The Cost of Vets
Here is what it cost to keep my sick puppy with vets for two nights. Keep in mind that this is the invoice for a 24/7 emergency animal clinic located in Chicago. Still, it is a good idea of how much it will cost to “heal” your dog at a clinic…a lot. In the next post I will show how much it cost to get all the supplies and medicines I needed to heal my puppy at home.
| Description | Amount | Cost |
| Emergency Exam | 1 | $86 |
| Parvo antigen-in house | 1 | $48 |
| IV catheter placement | 2 | $50 |
| IV fluid 1st liter | 1 | $25 |
| ECC level 4 care (Isolation) | 2 | $300 |
| Hetastarch infusion | 1 | $50 |
| KCL-additive | 1 | $2 |
| Dextrose-additive | 1 | $2 |
| Reglan-additive | 1 | $12 |
| B-vitamin additive | 1 | $1 |
| Unasyn injection | 5 | $200 |
| Zantac injection | 4 | $48 |
| Panacur liquid | 10 | $40 |
| Cerenia injection | 2 | $90 |
| Glucose level-in house | 2 | $20 |
| I Stat EC8+ | 4 | $141.60 |
| PCV/TP | 1 | $10 |
| Vet test-individual | 4 | $30 |
| Transfusion FFP-Canine | 1 | $170 |
| Medical waste disposal | 4 | $4 |
| Hospitilization – Isolation | 12 hr | $150 |
| Benedryl injection | 2 | $24 |
| Complete blood count in-house | 1 | $30 |
| Doppler blood pressure | 3 | $130 |
| Transfusion add FFP-Canine | 2 | $300 |
| ECC level 3 care | .25 | $25 |
Altogether, this cost $1,968.60. And it would have been much more if we’d kept her there as long as the vets told us we should.
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Detailed Descriptions of the Holistic Medicines
Detailed descriptions of the medicines given to my puppy (as seen in Haley’s Patient Log) including how it helps, how to give it, how much, and where to get it.
Parvaid
How does it help? Calms the stomach, soothes the digestive tract, strengthens the immune system, and brings back your puppy’s appetite. Parvo helps your puppy overcome the parvo virus. Usually Parvaid + Pedialyte + Vibactra are all your puppy needs to overcome parvo – you basically NEED Parvaid to cure your puppy.
How do I give it? Orally, or via enema if your puppy isn’t keeping anything down orally.
How much do I give? Instructions are on the container it comes in.
Where can I get it? Parvaid is not easy to find. You can order it online and choose next-day shipping (will make it very expensive) or open up your phone book and call EVERY possible place that might sell it. I got mine at a local natural/holistic pet supplies store – she didn’t have any on her but was able to get it for me the next day.
Vibactra
How does it help? A strong antibiotic that kill viruses, bacteria, and fungus across the board, plus single-celled organisms such as coccidia protozoan. Natural antibiotics are far more effective against a wider range of pathogens than what traditional antibiotics cover and in some cases, the natural antibiotic can make the difference of whether a puppy survives. Usually Parvaid + Pedialyte + Vibactra are all your puppy needs to overcome parvo – you basically NEED Vibactra to cure your puppy.
How do I give it? Orally every six hours. If you give it to your puppy by itself, without other medicines at the same time, the effect will be even stronger.
How much do I give? Instructions are on the container it comes in.
Where can I get it? Vibactra is also not easy to find. You can order it online and choose next-day shipping (will make it very expensive) or open up your phone book and call EVERY possible place that might sell it. I got mine at a local natural/holistic pet supplies store.
Charcoal
How does it help? If your puppy is whining and/or it was chemically wormed within the last 7 days, it probably has campylobacter poisoning. Charcoal cleans the body of toxins.
How do I give it? Give charcoal capsules (empty capsule and mix with water and syringe down the throat) every 2 hours for a total of 8 hours. Dose this on the opposite half hour away from the hourly tea and Parvaid dose, as these natural anti-poisoning products will sweep poisons and toxins out of the body, but they will also remove the good things. Should be given via enema every 8 hours as well.
How much do I give? See chart at the bottom.
Where can I get it? Health food stores. Bought mine at Whole Foods.
Pedialyte
How does it help? Pedialyte replaces the fluids and minerals (electrolytes) that are lost when your puppy has diarrhea or vomits.
How do I give it? Orally or via enema. Rotate hourly between giving aloe vera juice and Pedialyte.
How much do I give?
Under 3 lbs give 1 teaspoons
3-10 lbs. give 2 teaspoons
11-20 lbs. give 1 tablespoons
21-30 lbs. give 2 tablespoons
31-40 lbs. give 3 tablespoons
41-50 lbs. give 4 tablespoons
51-60 lbs. give 5 tablespoons
61-70 lbs. give 6 tablespoons
71-80 lbs. give 7 tablespoons
81-90 lbs. give 8 tablespoons
Where can I get it? Walmart. Go to the baby section.
Lemon Juice
How does it help? Helps cleanse the liver from toxic chemicals if your puppy was just wormed.
How do I give it? Orally and via enema.
How much do I give? See chart at the bottom.
Vitamin C
How does it help? Boosts the immune system.
How do I give it? Orally.
How much do I give? See chart at bottom.
Where can I get it? Walmart, health food stores. Preferably a buffered form, such as Ester C, calcium ascorbate, etc.
Colostrum
How does it help? An excellent source of protein. Also helps balance sugar levels.
How do I give it? If your puppy can’t keep down oral liquids, you can open up the capsules and put the powder on your puppy’s tongue.
How much do I give? Give a pinch to 1 tsp depending on your dog’s weight.
Where can I get it? Health food stores. Bought mine at Whole Foods. Make sure it is New Zealand Colostrum – will cost more, but it’s much better for your dog.
Milk thistle
How does it help? If your puppy has been chemically wormed or vaccinated, it may have a toxic liver. Milk thistle can help heal its liver.
How do I give it? Mix in enemas with fresh lemon juice, and give orally too if your puppy is keeping down fluids orally.
How much do I give? Instructions should be on the container it comes in. Or see the chart at the bottom.
Where can I get it? Health food stores. Bought mine at Whole Foods.
Aloe vera juice
How does it help? Soothes the stomach, is anti-inflammatory, healing, and laxative.
How do I give it? Orally or via enema. Rotate hourly between giving aloe vera juice and Pedialyte.
How much do I give?
Under 3 lbs give 1 teaspoons
3-10 lbs. give 2 teaspoons
11-20 lbs. give 1 tablespoons
21-30 lbs. give 2 tablespoons
31-40 lbs. give 3 tablespoons
41-50 lbs. give 4 tablespoons
51-60 lbs. give 5 tablespoons
61-70 lbs. give 6 tablespoons
71-80 lbs. give 7 tablespoons
81-90 lbs. give 8 tablespoons
Where can I get it? Walmart, health food stores. Buy aloe vera juice that contains NO alcohol.
MSM
How does it help? An excellent natural anti-inflammatory that will quickly reduce swelling. When dosing puppies with inflamed intestinal tracts, double the initial dose for the first two weeks (though you won’t need to give it for 2 weeks). Expect the puppy to appear more relaxed and comfortable within an hour of dosing.
How do I give it? Via enema ONLY.
How much do I give? See chart at bottom.
Where can I get it? You can purchase “Pure” 100% MSM powder or crystals at a health food store. You can also find it at Walmart, pharmacies, etc. Mine came in capsules.
Turmeric
How does it help? Excellent antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, anti-carcinogenic, cardio and gastrointestinal effects, and great for the liver.
How do I give it? Via enema ONLY.
How much do I give? See chart at bottom.
Where can I get it? Health food store. Bought mine at Whole Foods.
Kefir, cottage cheese, yogurt
How does it help? Although I don’t believe yogurt is generally healthy for dogs, it seemed to be easy enough on my puppy’s stomach when she first started eating again. This is because of the healthy bacteria, or probiotics, in yogurt, kefir, etc.
How do I give it? Try giving it to your puppy to see if it eats it willingly.
How much do I give? Start off with a VERY small amount at a time, and probably mixed with water. By small I mean a tsp or something, depends on your dog’s size.
DE (Diatomaceous Earth)
How does it help? If your puppy has worms, IT WILL NOT HEAL UNLESS YOU GIVE IT DE or a special tea you can make if you absolutely cannot obtain DE. My puppy was holding on and on but just DIDN’T get better until she got DE. As soon as we started giving DE (actually we had to make the special de-worming tea until the DE came) she started getting better and eating. So don’t assume your puppy doesn’t have worms just because you don’t see little white wiggly things in their poop!
How do I give it? Orally, hourly, mixed with pedialyte or aloe vera juice. DE is safe to use via enema as well for puppies who are not having bowel movements. Just mix with their hourly pedialyte and Parvaid dose. If you see improvement in your puppy after giving it DE/de-worming tea after 24 hours, your puppy has worms and needs DE for the next 30 days.
How much do I give? It depends on your puppy’s weight. I gave my 20 lbs. puppy 2 teaspoons via enema with 1-1/2 tbsp of pedialyte fluid, and then 2 teaspoons orally 4x/day until she ate again, then just 1 tbsp. in her food daily for the next 30 days.
Where can I get it? I got mine off of Ebay. It is HARD IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE to find it at normal stores like Walmart of health food stores.
