydration (check out our ParvoBuster Emergency Tea Recipe) and hypoglycemia.

• No adverse side-effects, because the products are chemical-free and 100% natural.



Conclusion



Parvo is an extremely nasty virus, and it’s getting worse all the time. Even if you only suspect your pet might have been infected (because there are other reasons, of course, for dogs vomiting and having diarrhea), our policy is that if it looks like Parvo, then you definitely should treat it as if it were Parvo, because you really cannot afford to waste any time.



Why would you wish to sit there and watch your dog die before your very eyes, whenever you could (and should) be doing all you can to get him better - after all, he can’t do it by himself, which is why he relies on you to do what’s best for him.



As strong believers in natural treatments, we obviously would recommend the Parvo treatment at home option - it’s safe, effective, affordable, and also you won’t be making a bad situation worse by clogging your gutters sick pet track of chemicals (and all of their consequent side-effects).



Concerning the Authors



Rae & Mark have been running ParvoBuster (part of Friends Of The Planet, Inc.) since 2007, and through that time have amassed an abundance of knowledge and experience in successfully treating Parvo at home (4,251 dogs and counting), helping owners both in the USA as well as in many other countries all over the world.

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