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When my English pointer puppy contracted Parvo I cried because my vet told me he probably wouldn't survive. Nothing stayed down and my puppy was obviously in horrible pain. Worse yet I didn't have 1500$ to keep the puppy in the hospital which was required. As I said before by now I'm crying like a baby. My vet took pity and told me a story of a breeder who lost every dog to parvo (at least 40 dogs) but one by treating that dog himself. My vet told me what he did and gave my puppy a shot for pain. All I could do was pick up my big puppy and go home. I was to force my dog to take peptobismol and Gatorade every 2 hours night and day for as long as it takes. It took 3 long days of pink and green throw up and drool to finally see him drink water on his own. He survived with no side effects but one. Now he hates ANY kind of medicine. He doesn't come when I call him because he still thinks I'm going to give him stuff he won't like. He's 6 yrs old now and still remembers me holding his head between my knees and making him take fluids. But he's alive and happy nonetheless.​​​

Whenever your pet tangles with a wild animal, you should try to capture the animal so it can be checked for rabies. You have to assume the animal could have rabies.Your puppy could have been exposed to rabies. A bite or scratch from the puppy could be infectious if the puppy contracts rabies, which has a variable incubation time. After an exposure to rabies, a puppy will need to be quarantined at least 45 days. If puppy has not been vaccinated yet, they might recommend a really long quarantine. It used to be 6 months.Animals don’t have rabies in the saliva until they actually are sick. But it can take a very short or a very long time to become sick.If the puppy did the attacking, it is hard to say if he got bit or scratched in return.Bring the puppy to the vet for a thorough exam. The vet will have all the current info.

Most veterinarians strongly prefer to prevent parvo rather than to treat it. There is a fairly cheap and highly effective vaccination that every puppy should get.IF a dog or puppy contracts parvo (i.e. was not properly vaccinated) then treatment revolves around supportive care as the virus itself cannot be directly attacked.Parvo for dogs causes very similar symptoms and ultimate causes of death to cholera in humans (though cholera is a bacteria and not a virus). That is, the pathogen attacks the lining of the intestines and causes serious diarrhea, vomiting, and prevents the effective absorption of nutrients. Individuals usually die of exhaustion and dehydration.Treatment is composed of slowing/stopping the GI tract and providing fluids and electrolytes until the immune system can defeat the virus. Antidiarrhetics, anti nausea medications, stool firming medications, and sedatives are the place to start with oral pedialyte or intravenous fluids/electrolytes supporting.Parvo is still quite deadly and far too common. The virus can live in the environment for a year or more and still infect other dogs. PLEASE vaccinate your puppies properly.