De-worming tea to give until your DE comes:
1 cup electrolyte fluid – bring to light boil on stove
Add 2 tablespoons of raw garlic
2 tablespoons of ground clove spice
DE is recommended over this because dogs hate the taste of garlic (making it hard to get them to take this tea) and DE kills more worms than the tea does.
| Puppy Weight | Liquid Bentonite Clay | Charcoal Capsules wetted with water |
| 0-10#’s | 1/2 tsp. | 1/2 capsule |
| 10-20#’s | 1 tsp. | 1 capsule |
| 20-30#’s | 1-1/2 tsps. | 1-1/2 capsules |
| 30-40#’s | 2 tsps. | 2 capsules |
| 40-50#’s | 2-1/2 tsps. | 2-1/2 capsules |
| 50-80#’s | 1 tbsp. | 3 capsules |
| Puppy Weight | Non-Alcohol Milk Thistle* | Fresh Lemon Juice | Turmeric |
| 0-3#’s | 4 drops | 4 drops | 250 mg. |
| 4-10#’s | 10 drops | 10 drops | 250 mg. |
| 11-20#’s | 15 drops | 15 drops | 250 mg. |
| 21-30#’s | 20 drops | 20 drops | 500 mg. |
| 31-40#’s | 25 drops | 25 drops | 750 mg. |
| 41-50#’s | 30 drops | 30 drops | 750 mg. |
| 51-80#’s | 35 drops | 35 drops | 1000 mg. |
| Puppy Weight | MSM | Turmeric | Vitamin C |
| 0-20#’s | 1000 mg/day | 250 mg/day | A pinch per hourly enema |
| 21-30#’s | 1500 mg/day | 500 mg/day | 125 mg. per hourly enema |
| 31-60#’s | 2000 mg/day | 750 mg/day | 250 mg. per hourly enema |
| 61-80#’s | 3000 mg/day | 1000 mg/day | 500 mg. per hourly enema |
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How to Disinfect Your Home and Yard
Parvo is very strong and stays in its environment for months. Bleach can completely kill parvo, but because the virus spreads everywhere it is virtually impossible to completely rid an environment of parvo. The goal of disinfecting your home is not to completely rid it of parvo but to keep the strength of contamination as weak as possible. Of course, this only really matters if you plan to get another puppy soon or if you expecting another puppy/puppies to visit your home.
To bleach: Mix one part bleach per 10 parts water – this is what some animal clinics advise. Others say one part bleach to 30 parts water will do it. My advice is to use the stronger solution on surfaces that will not be affected by the bleach (glass, plastic surfaces, etc.) and the weaker solution on your furniture, such as couches, carpets, etc. Test a small spot to make sure it doesn’t lose color; it probably won’t because 1 part bleach to 30 parts water is a very, very small amount of bleach.
To decontaminate your home:
Parvo dies out indoors within one month, so it is safe to bring a new puppy into your home after that. You may “speed up” this process if you bleach everything the puppy came in contact with, but if you do not want to bleach your carpets, etc., please wait this full month out before introducing any new puppies to your home. Even bleaching everything you think might be contaminated with parvo isn’t guaranteed to make your home safe, though, because parvo spreads easily and could be all over your home.
To decontaminate your yard:
You CAN bleach the yard. It might kill your grass, but it will kill most of parvo. If you really don’t want to do this, just water down your yard as much as possible.
Freezing temperatures keep the virus alive. Wait until the weather warms up before bringing another puppy into the yard.
Shaded areas can be contaminated for up to 7 months.
Yards completely exposed to strong sunlight can be contaminated for up to 5 months.
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How did my puppy GET parvo??
Honestly, there is not much you could have done in regards to where you took your dog, etc. to keep it from getting parvo. So don’t blame yourself. Parvo is EVERYWHERE…adult dogs can carry it and release it through their stool (they just won’t have symptoms), birds can carry it, cats can carry it…even humans can bring it into their homes on their hands, etc. Parvo lasts a long time in its environment, including the ground – up to 7 months. It is a VERY strong virus and does not die in extreme temperatures or weather conditions, and can basically only be killed by bleach.
So if your puppy DOESN’T have parvo and you don’t want it to get parvo, this is what I would recommend you do:
Feed it raw. (I will probably write more on this later…I 100% believe in raw meat/fresh produce diets being the best for dogs)
Do NOT get it vaccinated for ANYTHING. If you absolutely want to get your puppy vaccinated for parvo, wait until it’s at least a little older, not while it’s a tiny pupppy with a weak immune system.
If it was weaned before it was 8 weeks old, it didn’t get all the nutrients it needed from its mother’s milk (this is probably the main reason my puppy got parvo – she was weaned at 6 weeks, maybe younger). In this case give your puppy New Zealand Colostrum daily. You can order it Wolf Creek Ranch (http://www.wolfcreekranch.net/100_new_zealand_colostrum.html) or get it at your local Whole Foods or a store like it.
For extreme measures, give it Parvaid 4x daily.
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Haley’s Story: Part 2 (Patient Log)
This is the log I kept when I was taking care of Haley. It is extensive and detailed, and I have a few reasons for sharing it. One, if you haven’t decided whether you’d be able to handle home treatment, this log will give you a taste of the work it will require (basically, treating your dog will be your life for a few days). And two, if you’ve already chosen home treatment, this is a good example of a home treatment regiment that proved successful. It might help guide you as well.
A more detailed description of each “medicine”, as well as how much I gave, how, etc. will be on another post. I didn’t give details of amounts here because the amount that dogs need will vary by weight.
You can find another person’s parvo-treatment log here: http://www.4loveofdog.com/parvo.htm. This person’s experience is a little different because she used to be a vet or something and could administer shots/IV fluid from home (it would have been nice to have had Haley on IV fluids…that way I wouldn’t have had to worry about her dehydrating as much; but since our trip from the vet she seemed to stay hydrated just fine anyway). Her log is very detailed and helped me out a lot – that’s why I posted my log as well. I figure there are more people who want to treat their dog from home who don’t have veterinary education or licenses under their belt.
October 11 (right after bringing Haley back from the hospital)
| 1:50pm | Parvaid |
| 2:15pm | Parvaid, Pedialyte, Vibactra, lemon |
| 2:45pm | Charcoal (1st dose) |
| 3:20pm | Parvaid, Pedialyte, lemon, Vitamin C |
| 3:30pm | Colostrum |
| 4:20pm | Enema: Parvaid, Pedialyte, lemon, MSM, turmeric, milk thistle, aloe vera juice |
| 4:30pm | Colostrum |
| 5:20pm | Parvaid, Pedialyte, lemon, Vitamin C, milk thistle, aloe vera juice |
| 5:30pm | Colostrum |
| 5:55pm | Charcoal (2nd dose) |
| 6:25pm | Parvaid, Pedialyte, lemon, Vitamin C, milk thistle, aloe vera juice |
| 6:35pm | Colostrum |
| 7:35pm | Enema: Parvaid, Pedialyte, lemon, MSM, turmeric, milk thistle, aloe vera juice |
| 8:35pm | Parvaid, Pedialyte, lemon, Vitamin C, milk thistle, aloe vera juice |
| 8:40pm | Colostrum |
| 9:10pm | Peed, pooped twice (very liquid, orange/red, large amount) |
| 9:35pm | Parvaid, Pedialyte, Vitamin C, milk thistle, aloe vera juice |
| 9:40pm | Colostrum; drank a little water |
| 10:15pm | Charcoal (3rd dose) |
| 10:45pm | Parvaid, Pedialyte, lemon, Vitamin C, milk thistle, aloe vera juice |
| 11:50pm | Enema: Parv., Pedialyte, lemon, MSM, turmeric, milk thistle, aloe, C, Colostrum |
| 12:20pm | Charcoal (4th dose) |
October 12
| 1:00am | Parvaid, Pedialyte, lemon, Vitamin C, milk thistle, aloe vera juice, Colostrum |
| 2:00am | Vibactra, Parvaid, Pedialyte, aloe vera juice, Colostrum |
| 3:20am | Parvaid, Pedialyte, lemon, milk thistle, Colostrum, aloe vera juice, Vitamin C |
| 4:00am | Peed |
| 4:14am | Drool, bit of blackish vomit OR saliva w/ charcoal |
| 5:30am | Enema: Parv., Pedialyte, lemon, MSM, turmeric, milk thistle, aloe, C, Colostrum |
| 6:15am | 1 dropper of vegetable broth |
| 6:30am | Parvaid, Pedialyte, lemon, milk thistle, Colostrum, aloe vera juice, Vitamin C |
| 7:30am | Parvaid, Pedialyte, Colostrum, aloe vera juice, Vitamin C |
| 8:30am | Enema: Parvaid, Pedialyte, lemon, MSM, turmeric, milk thistle, aloe, C, Colostrum; Vibactra |
| 9:30am | Parvaid, Pedialyte, lemon, milk thistle, aloe vera juice, Vitamin C |
| 10:30am | Parvaid, Pedialyte, lemon, milk thistle, Vitamin C |
