puppy with parvovirus today (1st day) (Tamiflu) (need quick answers)

[butterfan]

hey guys, my sister puppy just died, 5 month old german sheperd, i told her to take him to the clinic and always told here to get him his shots, but she rather not and now this morning the puppy died, his brother now has parvo too, today is his 1st day with it, he was happy to see me in the morning and gave him some dog snacks and ate them quick, 2 hours later he look sad and didn't drink water, i gave him pedialyte and waiting for it to me 3 o'clock so i can take him to the clinic, i have once saved a dog with tamiflu. and now i have to get a dog exam for the doctor to prescribe me tamiflu.

my question is, when is it late to give a pup tamiflu, and how rapidly does tamiflu fight the virus and what is the success wait. thank you guys

[msvette2u]

We don't use Tamiflu - we've nursed a number of parvo patients back to health in our dog rescue.

Where are you located? USA or another country?

The gold standard for parvo is hospitalization with IV fluids, antibiotics (to fight secondary infection) and antivomiting agents.

Second best is Sub Cu fluids (putting them under the skin) but also antibiotics and antivomiting agents can be given sub cu.

[butterfan]

Originally Posted by msvette2u

We don't use Tamiflu - we've nursed a number of parvo patients back to health in our dog rescue.

Where are you located? USA or another country?

The gold standard for parvo is hospitalization with IV fluids, antibiotics (to fight secondary infection) and antivomiting agents.

Second best is Sub Cu fluids (putting them under the skin) but also antibiotics and antivomiting agents can be given sub cu.

im in dallas tx. i paid like $300 on a rott i had few years ago, took him to the vet for 3 days, got him fluids, antibiotics and on the 4th day when i was going to take him back so they can check up on him he died in my arms, i didnt want that to happen to my terrier so i wen and got a exam when he was sick, doctor said he had parvo and right away i ask him to write me up for tamiflu, i spend 5 days giving him tamiflu 2 or 3 times a day, i remember the day he got up and walked with me outside and ate his dog food, i am going to try my luck again with tamiflu

[msvette2u]

Good luck. But if it was my puppy, I'd be for hospitalizing. It must be a bad strain if two siblings have already died.
There are different strains, btw.

[butterfan]

Originally Posted by msvette2u

Good luck. But if it was my puppy, I'd be for hospitalizing. It must be a bad strain if two siblings have already died.
There are different strains, btw.

if i had the money i would, what do you mean by different strains'
thanks for your comments tho,


and also, i took my terrier to my dads house, his dog which was 3 months old got the parvo from him when he was sick, i told him give her whats is left in the bottle, it was good for 3 days, she went back to her old self after 4 days

[msvette2u]

There's a number of different...breeds (if you will) of parvo. Some are worse than others.

Looking it up, I find -

CONCERNS AND CAUTIONS

The most important caution is to recognize that canine parvovirus is a life-threatening infection for which there is no substitute for hospitalization. One should never attempt to diagnose parvovirus infection on one's own nor treat it without veterinary supervision. Puppies that have advanced parvo symptoms (such as septicemia or severe dehydration) may not respond to oseltamivir. This medication works best early in the course of infection before the patient is already combating large amounts of virus. Remember, the goal of using oseltamivir is to minimize the amount of virus inside the patient so that the immune system will have an easier job eradicating the infected cells.

That's from -
Oseltamivir

Look into Healthcare and Medical Financing for Consumers | CareCredit™ for financial assistance. Your vet clinic may have this info as well.

[Jax08]

Tamiflu needs to be started within 24 hours. So, get off the computer and get your puppy to a vet. AND get your puppies vaccinated from now on.

[butterfan]

Originally Posted by msvette2u

There's a number of different...breeds (if you will) of parvo. Some are worse than others.

Looking it up, I find -


That's from -
Oseltamivir

Look into Healthcare and Medical Financing for Consumers | CareCredit™ for financial assistance. Your vet clinic may have this info as well.

what im going to do, is ask the doctor give him antibiotics and fluids, then write me up for tamiflu, the pup that died got the parvovirus for eating dog poop when they let him go to the front so he can run around,

thank you msvette, prey for smokey please, thanks

[butterfan]

Originally Posted by Jax08

Tamiflu needs to be started within 24 hours. So, get off the computer and get your puppy to a vet. AND get your puppies vaccinated from now on.

i called the only dog clinic near me and they said i have to make a appointment so its at 3, that's the earliest they have,

[msvette2u]

Thing is...my vet told me when parvo takes an older puppy it's usually a bad strain. If you can manage to hospitalize, please do so.

thank you msvette, prey for smokey please, thanks

I will.