Prayers for my Pitbull

I have a 7 year old that made it with Parvo. He was 8 weeks old when diagnosed and one of the Bastidville shelters was going to put him down when I adopted him. My vet gave him a 20% chance of making it when I took him there.

First if you have other dogs, you need to treat the areas where he had excrement of any kind with bleach daily for a few days. The virus can live for a while.

Jonah was treated every few minutes round the clock for the first 3 days with IV's I still have the logs and they were checking him every 15 to 20 minutes pretty much around the clock and I then dropped him off every day for a week tapering off to a few times a week for a month. Fed him boiled chicken breasts (go to Costco) for a while until his stomach and intestines were functioning well while he was getting all the IV's. Catching it early is key, so he probably has a fighting chance. My doc said if they make it they usually develop a strong immune system for their lives.

Hope things work our with your pup.
 
Parvo is baddddd. The virus its self can lie dormant in dirt for up to 30 years if I remember correctly. The rescue agency I got my pit from was very careful with their other dogs so they didn't track parvo into their home with the puppys. They would wipe their other dogs feet off after taking them on walks before bringing them inside. I have heard that pittbulls and doberman pups are very susceptible to parvo....that really freaked me out so I didn't walk my pit until he was near the end of his parvo shots.

I hope your dog will be ok. Pit's are such good dogs despite all the negative media hype. BTW how old is she? and do you have any pics of her?

Here are some pics of my Dusty when he was a pup.
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Just brought her back home. Bloodwork was perfect. We put a spreadsheet on our whiteboard for her dosing schedule... She's on more drugs than Keith Richards right now. I've got a lactated ringer and a bunch of rigs if I have to give her forced hydration, but she is drinking and eating fine with no vomiting. The vet says she has a very good chance.

Thanks for the well wishes and good vibes :thumbup:

Here's Mary...
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Smoke, prayers, and good thoughts headed your way man!
 
She is a beauty. Do not give up, she'll make it. I got 3 of 'em, almost lost 9 y.o. female two weeks ago. Bulldogs are tough dogs.
 
Some of my pups in Louisiana got it. Parvo is very bad down there. After the first pup got it- I got the meds myself. Albon (IIRC) some sort of dietary supplement that had mollasses and ringer solution pulled them all through- never lost a dog to it. I treated my yard, house, fence etc. with bleach solution. Never had a problem after that.
 
She's a cute pup!:)

Smoke headed your way for Mary.I hope she pulls through.
 
Smoke up from Oregon for you and your pup....

Animals are like kids. They should never have to be sick
 
The thought of Mrs. CM squeezing out kids is really scary. At least a dog can feed itself and has "instincts" and a measure of independence that a human infant pales in comparison to. I consider my pets as children. My big kitty is always a foot from my face when i wake up and follows me all over the house. When it came to Big Kitty and Little Kitty (yes... those are there names), I think I did a good job raising them into healthy, social, young adult cats. I hope I can do the same with our Pit. I cannot yet fathom the idea of having a completely helpless infant relying on me for its survival for at least 18 years. My mom told me if I ever listen to anything she has said, listen to this... Don't have kids.
 
Good news, CM! :thumbup: It sounds like you and the Mrs. have everything under control. Please keep us updated.
 
I'm nearly having a mental breakdown here :(

I fed her the anti-vomitting liquid and after 30 minutes, gave her some AD moist food with her meds in it. She refused to eat anything. So I got a blunt tip syringe and forced some down her throat. She threw it all up. The mess I can deal with. The loss of the drugs that she NEEDS, I can't. I'm balling my eyes out right now because I feel totally powerless. I was contemplating putting her down in the backyard. I hate it. I don't feel sane right now. Damn this parvo disease!

I'm afraid the police might come to my house. I was screaming every profanity/GD louder than I've ever screamed before. I'm used to task/conditions/standards and I excell at that. I fear that I will not be a good parent at all.
 
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Hey man,Just hang in there & give the drugs a chance to work.

If you're drinking &/or smoking weed,that ain't gonna help the situation.It just amplifies your emotions.
 
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