| 10:40am | Colostrum – dry, 1 capsule; drank some water |
| 11:35am | Parvaid, Pedialyte, lemon, milk thistle, Colostrum, aloe vera juice, Vitamin C |
| 12:35pm | Parvaid, Pedialyte, lemon, Colostrum, aloe vera juice, Vitamin C; threw up (clear w/ white specks, probably what was just given) |
| 12:50pm | Enema: Parvaid, Pedialyte, lemon, MSM, turmeric, milk thistle, aloe, C, Colostrum; Vibactra |
| 1:35pm | Enema: Charcoal (5th dose) & Pedialyte |
| 2:10pm | Parvaid, Pedialyte, lemon, milk thistle, Colostrum, aloe vera juice, Vitamin C |
| 3:10pm | Parvaid, Pedialyte, lemon, milk thistle, Colostrum, aloe vera juice, C, Vibactra |
| 4:10pm | Parvaid, Pedialyte, lemon, milk thistle, Colostrum, aloe vera juice, Vitamin C |
| 5:10pm | Peed normal amount; pooped (watery, large quantity, brown, some soft poop) |
| 5:15pm | Parvaid, Pedialyte, lemon, milk thistle, Colostrum, aloe vera juice |
| 6:15pm | Parvaid, Pedialyte, lemon, Vitamin C, milk thistle, aloe vera juice, Colostrum |
| 6:35pm | 2 droppers of diluted baby food |
| 7:15pm | Parvaid, Pedialyte, lemon, Colostrum, aloe vera juice, Vitamin C |
| 8:20pm | Enema: parv, pedia, C, lemon, milk thistle, aloe, MSM, turmeric |
| 8:50pm | 1/2 dropper of undiluted baby food |
| 9:30pm | Enema: Vibactra, Parvaid, Pedialyte, aloe vera juice |
| 10:00pm | Pooped a lot (brown, watery/soft); vomited; charcoal |
| 10:30pm | Vomited |
| 10:45pm | Parvaid, Pedialyte, lemon, Vitamin C, milk thistle, aloe vera juice, Colostrum |
| 11:45pm | Parvaid, Pedialyte, lemon, Vitamin C, milk thistle, aloe vera juice, Colostrum |
October 13
| 12:40am | Parvaid, Pedialyte, lemon, Vitamin C, milk thistle, aloe vera juice, Colostrum |
| 1:40am | Vibactra, Parvaid, Pedialyte, aloe vera juice, Colostrum, C, milk thistle |
| 2:15am | Enema: charcoal, Pedialyte |
| 2:45am | Parvaid, Pedialyte, lemon, Vitamin C, milk thistle, aloe vera juice, Colostrum |
| 3:00am | Small vomit |
| 3:40am | Pooped, vomited (clear) |
| 4:10am | Enema: Parvaid, Pedialyte, lemon, C, milk thistle, aloe, Colostrum, MSM |
| 7:30am | Parvaid, Pedialyte, lemon, Vitamin C, aloe vera juice, Colostrum |
| 8:40am | Vibactra, Parvaid, Pedialyte, lemon, C, milk thistle, aloe vera juice, Colostrum |
| 9:45am | Temperature: 101.9; Parvaid, Pedialyte, lemon, C, milk thistle, aloe (cold), Colostrum |
| 10:40am | Temperature: 101.3; Parvaid, Pedialyte, lemon, Vitamin C, milk thistle, aloe (cold), Colostrum |
| 11:15am | Enema: charcoal & Pedialyte |
| 11:30am | Pooped (watery/soft, brown), peed (normal amount) |
| 11:45am | Parvaid, Pedialyte, lemon, Vitamin C, milk thistle, Colostrum |
| 12:45pm | Parvaid, Pedialyte, lemon, Vitamin C, milk thistle, aloe vera juice, Colostrum |
| 1:45pm | Parvaid, Pedialyte, lemon, Vitamin C, milk thistle, aloe vera juice, Colostrum |
| 2:45pm | Enema: Parvaid, Pedialyte, lemon, C, milk thistle, aloe, Colostrum, turmeric, MSM; Orally: Vibactra |
| 3:00pm | Pooped (thick/watery, brown & red) |
| 3:10pm | Pedialyte, Parvaid, lemon, Vitamin C, milk thistle |
| 4:30pm | Parvaid, Pedialyte, lemon, Vitamin C, milk thistle, aloe vera juice, Colostrum |
| 5:30pm | Temperature: 102.9; Parvaid, Pedialyte, lemon, Vitamin C, milk thistle, aloe vera juice, Colostrum |
| 6:00pm | 2 spoons of raw egg |
| 6:40pm | Parvaid, Pedialyte, lemon, Vitamin C, milk thistle, aloe vera juice, Colostrum |
| 7:40pm | Parvaid, Pedialyte, lemon, Vitamin C, milk thistle, aloe (cold), Colostrum |
| 7:45pm | Temperature: 102.1 |
| 8:40pm | Parvaid, Vibactra, lemon, Vitamin C, milk thistle, aloe vera juice |
| 9:00pm | Peed, pooped (thick liquid, pinky brown) |
| 10:40pm | Parvaid, Pedialyte, lemon, Vitamin C, milk thistle, aloe (cold), Colostrum |
| 11:30pm | Full dose of parasite tea |
| 11:45pm | Parvaid, Pedialyte, lemon, Vitamin C, milk thistle, aloe (cold), Colostrum |
October 14
| 12:20am | 1 tsp of watered kefir (she liked it!) |
| 1:15am | 1 tsp kefir |
| 1:45am | Parvaid, Pedialyte, lemon, Vitamin C, aloe vera juice, Colostrum |
| 2:45am | Vibactra, Parvaid, Pedialyte, Vitamin C, Colostrum |
| 3:30am | Parasite tea |
| 3:45 | Pedialyte, Parvaid, lemon, Colostrum |
| 4:45am | Peed, pooped (thick/watery, light brown); temperature: 101.9 |
| 5:00am | Parvaid, Pedialyte, lemon, Vitamin C, milk thistle, aloe, Colostrum |
| 5:30am | 1 tsp full-strength kefir |
| 6:00am | Parvaid, Pedialyte, lemon, Vitamin C, milk thistle, aloe, Colostrum |
| 7:00am | Parasite tea |
| 7:20am | Parvaid, Pedialyte, lemon, Vitamin C, milk thistle, aloe, Colostrum |
| 8:20am | Peed |
| 8:30am | Parvaid, Pedialyte, lemon, Vitamin C, milk thistle, aloe, Colostrum |
| 9:40am | Parvaid, Pedialyte, lemon, Vitamin C, milk thistle, aloe, Colostrum |
| 10:00am | Parasite tea |
| 11:30am | Pooped |
| 11:45am | Parvaid, Pedialyte, aloe vera juice, Colostrum |
| 12:45pm | Parvaid, Pedialyte, lemon, milk thistle, Colostrum |
| 1:00pm | 1 tsp kefir |
| 1:20pm | Parasite tea |
| 1:45pm | Parvaid, Pedialyte, lemon, Vitamin C, milk thistle, aloe, Colostrum |
| 2:15pm | Vibactra |
| 2:30pm | 1 tsp raw liver – ate willingly! |
| 2:45pm | Parvaid, Pedialyte, milk thistle, Colostrum |
| 3:45pm | Parvaid, Pedialyte, milk thistle, Colostrum, C |
| 4:00pm | Pooped (partly solid) |
| 4:50pm | Parasite tea |
| 5:30pm | 1 tsp beef liver |
| 5:45pm | Parvaid, Pedialyte, milk thistle, Colos., C, aloe; threw up some liver |
| 6:45pm | Parvaid, Pedialyte, lemon, Vitamin C, milk thistle, aloe, Colostrum |
| 7:40pm | Parasite tea |
| 8:10pm | Vibactra, Parvaid, Pedialyte, Colostrum |
| 8:40pm | 1 tsp beef liver |
| 9:35pm | Parvaid, Pedialyte, lemon, Vitamin C, milk thistle, aloe, Colostrum |
| 11:40pm | 1 tsp beef liver |
October 15
| 12:30am | Parvaid, Pedialyte, lemon, Vitamin C, milk thistle, aloe, Colostrum |
| 1:00am | Found old liver vomit in the bathroom… |
| 1:10am | 1 tsp full-strength kefir, ate willingly |
| 1:45am | Parasite tea |
| 3:00am | 1 tsp kefir, Pedialyte, Colostrum |
| 3:40am | 1 tsp cottage cheese w/ aloe vera juice, Colostrum |
| 7:10am | Parasite tea |
| 7:30am | 1.5 tsp kefir; Parvaid, Pedialyte, lemon, C, milk thistle, aloe, Colostrum |
| 8:00am | Some yogurt |
| 8:45am | Some liver; Parvaid, Pedialyte, Colostrum |
| 9:15am | Some kefir |
| 9:45am | Kefir, Parvaid, Pedialyte, Colostrum |
| 10:15am | Some cottage cheese |
| 10:45am | Some cottage cheese; Parvaid, Pedialyte, Colostrum |
| 11:00am | Vibactra |
| 11:15am | Some cottage cheese |
| 11:45am | Tiny bit of beef liver |
| 12:20pm | Parvaid, Pedialyte, lemon, C, milk thistle, aloe, Colostrum, kefir, cottage cheese |
| 1:00pm | Parasite tea |
| 5:45pm | Some raw chicken, cottage cheese, Parvaid |
| 6:00pm | Peed; Vibactra |
| 7:00pm | Parasite tea |
| 7:15pm | Raw chicken, beef liver |
| 8:15pm | Cottage cheese, kefir, beef liver |
| 9:15pm | Raw chicken, kefir, Colostrum |
| 10:30pm | Raw chicken |
October 16
| 12:00am | Parasite tea |
| 12:20am | Vibactra |
| 7:00am | Parasite tea, Vibactra; peed & pooped |
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Email conversation with Wolf Creek Ranch
These are the emails that went back and forth with me and a staff member at Wolf Creek Ranch. I hope they will be able to help you. This is long! But very helpful.
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Dear staff at Wolf Creek Ranch,
I found your website and it gave me a lot of hope. My puppy has parvo. I know I’m located very far away in Chicago, but if you can help us in any way, we would appreciate it so, so much.
Haley, my 5-month old Golden Retriever, is in the hospital now. On Monday night she threw up her food. The next day, she could still drink, but continued vomiting and having diarrhea. The day after that, she was worse, and not drinking. No one in my family knew how serious or urgent her situation was, plus we are financially struggling, so it wasn’t until last night, three days later, that we took her to the vet. Her gums were white from dehydration, she has thick red vomit, and was lethargic. We fed her raw since the day we got her (six weeks old) and did not get her any vaccinations. We were sure her healthy, raw-fed body would fight off whatever it was, thinking it was probably just a stomach ache, and that’s why we waited so long.
On the third day, the day we took her to the vet, I bought Parvaid and gave some to her orally and through enemas. Giving her enemas worked three times, and after that her body refused to take in any more liquids.
