Reggie Throwing Up *update, on 2nd page*

[k9krazee]

Um, I thought only puppies got parvo?

No, it's just much more common in young dogs.

[Roxyluvsme13]

No, it's just much more common in young dogs.

Okay. Whoever told me that lied then.

[Hellow]

Yeah they did

[critter crazy]

Here is a link on Parvo facts, and yes adult dogs can get it as well.

http://www.workingdogs.com/parvofaq.htm

[Hellow]

cool...

[Flatcoatluver]

Silly Troll, pet talk is for people!

[Hellow]

God. I am going to report you.

[luvofallhorses]

She NEEDS to see a vet asap! and parvo is very deadly so I would get her in ASAP! and if she has it which I hope to God she doesn't you cannot bring in anymore puppies/young dogs in your house for a long time because it lives in the ground and can stay there for years. how old is she? and I would get her into the vet asap if she hasn't went to the bathroom all day.

[Lady's Human]

If you take a deep breath, and look back a page, you'll see the pup did get to the vet.

[Roxyluvsme13]

There's no use in calling people trolls and there's no use in reporting anybody. Everybody just take a deep breath and calm down.

[Whisk_Luva]

There's no use in calling people trolls and there's no use in reporting anybody. Everybody just take a deep breath and calm down.

Agreed. Even if you dont believe it.

[Pam]

Well this poster seems to enjoy posting threads that are alarming. I recently read where he/she couldn't afford a water bottle for his/her gerbil and refused to use a weighted water bowl. If this person is for real, I think they should re-home all of their pets. There is not enough money for proper care. This may or may not be a troll but I for one will not be reading any more of their posts.

[Miss Z]

Silly Troll, pet talk is for people!

I can't tell you how much I love that phrase. Pure genius.

Or perhaps, should I say, very 'interelectuelly' put?

Well, at the end of the day, I hope this dog really is receiving proper treatment and that she recovers.

[dragondawg]

If you take a deep breath, and look back a page, you'll see the pup did get to the vet.

Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with catsup.

You rang?

On the subject title...very unclear as to why the Vet wants to with hold water from the dog, yet does a sc injection of water just in case the dog is dehydrated.

Yes adult dogs, especially those not previously vaccinated can come down with Parvo. If previously vaccinated and they still come down with it, then most likely the vaccination was given inappropriately or was damaged in some way to decrease its potency so as to not invoke an immune response. Given that Parvo is endemic in dog populations most dogs are exposed to Parvo at regular intervals throughout their lives.

In adult dogs Parvo is usually not serious unless the immune system is compromised. The virus itself prefers the very rapidly dividing cells of the intestinal lining in puppies. In adult dogs the intestinal lining is not growing and dividing as quickly. Thus the virus does not propagate as fast in adult dogs, resulting in a milder disease.

Of course all of this conversation is assuming it's Parvo, and instead it could be the equivalent of food poisoning resulting in an intestinal bacterial infection.

In either case the chances are with the antibiotics for the bacterial infection or to prevent a secondary infection as a result of Parvo (or Rota, or Reo) virus, along with a bland precription diet, puppy-dog will soon have all 4 paws on the ground again.

Another PT crisis over!

[Hellow]

Well this poster seems to enjoy posting threads that are alarming. I recently read where he/she couldn't afford a water bottle for his/her gerbil and refused to use a weighted water bowl. If this person is for real, I think they should re-home all of their pets. There is not enough money for proper care. This may or may not be a troll but I for one will not be reading any more of their posts.

This is me. I am in a finantial rough spot, THATS WHY! God! How many times do i have to post this?