Thread: We almost lost a member of our family.

Lucky you saved her, mate...Good job...

Good news,perhaps the vet's cleaner needs to be put

more

to sleep

please send addres wish to have neighbour wormed

I suppose it is nearly impossible to create an absolute clean-room, virus free environment in a place where many sick dogs go to.

Originally Posted by BaitongBoy

Lucky you saved her, mate...Good job...

Thanks mate and an early family christmas present having her home and well, although I have to keep her away from our other dog for at least another week.

^Luck with it all, and Happy Christmas to you and yours, as well...

Thanks mate and the same to you and yours.

That's lucky. Well done Sid

Good to hear. LT. Bonus for Christmas, mate.

Best check see if ours has had a Parvo jab previously.. Don't vets here normally jab for distemper and parvo at the same time?

Glad to be of assistance. A warming christmas story - good to hear

Yes, it was especially great for my second eldest daughter as the puppy was her birthday present.

Now trying to keep the two muts apart is not at all pleasant.

Originally Posted by pseudolus

Glad to be of assistance.

How long should I keep the dogs apart and should we wash our hands when touching the infected dog before touching the fit one?

Originally Posted by Loy Toy

Originally Posted by pseudolus

Glad to be of assistance.

How long should I keep the dogs apart and should we wash our hands when touching the infected dog before touching the fit one?

2 months the virus remains within the dog and can be passed on. If the other one has had the jabs for it, it will be OK. The way it is passed on though means that if your other dog has not got immunity to it,.... it will get it. It is incredibly difficult to stop it being passed on. It is usually passed on through poop, so definitely keep them both apart and keep their toilet areas very separate, with the ill ones disinfected daily. Don't walk the little one either as she will shit and pass the disease on to a hundred other dogs that sniff her poop.

Washing hands and alcohol gel afterwards. Its a tough one, and even so, your other dog could still get it just from sniffing your bare leg after you have been with the other dog. It really is that easy.

So try your best, and start with the mindset that the other dog will get it (if immunity to it not got already) and then you might get lucky basically and he will not.

Good luck!

Originally Posted by pseudolus

So try your best, and start with the mindset that the other dog will get it (if immunity to it not got already) and then you might get lucky basically and he will not.

Good luck!

Thanks mate once again.

I have been told the elder female has had her shots and the mere fact she visted the same vet and was with the younger dog for 4 days after she started getting sick tells me she is immune to the virus.

Yes, this virus is particularly nasty with her vomiting and shitting blood as wel as being extremely lethargic for days before the vomiting started. The vet said she was in the later stages of the illness when we took her for treatment and it is a miracle she is still alive.

In turn I will keep them apart for the next week and if the elder one starts to show symtoms get her down the vet immediately.

Originally Posted by Loy Toy

Originally Posted by pseudolus

So try your best, and start with the mindset that the other dog will get it (if immunity to it not got already) and then you might get lucky basically and he will not.

Good luck!

Thanks mate once again.

I have been told the elder female has had her shots and the mere fact she visted the same vet and was with the younger dog for 4 days after she started getting sick tells me she is immune to the virus.

Yes, this virus is particularly nasty with her vomiting and shitting blood as wel as being extremely lethargic for days before the vomiting started. The vet said she was in the later stages of the illness when we took her for treatment and it is a miracle she is still alive.

In turn I will keep them apart for the next week and if the elder one starts to show symtoms get her down the vet immediately.

In that case, if the dog has stopped with the runny poops and vomiting, then they should be fine together. She would have got it by now it seems. Just be fastidious in picking up poo though and don't leave them unattended in the garden. Perhaps give it a few days but they should be OK.

Hadnt the puppy had its jabs yet ?

Hopefully he makes a full recovery and doesnt get.......

Parvovirus also attacks the white blood cells, and when young animals are infected, the virus can damage the heart muscle and cause lifelong cardiac problems

Originally Posted by pseudolus

Don't walk the little one either as she will shit and pass the disease on to a hundred other dogs that sniff her poop.

Your gardens gonna stink....

The general symptoms of parvovirus are lethargy, severe vomiting, loss of appetite and bloody, foul-smelling diarrhea

Good luck and a Happy Christmas and healthy New Year Loy Toy

On ya L/T.

Because of my wunder lust I've never been able to own a dog, only thing I cannot have and always wanted.

Merry Christmas.

It's a must in LOS that your dogs get all their shots according to the timetable, Parvo, Distemper, Rabies.

Poor little puppers. Glad she is ok mate.

Thanks everyone for your kind words and a Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy and prosperous 2015 to all.

It's also my son's 18th birthday today so a nice barbecue on the balcony with a few cold beers.

The pup would not be more than 5 months old and she survived which we are extrremely surprised and happy about.

A little battler she is and hopefully she will not have any long standing health issues because of this illness.

A warning to all who love their pets. Get them immunized and keep them if possible off the soi's of this country as disease is lurking everywhere.

As soon as she is well enough she will have all her shots as well as getting desexed.

Originally Posted by Necron99

It's a must in LOS

Originally Posted by Loy Toy

this country

It's not just Thailand, parvo is rife everywhere, it can withstand the freezing cold and boiling water

Nice to read some good news. sounds like a great dog in the making LT.

Originally Posted by Dillinger

It's not just Thailand,

Correct mate but almost every street dog has some form of life threatening disease here in Thailand. Something has to been done not only for the dogs but also to protect the public. One of the things I hate about living in Thailand are the street dogs.