Her doctor says it’s possible she could die any moment. That even after 7 days and $5000 worth of medical help she could “suddenly die”. The nurse says she has about a 50-50 chance of survival. Currently she is on IV and having a blood transfusion. We have scheduled for her to be in the clinic for 48 hours, about $1200 worth of care.
Do you think we should keep her in the hospital for the recommended FIVE days, and spend probably about $3000-4000? We are not rich, but we are not so confident about our ability to heal her, even with Parvaid, since we don’t know of any local holistic places, and since, on the third day, we started giving her Parvaid but she just kept getting worse, maybe because we were’nt giving it to her the right way, or she was already too weak, or what. Would you be able to give us guidance over email, to help her get through this with at-home care? Is this what you would recommend we do?
Any help would be so appreciated. I very much hope to hear back from you.
Masaleen
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Masaleen,
Parvaid usually prevents the need for blood transfusions. Puppies can decline even after starting Parvaid due to the progression of the virus, but usually worst case scenario is 48 hours of hourly treatment with Parvaid & pedialyte…and Vibactra Plus every six hours. So just because she wasn’t perking up within 6 hours of treatment doesn’t mean she was going to die on you, THOUGH her gums being WHITE were surely a sign of dehydration and the fact that she wasn’t getting enough fluid and that would kill her.
I will forward the parvo emergency tea information. IF you aren’t comfortable treating her yourself, then you should do it. You would hate for her to pass away because you were too afraid to treat her and keep her properly hydrated. On the other hand, IF you could keep up her every hour on the hour doses (and more frequently if needed because she’s dehydrating), in many cases puppies do better at home as they aren’t in a strange vet hospital with a bunch of strange people and sick animals who really don’t care if they live or die. AND, honestly, unless you have young children at home that could be adversely affected by a family pet dying in the household, I’ve always figured, IF they are going to die, it’s much better for them to do so at home where they are loved, petted, and cared for versus being all alone in a cage at the vet hospital where no one is loving and encouraging them to get well.
It’s a tough call. If you can’t treat her though, you shouldn’t bring her home. I’ve taken in parvo puppies who aren’t moving and could care less about the nasty tasting oral doses, but in keeping up with their hourly oral doses (and more frequent doses when they have big vomits or diarrhea), they’ve always come around and gotten better. Mind you, we do use the other things in our healing parvo webpage in the severe cases and in the tea below – 100% NZ Colostrum powder, hourly…bentonite clay, DE, MSM when/IF needed, etc. Depending on her symptoms, often they only need the Parvaid/pedialyte and Vibactra Plus or Colloidal Silver.
Here is the tea:
Take a look at my healing parvo webpage at http://wolfcreekranch1.tripod.com/heal_parvo.html I have not finished this page, but it has some good information that might be useful for you.
Here is the Emergency Tea Recipe:
(Please note: This recipe may help sustain your parvo puppy and is given every hour on the hour for active parvo infection. This recipe can be used to preventatively treat those who have been exposed to the parvo virus, but are having no symptoms by giving it 4x/day for 5 days until you can get the Parvaid and Vibactra Plus. This tea is NOT the full strength Parvaid)
Warning: Do not use this recipe with other treatments where the ingredients
are unknown. Doing so could be fatal to your dog. Always check with a
qualified or knowledgeable person before combining treatments.
You will need these ingredients (these ingredients can be found in most
major supermarkets with pharmacies):
1 cup Pedialyte (or electrolyte fluid)
2 tea bags herbal Peppermint with Spearmint tea ( We recommend Bigelow’s Mint Medley but if you can’t find Bigelow look for one that has both peppermint and spearmint) DO NOT GET TEA WHICH CONTAINS CAFFEINE.
2 teabags of chamomile tea / DO NOT GET TEA WHICH CONTAINS CAFFEINE
2 capsules Echinacea (This can usually be found at Wal-Mart or your pharmacy
if it carries a line of natural products)
2 Teaspoons Finely chopped garlic
(A few things you may want to pick up at the supermarket or have on hand
are: Beef Broth or Chicken Broth, syringes, a child size disposable enema )
Heat 1 cup of Pedialyte until hot but do not boil. Add 2 tea bags of mint
tea, 2 tea bags of chamomile tea, empty 2 capsules of Echinacea, and add 2
Tsp. of fresh garlic. Do not microwave the tea.
Stir, put a lid on it and let steep for 20 min.
As per the following table give one dose, wait 15 minutes then give another
dose, then give a dose every hour after that.
If your dog weighs:
Under 3 lbs give 1 teaspoons
3-10 lbs. give 2 teaspoons
11-20 lbs. give 1 tablespoons
21-30 lbs. give 2 tablespoons
31-40 lbs. give 3 tablespoons
41-50 lbs. give 4 tablespoons
51-60 lbs. give 5 tablespoons
61-70 lbs. give 6 tablespoons
71-80 lbs. give 7 tablespoons
81-90 lbs. give 8 tablespoons
We recommend you put your dog on an anti-biotic to prevent secondary infections such as pneumonia. We recommend Vibactra Plus http://wolfcreekranch1.tripod.com/vibactra_plus.html or Colloidal Silver as they both kill viruses, bacteria, and fungus across the board, plus single celled organisms such as coccidia protozoan. We only use natural antibiotics as they are far more effective against a wider range of pathogens than what traditional antibiotics cover and in some cases, the natural antibiotic can make the difference of whether a puppy survives.
If your dog is vomiting and will not keep the tea down you can give some Bentonite Clay or Pepto-Bismol, wait 15 minutes, then try the tea again. If that does not work your dog may be too dehydrated, so give an enema with the same amount of tea you are giving for an oral dose. Every single parvo puppy I have ever treated has gotten at least one enema. More enema information is on my healing parvo webpage above.
Watch for dehydration. If the gums go light pink, gray, or white you need to get fluids into your dog as soon as possible. Pinch the skin, it should go “Instantly” back into place like it does when you pinch the skin on your own arm, if it doesn’t your dog is dehydrated. You can take your dog to a vet and get intravenous fluids, or you can do an enema. The large intestine will act the same as the small and will absorb fluids. So doing an enema is another way of putting fluids back into the body. Empty the contents out of the infant disposable enema (or use a syringe) and put the suggested amount of tea into it. Use as much of the tea recipe as you give by mouth. For example: if you are giving 1 teaspoon by mouth then give 1 teaspoon by enema. Do not stop giving the tea by mouth. You will give the enema and the tea by mouth every hour until the dog has kept the tea down by mouth at least 2 times (give the enema first then give the tea by mouth) AND until the puppy’s gums are a nice dark pink and when you pinch their skin it goes INSTANTLY back into place like it does when you pinch the skin on your own arm.
More parvo puppies DIE of dehydration than they do of the parvo virus itself, so it is of UTMOST importance to make sure your puppy is properly hydrated. If it takes 1 or 2 seconds for their skin to go back into place when you pinch it, they ARE dehydrated!! IF this occurs, you MUST give the puppy enemas and oral doses EVERY hour on the hour, until their gums are a nice dark pink and you pinch their skin and it goes INSTANTLY back into place. THEN and ONLY then, you can give just the hourly oral doses.
We have found 100% New Zealand Colostrum (http://wolfcreekranch1.tripod.com/new_zealand_colostrum.html) is excellent to provide some protein as well as boost the immune system of our worst case scenario puppies we have worked with. Puppies who aren’t keeping oral fluids down can tolerate just having the dry powder put in their mouths every hour. Those who are keeping fluids down well, can often tolerate the NZ Colostrum wetted just enough to make it easy to syringe down their throats. NZ Colostrum is also excellent to balance blood sugar levels. Please do NOT give honey to a sick parvo puppy. Honey can cause botulism in puppies and infant children under 1 year of age.
If your puppy is whining, give charcoal capsules or bentonite clay every 2 hours for a total of 8 hours or until improvement is seen (whichever occurs first). Whining is a sign of campylobacter poisoning, NOT parvo. Keep up the hourly tea dosing (or Parvaid when it arrives) to keep campy puppies hydrated, along with dosing 4x/day with the Vibactra Plus.
Recommendations for puppies who were vaccinated or chemically wormed within 14 days of coming down with parvo:
ADD: 1000 mg. vitamin C to the tea recipe for ALL puppies.
ADD: 1/2 teaspoon Oregano to the tea recipe for ALL puppies – use until you have an antibiotic, then discontinue use)
GIVE: 1 Vitamin B Complex tablet via enema to ALL puppies over 10 lbs.
1/2 Vitamin B Complex tablet via enema daily to puppies under 10 lbs.
Add the Vitamin C, AFTER the tea has steeped for 20 minutes, as high heat destroys vitamin C.
Dose the tea recipe hourly to the sick puppy, until the Parvaid arrives, and/or until she starts eating on her own. Use just the peppermint/spearmint, chamomile, vitamin C and pedialyte tea (omitting the garlic and echinacea) with the Parvaid when it arrives, INSTEAD of just the plain pedialyte.
Dose the puppies without parvo symptoms, 4x/day with the tea recipe. When the Parvaid arrives, dose them with just the oral drops of Parvaid, combined with the tea recipe fluid 4x/day for 5 days as a preventative. Give the Vibactra Plus drops ONLY 2x/day as a preventative. Vibactra Plus is a strong natural antibiotic, give only the # of drops recommended based on the puppy’s weight.
IF the puppy has excessive worm loads add the following to the original tea recipe to make a “second” tea:
1/4 tsp. cloves
1/4 tsp. mustard
1 tbsp. raw minced garlic (use in place of the 2 tsps. raw garlic in the tea recipe)
Instances where a parvo puppy is NOT having constant bowel movements, at least 4 or 5 per day, 9 times out of 10 they have excessive worm loads. Keep in mind, just because you don’t physically see any worms, they can still be infested. Hookworms and whipworms are microscopic so you won’t see them, but they can kill puppies and prevent their recovery from parvo. Puppies are born with roundworms AND hookworms, even if their mother had NO worms, ova hatch at birth in puppies. Give this parasite tea for the first 2 hourly doses (orally and/or via enema if needed) and then only 4x/day.
