Ask the Vet About Parvovirus in Dogs

Question:Is my dog fighting the parvovirus if he has dark brown liquid stool or is it just a symptom of the virus. What are the signs he is getting better. What are the signs he’s getting worse

Question:My boy has his first two shots, he was outside with me to relieve himself and he picked up some dry poop and then a mouth full of dirt thereafter. There are no signs because this just happened. How concerned should I be for the well-being of my puppy?

Question:Can I provide water for my puppy in parvovirus

Question:Hello, my dog has recently been given dewormer we gave him enough for a 50 lb dog because that's around what we thought he weighed at the time. However we went to the vet three days later because he had a fever, vomiting, lethargic, and wouldn't eat/drink. They weighed him at 37 lbs. However, a lot of dogs around here have had parvo and with him missing the 2nd round (not my fault) they think he has parvo and treated him for that without testing. What do you think? Is it the dewormer or is it parvo?

Question:We recently adopted a 10 week old toy-breed puppy and from the first day, noticed he wasn't eating well and had intermittent diarrhea. On day 4 he became lethargic and was admitted to hospital and diagnosed with parvovirus and coccidia. 3 thousand dollars later he is stable and has been returned to the breeder who offered to oversee his full recovery before returning him to us. My questions are: given the incubation period associated with both parvovirus and coccidia, is it reasonable to assume that he contracted these while in the breeders care and prior to adoption? Secondly, should we proceed with taking the dog back once fully recovered or are we likely to be facing ongoing/lifelong gastro issues as a result of the infections? Thank you!

Question:Our dog had the symptoms of vomit and diarrhea.once it was diagnosed as parvo the treatment has begun by given doses of antibiotics,dns and rl injection. But during the treatment the dog had blood discharge.its been 4 days since the symptoms begun.is it in critical stage?

Question:my puppy had been recently treated for parvo 4 weeks later started having bloody diarrhea.. could this mean parvo has gotten came back and what should I do next

Question:Hi my dog was diagnosed with parvo today unfortunately my only option to save my puppy is treat him at home under vets care due to loosing my job during this pandemic! But my puppy hasn’t experienced diarrhea and vomiting yet? Is it possible that he may not endure that while treating this virus?

Question:I belong to an animal rescue and would like to know if rescued adult dogs whose medical history is unknown need the series of parvovirus, distemper vaccines or a single dose.

Question:my 4 month old puppy has been experiencing some minor hair losses and skin crustiness then yesterday i found out that my puppy had shown some minor symptoms of parvo. i gaved her amoxicillin and made her drink as the vet said. I'm worried about the skin allergy in my puppy that it might affect her immune system while fighting parvo.

Question:Can Symptoms of parvovirus be confused with side effects of deworming of puppies

Question:What can I give or feed my 3 month Rotty to stop the bloody stool while he has parvo? How long does it take for my Rotty to survive the parvo?

Question:Hello Dr. Dym, This is very urgent and I really hope that you can help me. I have a Golden Retriever and I think he might have the Parovirus. I got this dog from a breeder but he is definitely not trustable when I got the dog he was very sick but we thought he was maybe just tired from the ride over here in LA. This dog came from Mexico and from experience dogs typically from Mexico come with lots of viruses. My dog is now around 3 months and we have been keeping up with all of his shots and taking him to the vet when needed. This morning he woke up very sick. He kept on throwing up and he has lots of diarrhea just around 5 min ago he pooped blood and it looked like bloody mucus. I really don’t want my dog to die and he is also very skinny. He still plays and eats but this morning he just woke up awful. What should I do?

Question:Hello, I recently adopted a 2 month old beagle. He has all his vaccinations. The place I got him called me saying one of the pups there has parvo. She mentioned there is very limited contact with puppy to puppy and it is mostly passed through exposure of stool. My beagles poop is not runny runny and he is not pooping excessively but it is soft. There also seems to be no blood from the last time I checked. He seems normal, as he is very playful and drinks and eats accordingly. Should I be concerned?

Question:How do you know if your dog has parvo at the same time have a pitbull that has never had shots and is acting abnormal hasn't eaten in 2 days.