How to Know if Puppy Has Parvo

This article is much shorter than my other one and is focus in just on how to know if your puppy has parvovirus or parvo.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• A good vet

1. Make sure you have interviewed and hired a good veternarian. Have a backup plan for secondary veternarian, or emergency animal hospital.
   
   Purchase pet insurance for your puppy.

2. SYMPTOMS:
   
   • Diarrhea / Loose Stool (sometimes bloody or foul smelling)
   • Vomiting (more than 2-3X)
   • Lethargic or Depressed
   • Not Drinking and possibly not eating much
   • Temperature of 102+ ( not always)
   • Tender Tummy
   
   
   With these symptoms go to vet r emergency clinic immediately.

3. Determination is made by blood test. Ask for rapid blood test with results within 15 minutes or so.
   
   You cannot know if it is worms or intestinal blockage or Parvo without the proper test.

Tips & Warnings

• Call vet and ask for immediate appt or what to do while waiting the 2 hours.
• Go to vet or animal hospital same day.
• read how to treat I have article that is more in depth.

Resources

• ehow including treatments
• my blog

[karileighk]

on 7/10/2009 aw sounds painful

[Gracie1402]

on 12/22/2008 parvo is so sad:(

[blaquetweety64]

on 11/17/2008 Great tips 5 *

[Lolabug26]

on 10/9/2008 Good Article! Thanks for the info!

[MIghtyDreamer]

on 10/8/2008 good to know about thanks