Enema doses can be useful to help elicit a bowel movement in puppies that aren’t having bowel movements regularly. Use the tea with the cloves and mustard added (or use food grade diatomaceous earth) instead of plain pedialyte, even after the Parvaid has arrived to give enemas or oral doses with for puppies who aren’t having bowel movements or those you know are infested with worms.
White specks in the stool/diarrhea is indicative of a parasite infestation. If you see white specks, definitely add the cloves and mustard to the tea recipe, though note even if you don’t see white specks it doesn’t mean the puppy does not have worms. Some puppies continue to vomit when they have excessive worm loads and can actually vomit a bunch of worms!
Cases where puppies were chemically wormed 2 to 4 weeks prior to coming down with parvo and especially in instances where they weren’t wormed the second time, often have worm infestations as the hatching worm eggs hatched since the first worming.
If you can obtain food grade diatomaceous earth – http://wolfcreekranch1.tripod.com/defaq.html from a local feed store, you can use it instead of the added herbs (garlic and mustard). It is much easier to get down puppies throats as it doesn’t taste nasty like the parasite tea does. Food grade DE is highly effective and what we personally use to deworm infested parvo puppies people bring us. Dose 2x/day with the “food grade” DE as recommended on my website for those dealing with infestations. DE is safe to use via enema as well for puppies who are not having bowel movements. Just mix with their hourly pedialyte and Parvaid dose and give via enema.
Please do NOT use a chemical wormer when dealing with a sick parvo puppy. The chemical wormer given when they have inflamed intestinal tracts from parvo more often than not kills the puppy and at the very least will make them take much longer to get well.
IF you just chemically wormed your puppy within 7 days of it getting sick: Use bentonite clay or charcoal to sweep the poison out of the system. These remedies are also excellent for salmonella poisoning, aflatoxin poisoning, campylobacter, etc. You can find these things at a health food store. I prefer liquid bentonite clay, but charcoal will work just as well. Dose is adjusted, based on the weight of the puppy.
My recommended dose for puppies who were just wormed:
| Puppy Weight | Liquid Bentonite Clay | Charcoal Capsules wetted with water |
| 0-10#’s | 1/2 tsp. | 1/2 capsule |
| 10-20#’s | 1 tsp. | 1 capsule |
| 20-30#’s | 1-1/2 tsps. | 1-1/2 capsules |
| 30-40#’s | 2 tsps. | 2 capsules |
| 40-50#’s | 2-1/2 tsps. | 2-1/2 capsules |
| 50-80#’s | 1 tbsp. | 3 capsules |
Dose either the Bentonite Clay or the Charcoal Capsules (empty capsule and mix with water and syringe down the throat) every 2 hours for a total of 8 hours. When dosing Bentonite or Charcoal dose this on the opposite half hour away from the hourly tea and Parvaid dose, as these natural anti-poisoning products will sweep poisons and toxins out of the body, but they will also remove the good things. Bentonite clay or charcoal should be given via enema every 8 hours as well.
You can also use Amber Tech’s Vaccination & Wormer Detox – http://wolfcreekranch1.tripod.com/vaccination_wormer_detox.html 4x/day. Use the Bentonite clay or charcoal, even if you are using Amber Tech’s Vaccination & Wormer Detox.
If you have a fresh lemon on hand, you can also add to 20 drops of the fresh squeezed lemon juice to any enema doses given. This helps detox the liver from the chemicals.
TOXIC LIVER
Some cases of parvo puppies who have been overly chemically wormed and/or vaccinated, or poisoned the liver is nearly destroyed. Autopsies/Necropsies of chemically treated parvo puppies have shown some where the liver just turns to mush. Puppies under 3# are particularly suceptible to liver trouble from vaccinations, chemical wormers, or poisons.
If you think your puppy’s liver is thrashed, you can do the following to help cleanse and detox the liver and start rebuilding it:
Milk Thistle – NON-alcoholic tincture (or *evaporate out the alcohol if you can only get the alcohol variety). This works great in enemas, along with the fresh lemon juice above. If your puppy is keeping down the oral fluids, give orally as well, every hour, in addition to the tea or plain pedialyte & Parvaid (*evaporate out the alcohol in the Parvaid too). *See instructions for evaporating out the alcohol below.
Turmeric – http://www.encyclopedia.com:80/doc/1G1-80532262.html tar Excellent antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, anti-carcinogenic, cardio and gastrointestinal effects and great for the liver. You can find this herb at a health food store.
Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice – http://www.quantumbalancing.com/news/lemon%20water.htm Fresh lemon juice is excellent to cleanse the liver. This juice should be given via enema and can also be added to hourly oral doses.
| Puppy Weight | Non-Alcohol Milk Thistle* | Fresh Lemon Juice | Turmeric |
| 0-3#’s | 4 drops | 4 drops | 250 mg. |
| 4-10#’s | 10 drops | 10 drops | 250 mg. |
| 11-20#’s | 15 drops | 15 drops | 250 mg. |
| 21-30#’s | 20 drops | 20 drops | 500 mg. |
| 31-40#’s | 25 drops | 25 drops | 750 mg. |
| 41-50#’s | 30 drops | 30 drops | 750 mg. |
| 51-80#’s | 35 drops | 35 drops | 1000 mg. |
*Alcohol tinctures are NOT recommended for puppies with chemical toxicity/poisoning. To evaporate out the alcohol, simply add an equal number of drops of hot pedialyte or water to the appropriate number of drops (based on puppy’s weight) of alcohol tinctures. Wait 30 seconds and the heat will have evaporated out the alcohol in the tincture. Then administer.
Internal Gold Detox Kit – http://wolfcreekranch1.tripod.com/internal_gold_detox.html Often when the liver is toxic, inflammed, and swollen, the kidneys are suffering as well. Using the Internal Gold Detox Kit will help the kidneys and liver function better as it cleanses the liver, blood, lympathic system, and kidneys. This product is excellent for all liver ailments and especially great for cancer.
WORST CASE PUPPIES
Worst case scenario parvo “plus” puppies (meaning they are dealing with more than just regular parvo) we have encountered – their intestines swell so much, they can literally swell shut, meaning no oral fluid can go down orally without vomiting instantly after a single drop (or more) of oral fluid is given AND they are NOT having bowel movements at all. Cases such as this arise, again, from overwhelming toxicity in the body often caused by chemical wormers, vaccines, etc. Often, these puppies have normal temperatures (100.5 to 101.5), their gums are a nice pink, and their skin goes instantly back into place meaning they are properly hydrated. Puppies that are treated at the vet hospital on IV’s die, but we have found the following to work well with noticeable improvement (having bowel movements again and keeping oral fluids down) within 24 hours of dosing along with hourly dosing of Parvaid (evaporate out alcohol) (via enema if that’s the only way we can keep it in the puppy) and fluid (rotating pedialyte every other hour with aloe vera juice (make sure the aloe you purchase contains NO alcohol – just straight aloe juice):
MSM (Methylsulfonylmethane) – is an excellent natural anti-inflammatory that will help reduce swelling quickly. You can purchase 1# of “Pure” 100% MSM powder or crystals at a health food store for about $13.00. Some info is here: http://wolfcreekranch1.tripod.com/naturvet_msm.html You can also find it at a health food store, Walmart, pharmacies, etc. When dosing puppies with inflammed intestinal tracts, you double the initial dose for the first two weeks (though you won’t need to give it for 2 weeks). Expect the puppy to appear more relaxed and comfortable within an hour of dosing.
Adizone – is an excellent herbal anti-inflammatory with effects similar to prednisone. Dose is 2 to 15 drops based on the puppy’s weight, 3x/day. Give the first dose via enema AND orally. Some info is here: http://wolfcreekranch1.tripod.com/adizone.html
Turmeric – http://www.encyclopedia.com:80/doc/1G1-80532262.html Excellent antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, anti-carcinogenic, cardio and gastrointestinal effects and great for the liver. You can find this herb at a health food store.
Vitamin C – Preferably a buffered form, such as Ester C, calcium ascorbate, etc.
You will dose the MSM and Turmeric, if you can obtain both, 1/3rd the daily dose, 3x/day to equal the daily recommended dose. You can give an initial dose of one-half the MSM daily dose, then split the other half of the daily dose into 1/4 for the remaining two doses for the first day. Give this via Enema ONLY.
| Puppy Weight | MSM | Turmeric | Vitamin C |
| 0-20#’s | 1000 mg/day | 250 mg/day | A pinch per hourly enema |
| 21-30#’s | 1500 mg/day | 500 mg/day | 125 mg. per hourly enema |
| 31-60#’s | 2000 mg/day | 750 mg/day | 250 mg. per hourly enema |
| 61-80#’s | 3000 mg/day | 1000 mg/day | 500 mg. per hourly enema |
Because these puppies cannot keep down oral fluids, even ONE single drop in many cases, it is necessary to give hourly enema doses AND evaporate out any alcohol in tinctures they are given.
Pure aloe juice http://www.aloe-vera.org/top_10_reasons_to_use_aloe_vera.htm can either be alternated every hour with regular pedialyte doses or you can use half aloe and half pedialyte for each enema dose, mixed with the above ingredients. Aloe has lots of excellent properties, anti-inflammatory, soothing, healing, and laxative are the reasons we are using it for these severely inflammed puppies.
Use the liver detox remedies (milk thistle & lemon juice) as well in each enema given. Mix well. Expect the turmeric to stain the puppy’s fur and or your fingers a nice yellow/orange color.
