Canine Parvovirus

[livingwith]

We were looking after a litter of 8 English Springer Spaniels for a friend. They has been vaccinated, they were around 3 months old and healthy. We have 11 dogs of our own, plus 4 rescued labs. All of them were healthy.
When we had had the puppies for around 6 weeks I fed them Friday night at 5pm. On Saturday at 10am I took the inside dogs out for a run in the pasture behind the house. There was a puppy missing. Looking into the dog house, I could see him lying there, dead.
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[Daveyo]

Hmm, if your VET was that good, why didn't your Vet tell you that Parvovirus destroys the bone marrow thus weakening the immune system. Your vet is right on the relapse because the WBC is knocked out.

Parvovirus usually attacks young puppies and rarely in older dogs that are vaccinated. You have to treat for Parvo within 48 hours from onset of the infection with Tamiflu and IV solution to keep the dog hydrated. If not that Parvo will kill puppies by causing a heart attack. Hence you finding your dog dead in the house.

What is the readings of your dogs now that were infected by the Parvo?????? Bet you it is below 4.0 and closer to around 2.0. The only way to get that WBC up is giving it Nupogen which is the inducer for the WBC. I suggest you get it as close to 17.0, and keep checking these dogs at least once every 3 months. How-> a simple blood test will do.

The other option is a bone marrow transplant. Your dogs original bone marrow is wiped out.