Give NZ Colostrum powder dry, orally, just a pinch to 1 tsp. depending on puppy weight, every hour after giving the puppy’s enema dose, until the puppy is able to keep down oral fluid. Then syringe NZ colostrum mixed with pedialyte or aloe, starting out with 3 cc’s and working up until the puppy can keep down it’s normal hourly dose.
Continue the hourly enemas until the puppy is eating on it’s own. Then continue the Parvaid (evaporate the alcohol) and pedialyte hourly oral doses for 6 hours AFTER the puppy has been eating and drinking on it’s own and keeping it down to prevent a relapse. Then give just the Parvaid drops 4x/day for 2 additional days. Continue the NZ Colostrum a few times/day. Give the Vibactra Plus only 2x/day for 2 additional days to hasten complete recovery.
HOURLY DOSING:
The emergency tea recipe and/or Parvaid & pedialyte is given EVERY hour on the hour, until the puppy is eating and consuming fluids on it’s own. This means at 3 am, 4 am, 5 am, etc., as even tho they can be “looking” pretty good at 3 am, if you take a nap until 6 am, they can die of dehydration that quickly. Hopefully you have someone who can help you keep up with the hourly dosing, so you can get a nap if needed.
Instances that might occur where: you dosed a puppy at 10 pm and at 10:15 pm the puppy had a big diarrhea or vomit, I usually clean up the mess first, and then mix up another dose to give them as they just lost a big amount of fluid, so they can dehydrate. So although, it was just dosed at 10pm and a puppy vomited or had diarrhea at 10:15 pm and even tho their next dose isn’t due until 11 pm, I will give them their normal dose at 10:20 pm (after I clean up the mess first) – IF the puppy had a big vomit, I’ll give them an enema. If they had a big diarrhea, I’ll give them an oral dose (unless they haven’t been keeping the oral doses down prior, then I’ll just give an enema). And then give their next hourly dose at 11:20 pm. The tea helps even if you don’t dose right after they have a big bowel movement or vomit, BUT it is best to replace the fluids quickly to prevent them from dehydrating for 30 to 40 minutes until their next scheduled dose is due and keeping them properly hydrated this way can hasten their recovery.
PREVENTATIVE DOSING:
Recommendations for puppies who have been exposed to the parvo virus but are not exhibiting any symptoms and who have NOT recently been vaccinated or chemically wormed:
Dose puppies who are not showing signs of parvo with the above tea recipe 4x/day for 5 days. When the Parvaid arrives, dose with just the oral drops of Parvaid, based on the puppy’s weight, 4x/day for 5 days and give the Vibactra Plus 2x/day for 5 days as a preventative. This has shown to work extremely well at preventing puppies from coming down with parvo if dosed immediately after you know they have been exposed to the parvo virus.
If you need assistance, you may call us (951) 674-0921 or Amber Tech toll free at (877) 727-8243. As noted on our http://wolfcreekranch1.tripod.com/heal_parvo.html webpage, we charge $25.00 per 15 minute consultation whether via e-mail or telephone during normal business hours Mon-Fri 10am-5pm PST and $40.00 per 15 minute consultation after normal business hours and weekends. Most of the information you need is on our website pages or here, but if you are having difficulty, you are welcome to contact us for assistance, but we do require you purchase a block of parvo consult time below. Unfortunately, parvo is our specialty and as you know, ALL parvo puppy cases are emergencies and there are days, weekends, and holidays we are on the phone or e-mailing with parvo or distemper customers nearly ALL day and night. We no longer give free advice as we have supplied most of the information you need on our webpages and in this tea recipe.
MOST parvo puppy’s are easy to heal with just the Parvaid & Vibactra Plus. The info I have given here is for the more complicated cases and to give you more thorough information to prevent you from having to contact us and to help your puppy or puppies heal more quickly and prevent losses from the more complicated cases.
You can use ALL of the natural remedies mentioned in this e-mail, whether or not your puppy has simple parvo or a complicated case and it will NOT hurt the puppy, only benefit them, so IF you aren’t sure exactly what is going on, ALL of these natural remedies can be used without harm to your puppy.
IF you need to contact us, at Wolf Creek Ranch, it is quickest and easiest for us if you can provide the following information:
1. Age and weight of puppy
2. Worming (and whether you’ve seen worms in the stool or vomit) and vaccination history
3. Type of food you normally feed your puppy
4. Puppy’s current rectal temperature
5. Frequency, consistency, smell, and color of puppy’s bowel movements
6. Color of puppy’s gums and results of the skin hydration pinch test
7. Frequency, consistency, smell, and color of puppy’s vomiting
8. Are any dogs over 1 year of age in the household exhibiting symptoms
9. Name, city, state, phone number
10. E-mailed photos of the puppy’s bowel movement if you think there is something there we need to see
In order to schedule immediate consultation time, you will need to pay for it in advance. Click on one of the choices below:
The following 4 consultation time/rates are for calls or e-mails originating during normal business hours, Monday through Friday, 10am-5pm, excluding holidays.
15 Minute Consult – $25.00 (Mon-Fri 10am-5pm PST Only)
30 Minute Consult – $50.00 (Mon-Fri 10am-5pm PST Only)
45 Minute Consult – $75.00 (Mon-Fri 10am-5pm PST Only)
60 Minute Consult – $90.00 (Mon-Fri 10am-5pm PST Only)
If you need assistance after normal business hours or on weekends, please select a block of time below:
15 Minute Parvo Consult – $40.00 (After hours/weekends only)
30 Minute Parvo Consult – $80.00 (After hours/weekends only)
45 Minute Parvo Consult – $120.00 (After hours/weekends only)
60 Minute Parvo Consult – $140.00 (After hours/weekends only)
Provided you have pre-paid for your consult, we will answer your call and/or return your call immediately.
Please keep us posted on how your puppy is doing. Best wishes for a swift recovery!
Hugs, Howls, Meows, Health, & Happiness,
(I’ll leave out the woman’s name)
wolfcreek1@earthlink.net
(951) 674-0921 / (951) 674-9998 fax
Wolf Creek Ranch
Home of Whispering Winds Wholistic Animal Sanctuary
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Thank you SO much for your help. My last concern that I want to ask is, what if she’s dehydrating, but isn’t able to take in liquids either orally OR via enema? This is why we took her to the vet at all, because her gums were white but she was refusing liquid via enema. After receiving IV fluids in a clinic for 48, is there a high chance, even a surity, that once we bring her home, she will be able to take liquid in orally or via enema?
Masaleen
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It would depend on her circumstances – i.e, what happened prior to her getting sick that possibly helped caused her to get ill?? If you feed a raw diet, any chance salmonella could be the issue or part of it? Salmonella (would have to be from bad/old food) will test low positive for parvo, as will campylobacter. Both cases need to be treated for poisoning.
It’s tough, cuz when they are REALLY sick, it can be hard to watch them be so sick, but we have had clients who had their parvo pups on IV’s at the vet for 4 or 5 days, and they weren’t getting better and the vet suggested euthanizing them…the people refused (against the vet’s wishes) and took them home and treated with Parvaid and Vibactra Plus and majority of them are eating within 24 hours – that’s AFTER the vet wanted to have them PTS…if you don’t tolerate seeing bloody diarrhea, vomiting, and a puppy who looks like she’s on deaths door though, you might not be able to hold yourself together and treat her well enough, so I can’t make that call for you. I just know I have faith in the ability of these products to help them heal and always more quickly than traditional IV treatment (they aren’t even treating the intestinal tract where the parvo virus is), but I am an ex beach lifeguard, so I’ve seen bones, punctures, and all kinds of injured people and kids; besides all the work we’ve done with rescues people bring us, including cancers and seen them heal over and over again….it can be a lot of work though and hard to see them look so ill, but in cases where even “I” didn’t think they would make it, continually giving their hourly doses has gotten them well again…
Puppies vomit because either:
1. They are dehydrated is the #1 reason
2. They have excessive worm loads and sometimes they’ll vomit a huge pile of worms
3. Poisoning – whether salmonella, campylobacter, mice/rat poison, etc.
4. Their intestines have swelled shut, so nothing can go in the mouth without being vomited and bowel movements are minimal, if any
Addressing the cause of the vomiting, helps stop it…
There are a lot of factors involved and if you’re not sure, it’s better to leave her in the hands of the vet (mind you, we NEVER see a traditional vet unless someone needs a surgery – like once every 5 years amongst my 100 animal guardians – and then we use only natural antibiotics, no traditional medicine – so I don’t generally recommend traditional veterinary care ever), but if you leave her at the vet and she doesn’t make it, you will likely feel like you did everything you could (aka spent all the money you have, along with money you didn’t have) versus bringing her home – if she passed away, then you would be mad at yourself for making that choice, when in your mind you would be thinking “maybe” she would have survived if you left her at the vet)…I personally had enough experience with traditional vets over 15+ years ago, such that I would never leave any of my animals with them, simply because I don’t think they really know what they are doing and I definitely do not agree with the treatments they use!
Let’s take traditional parvo treatment, for example:
Traditional vets use IV’s to hydrate them – parvo is in the intestinal tract (not the skin) so treating orally is the quickest way to get them to recover by treating WHERE the parvo disease IS.
Traditional vets like to stop up vomiting and diarrhea. Sometimes their meds work, sometimes not, but natural medicine WANTS the vomiting and/or diarrhea to occur because that is the body’s way of telling us what’s going on with them. As I said previously, in some cases, puppies will vomit a massive amount of worms which is EXCELLENT – at least they are getting the worms OUT of the body, not keeping them in where they will prevent recovery from parvo.
Diarrhea is the body’s way of getting something out quickly and the parvo virus is something you want OUT of the body. Stopping it up keeps the virus and toxins INSIDE the body, which isn’t going to help it heal.
Oh yeah, and then the REALLY bright traditional vets who like to chemically worm parvo puppies…hmmm, think about this…the puppy has parvo and “okay, it has some worms and worms can and will prevent recovery from parvo”, BUT parvo sheds the intestinal lining, so it is RAW and INFLAMED, so when adding a “poison” wormer to it, that poison absorbs throughout the entire body – thereby REALLY poisoning the puppy giving a greater chance the puppy will die…
And then, the sick puppy is in the vet hospital with a bunch of other animals who are sick, so now it’s exposed to even more disease. We have some clients who had their parvo puppies at the vets on IV’s who come down with pneumonia (see how cold it is in the vet hospital?? Some puppies are laying on concrete. Others are laying in cages that allow the air conditioning to circulate around them. Topped with possible vomiting/diarrhea, so then they might be laying in their own fluids, so they can catch colds or pneumonia, thanks to the veterinary hospital…
So, yeah, I am extremely paranoid with traditional vets/doctors and medicine. Most seem to only have a goal of how much money can they rake in for the day, not truly, the actual health of your beloved family member. Remember though, besides my own animals, incoming fosters/rescues, and taking in people’s sick furry and feathered family members, we’ve seen the results of natural medicine, time and time again, even when the doctor or vet had given up on the person or animal and we’ve seen them heal 100%, but we do this nearly every single day, so it’s “normal” to us.
She is raw fed, unvaccinated, so she should be easy to help heal – those are the easiest versus the krappy killer kibble fed dogs, completely vaccinated, etc. There has to be something else going on with her. Our own raw fed, unvacc’d puppies that got parvo 8 years ago contracted it from a completely vaccinated AKC great Pyrenees rescue we had taken in. I never had to treat our own hourly. Preventative use with Parvaid 4x/day prevented two of our 5 puppies from coming down with parvo and the other 3, the worst one missed one meal being fed twice/day at that time when they were 8 weeks of age.
I assume you’ve used a natural wormer for her? Worms can complicate parvo and prevent recovery.
I’ve got consultations the rest of today, so will be unable to reply again until Monday.
Best wishes for her safe and healthy recovery.
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(a few days later)
Hey Julie,
I’m not sure if you remember me, we emailed back and forth on Friday about my puppy who has parvo.
Well, we did bring her home from the vets. It was easy to tell they were very concerned and strongly believed Haley (my puppy) would die that day. We brought her home around 2, started the homeopathic treatment right away that Saturday, and she is still alive, it’s almost 10 AM Monday.
However, I do have a few questions (since she’s not better yet). She tends to throw up small puddles of vomit with a lot of charcoal in it, vomit which is otherwise clear. We give her charcoal because we’re not sure if she has worms or poisoning, just taking precautions. Is this a sign that something IS inside that’s wanting to come out, or that her body doesn’t want the charcoal?
Also, her fever a few minutes ago was 101.9. Is there anything else I can do other than lower the temperature of the house (open the back door, turn on the fan) and give her chilled medicine? I’m not due to give her Vibactra for about another four hours.
Thank you so much for your help.
Masaleen (and Haley)
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Hi you two,
Good to hear she is still hanging in there. Is she having bowel movements? If you’re giving charcoal, you should be seeing some blackish colored stools and if she has parvo, she should be having bowel movements at least 4 to 6 times/day.
Small amounts of vomit aren’t a big deal, so long as you are keeping her properly hydrated. She should have nice dark pink gums and when you pinch the skin it should go instantly back into place like it does if you pinch the skin on your own arm.
When was the last time she ate solid food?
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Good to hear from you.
She is still having bowel movement, but only about three times daily. It’s always dark brown, very watery, and bits of soft brown (pretty normal looking) stool is there too.
She is definitely hydrated, her gums have been dark pink since we brought her home.
She hasn’t held down solid food for a week. The vets tried to give her some but she threw it up so they stopped. We gave her a tiny, tiny bit of apple sauce yesterday, first in very watered form and then normal form, but we think that might be why she threw up so much about 1-2 hours later. What should we do? Should we continue trying to feed her?
Masaleen
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Colostrum is really good and heals and soothes the intestinal tract, besides providing protein and it’s not like a “solid” food.
You’re giving the Parvaid hourly still, with the pedialyte, since she’s not eating and drinking on her own correct?
Have you tried raw chicken liver??
Make an appetizer plate – with some raw chicken liver, tiny amount of cottage cheese, yogurt, and whatever you are having for dinner and see if that will entice her. Is she drinking fluid on her own and keeping it down?
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She seems to be properly hydrated, her gums are very pink. Her temperature is now 102.9. I’ve been giving her refrigerated oral doses for about three hours.
She’s had two bowel movements today, both times watery and dark brown, the second one a little thick as well and maybe dark red brown.
No, we haven’t tried raw chicken liver, if you recommend it I will go to store right now and get some. We gave her two spoonfuls of raw egg though, just now, do you recommend we continue?
She only drinks about five licks of water maybe once a day.
Masaleen
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Raw liver is always one of the first things we feed parvo puppies, so yes, you should have it on hand so when she’s ready to eat, she can.
How much does she weigh? Just a tiny amount of raw egg is enough, spoonfuls take the chance you will overload her tummy.
So are you giving her diatomaceous earth or the parasite tea recipe? I’m sorry, I’ve got numerous parvo puppy cases today and don’t remember who is who…aren’t you the one who took her from the vet and brought her home to treat?
Probiotics – beneficial gut bacteria/acidophilus is excellent as well. The people stuff works great and they also have pet stuff too.
How is she doing otherwise? Does she look good? When was the last time she ate real food?
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Haley is a 5-month old Golden, she weighs about 20 pounds. We gave her two spoonfuls of raw egg. She hasn’t eaten “real” food since last Monday – she doesn’t seem to want to at all.
I’m not giving her DE or the parasite tea…I am giving her the charcoal though, is that enough?
Yes, I am the one who brought her home from the vet.
In general she looks good, I guess – her gums are pink. She’s very tired though, and has been for a week. Her energy doesn’t seem to rise. She’s never been at a point though where she can’t wag her tail or lift her head or go outside on her own to vomit/poo, so I guess that’s good. Her temperature went down from 102.9 to 102.2.
What’s the longest time you’ve seen a puppy “hang in there”? Haley started showing symptoms a week ago, didn’t get vet help till three days after that, has been on holistic medicine for the past three days, and hasn’t had solid food since the day she started showing symptoms. I’m so grateful she’s been hanging on so long, but what concerns me is her continual lethargy and lack of desire to eat. It’s as if all she’s doing is “hanging on” but not getting better – is this normal with parvo cases, that they often aren’t very good until things look very bad?
Masaleen
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I would start her on the parasite tea or DE. Worms can prevent recovery from parvo. It is definitely NOT normal for parvo to last 7 days, so if it was parvo she has, it isn’t “just” parvo.
You can also give her a liver juice enema – the same amount as her oral dose. This will help her blood sugar, provide iron, and lots of vitamin A.
Parasite tea:
1 cup electrolyte fluid – bring to light boil on stove
Add 2 tablespoons of raw garlic
2 tablespoons of ground clove spice
Boil for 3 minutes
Administer orally 4 times/day. IF she is the 11 to 20 pound range, her dose would be 1-1/2 tablespoons, 4x/day. IF she’s in the 21 to 30# range, then her dose would be 2 tablespoons 4x/day. IF she’s not having regular bowel movements, 4+ times/day, you can give a enema with the tea, then give an oral dose 15 minutes later, to address worms in the bowel.
Charcoal helps with some parasites, but not all and we never use it as a “wormer”, only as an anti-poison remedy. The best thing to give is food grade diatomaceous earth – http://wolfcreekranch1.tripod.com/defaq.html IF you can find it near you, it would be at a feed store. IF the tea brings improvement within 24 hours, then you want to put her on the food grade DE for at least 30 days straight – to catch all the worms and the hatching eggs.
IF you have some vitamin C on hand, I would add 2000 mg. vitamin C to the tea above AFTER it has completely cooled, as heat destroys vitamin C.
Colostrum is really excellent to help heal her intestinal tract OR the probiotics. Since parvo sheds the intestinal lining – the worms continue to eat her, suck her blood, and thus the intestinal lining will not heal. So the worms must be addressed. Again, DE is the best thing to get though, in which case you would just give her 2 teaspoons via enema with 1-1/2 tbsps. Of pedialyte fluid and then give 2 teaspoons orally 4x/day until she is eating again, then just give her 1 tbsp. DE in her food daily for at least 30 days. IF you never wormed her (and IF you used the chemical wormers – they aren’t effective enough), but puppies are ALL born with roundworms and hookworms and if she ever had one flea, she’ll have tapeworms. DE is safest and easiest to give.
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When you say to give her a liver juice enema, do you mean raw, pureed liver, or the liquid remains after having boiled liver?
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Raw liquid from the liver juice. Not pureed or cooked.
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Julie, Haley is finally starting to eat!!
We gave her the parasite tea and within 12 hours she was more energetic and has started to eat pureed raw beef liver on her own. Of course, she’s still tired, but we’re finallyyy seeing improvement.
I was wondering, now that she’s eating, should we start giving her “normal” food? Beef liver is the only thing she eats willingly; the cottage cheese, yogurt, and raw egg don’t entice her at all. But a teaspoon of beef liver every three hours isn’t enough food, is it? Should I start giving her apple sauce, or pureed banana or raw chicken, or small amounts of whatever she wants to eat?
Also, I can’t find a single place that sells DE. Is it only possible to buy online? It’s not something we need urgently, is it, since we give her the parasite tea?
Masaleen
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Masaleen,
Good to hear Haley is eating. As I said, worms will prevent recovery and obviously worms are an issue with her. The DE is safer to use and doesn’t taste as nasty as the garlic, plus it kills more worms than the tea does, so it covers a wider spectrum. It’s best to give the full dose all at once, rather than in smaller doses. I would guess if you give her half a dose and then give the other half within 30 minutes, that would be okay. Just know that NOTHING kills the worm eggs, so even tho some of the adult worms are dying, the worm eggs hatch up to 21 days later, so you need to put her own something, again, preferably the DE for at least 30 days straight. I take DE and feed it to my humans, employees, and my 100 animal guardians 365 days/year as it has so many excellent health benefits, so you should get her some. Too much garlic can cause Heinz body anemia, so in the long run, the tea isn’t a good choice to give long term.
No kibble, no banana…REAL food – cooked chicken and rice, chicken gizzards, chicken necks, turkey heart, chicken wings, etc. I don’t remember if you said you already feed her raw, but just to make sure do NOT feed her ANY kibble (too drying on the tummy/intestines) for at least the same number of days that she hasn’t eaten. So if she hasn’t eaten for a week, don’t feed her kibble for at least a week to help allow her tummy to recover.
I would, for safety purposes, continue giving either colloidal silver OR Vibactra Plus 4x/day for a full 10 days from the time you started giving it to her – that way you know protozoan such as coccidia and giardia will NOT be an issue.
Continue the Parvaid 4x/day for 5 to 10 days, since she was treated at the vet for awhile; to prevent a relapse; boost her immune system; and help complete her full recovery. This is assuming she is eating and drinking on her own and keeping it down, IF she is NOT eating and drinking and keeping it down, then you continue the Parvaid drops with pedialyte every hour, until she is eating/drinking.
If you got the colostrum, I would give that to her daily for a few weeks as well.
Please give her a hug for us.
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I have simple question, is it okay to premix her oral doses, or is it better to do it on the spot?
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You can premix, just don’t premix 10 doses at the same time, only one dose at a time.
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Hey Julie,
So, Haley is doing great. It’s been two-three days since she started feeling good, so about how long should it take before she eats her normal portions? She seems to be pretty hungry often. Also, until the DE we ordered comes, do we still need to give her full-strength parasite tea every six hours? Also, Parvaid and Vibactra four times a day?
Lastly, other than bleaching our floors/backyard/anything she threw up on etc., what else can we do to prevent relapse, and how common is it for a puppy to go into relapse? Should I not walk her so much, or let her play with other dogs, or take her to parks? If so, how will she get exercise? When will I know FOR SURE she is parvo-free and safe?
Masaleen
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Masaleen,
Just give her small meals frequently throughout the day. It’s easiest on her tummy. Yes, I would continue the parasite tea 4x/day until the DE arrives.
The Parvaid & Vibactra Plus 4x/day are fine for prevention. Be careful not to over bleach as puppy noses are much more sensitive and the bleach can be absorbed through her pads on her paws.
Since she has worms and if I remember correctly she didn’t eat for a week, you don’t want to over feed her or give her too large a portion. She’s surely lost some weight, so the smaller meals will help her to regain it more quickly.
You can take her for walks and exercise her, but just don’t let her over exercise, till she’s put some of her weight back on.
Glad she’s doing much better! Good job to you for hanging in there.
Hugs to both of you.
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Haley’s Story: A Journal Entry
This is a journal entry I wrote while Haley was still sick.
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Four days ago a vet told me my dog was dying.
She was diagnosed with a deadly virus called parvo. Three days ago she had started vomiting and having diarrhea non-stop, and by the time we got her to the emergency clinic her gums were white from dehydration, her blood sugar level was half of what it should be, and she was cold.
I did what anyone would do. In that small, quiet, white hospital room, I cried. I thought about the memories I had with her and the possibility of never having more. The doctors, however, said she might survive, so we went home to let them take care of her.
I then went online. I researched this terrible virus and found information that was like light shining into a cave you thought was your deathbed. It was instructions on how to heal a dog with parvo holistically at home. The 100 pages worth of instructions were in front of my eyes, asking me: “Do you have what is takes?”
The doctor had said she was likely to die – as he put it, “She may survive, but I don’t see miracles often.” The nurses, somewhat contradictory to the doctor, said she had a 50-50 chance of survival. On the other hand, the holistic animal caretakers online had saved 35 our of 36 puppies. Their instructions were thorough, understandable, and doable – not easily doable, but doable. Even though I had no experience or education on healing animals, I gained a sense of hope with the thought that if I could do as they said, Haley’s chance of survival could be higher than if she stayed at the hospital.
That led to reality, though: taking care of her at home with myself and the occasional help of family members would mean giving her a medicinal oral dose hourly. It meant that even through the night, I would have to wake up on the dot – whether it be midnight, or two o’clock, or four o’clock. It meant waking up five minutes early to make the medicine, taking five to ten minutes to give her the medicine, and another five minutes to clean up afterward. That left me forty-five minutes worth of sleep in between at most if I was able to fall asleep right away every time, which I knew was impossible.
Yet at the hospital, she would be taken care of by others –I could get a decent sleep at home, so long as thoughts of Haley quieted down enough to let me. I would be able to continue my life normally at home, finishing homework and doing chores and watching movies, instead of having it revolve around medicine, cleaning up vomit, and finding time to sleep.
This, however, would come at a cost. At an average of $900 a night which included IV fluids, medicine, tests, and blood transfusions, keeping my puppy at the hospital would be expensive. If I kept her at home, the natural remedies would cost at most around $200.
Lastly, the issue of environment: did I want my baby sleeping on a concrete floor in a cage separated by glass from the rest of the world, with unfamiliar, gloved hands poking needles into her, or did I want to keep her home, where she could be surrounded by familiarity, the comfort of her doggie bed, and her loving, attentive family?
Against the strong advice of the vets, who made sure I was aware she had a high chance of dying that day since we were taking her away, I took Haley home. The way the nurses were talking, I could tell they were more than concerned; they were sad. In their faces I read, “They’ve lost her…and they don’t even know it.” I started holistic treatment as soon as we got home.
This happened four days ago. As I write this, Haley is sleeping at my feet. Yes, she is still sick. Yes, she is very tired, and vomits, and has diarrhea, and her temperature is a bit high. And no, I don’t know if she’ll survive. I really don’t.
What I do know is that she’s much stronger than the vets thought – or at least, the natural medicine is. And as long as she doesn’t give up, I won’t give up either.
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Haley survived!
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Factors that Raise the Likelihood of Parvo
- Factors that raise the likelihood that your puppy has parvo:
- You feed your dog dry dog food and/or other junk food (table scraps, etc.)
- Your puppy is very young (the older the dog, the stronger its body is; however, I’ve heard of dogs as old as 2 years getting parvo)
- Your puppy was weaned when it was younger than 8 weeks old
- Your puppy gets little exercise (and is therefore not as healthy as it could be)
- Your puppy is a Rottweiler, Doberman Pinscher, or Labrador Retriever (these breeds are more susceptible)
- Your puppy is stressed (can be caused by any number of factors – prior conditions at animal shelters, abusive treatment by previous owners, change of diet or environment, etc.)
- Your puppy was vaccinated for parvo within the past 3-14 days
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Parvo Symptoms
Canine parvovirus is the most dangerous virus your dog can get. It will either kill your dog or cost you lots of money and time to heal it – UNLESS you catch it right away and start treatment.
If you see most of these symptoms in your dog, it is not overreacting to assume your dog has parvo and to take immediate action. The biggest mistake I made was assuming my dog has a stomach ache that would go away.
SYMPTOMS:
Lethargy: Your puppy will act depressed and tired. If it’s normally very very happy and energetic, this lethargic state should be a warning flag. It won’t be interested in playing, walking, nothing.
No Appetite: Your dog will not want to eat – in fact, even the smell of food may turn it off. My dog gagged and sometimes vomited when I placed food in front of her, even her favorite foods.
Vomiting: If you’ve been feeding your dog the same thing as usual but it’s vomiting, it could be a sign of parvo. Of course, dogs get into things – the kitchen garbage can, trash lying around outside at parks, etc.
Diarrhea: Probably a lot. Might even be bloody, but not necessarily. My dog’s diarrhea was often not bloody. Can also be yellow or brown.
MOST OBVIOUS SIGN OF PARVO: Your dog’s vomit and diarrhea will have an UNMISTAKABLY foul smell – a smell that will turn on your gag reflexes. There’s no other way to put it. The smell is so bad, and so strong, and has a quality that makes whoever smells it want to throw up. I am not just saying this to exaggerate how bad the smell is.
The more your dog vomits and has diarrhea, the more liquid is leaving its body. Since most parvo-stricken puppies die of dehydration even before it dies from parvo, it is VERY IMPORTANT to take action before your puppy loses too much body fluid. If it loses so much fluid that it’s tongue starts turning white or grayish, take it to an emergency vet and get it on IV’s.
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The Website that Saved My Puppy’s Life
Wolf Creek Ranch saved my puppy’s life.
They are a holistic animal care center in Southern California. I do not live anywhere near California, but the information on their website, as well the the email communication I had with one of their staff members, gave me enough guidance to save my puppy. They have cured 34 out of 35 puppies that have come in sick with parvo. That’s 97% – a much higher chance of survival than traditional vets promise.
Their home page:
www.wolfcreekranch.net
Their page on parvo:
http://wolfcreekranch1.tripod.com/parvo.html
Their blog:
http://wolfcreekranch.blogspot.com/2009/01/what-is-parvo-virus.html
Their page on Parvaid (the medicine that will save your dog’s life):
http://wolfcreekranch1.tripod.com/parvaid.html
I think they charge for phone calls, but not for emails. So I recommend you email them IMMEDIATELY. Julie, the lady I emailed back and forth with, helped me out so much. I’m so grateful to the time and energy she gave me without asking for anything in return. The Wolf Creek Ranch employees really care about animals.
If your puppy has parvo, GO TO WOLF CREEK RANCH’S WEBSITE. They have everything you need.
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