My Terrier mix has been vomiting and is very, very sick.

Question
My Terrier mix has been vomiting. He can not hold anything down. When he goes poop its bloodie. It is mostly like water. I think he may have parvo but I am not sure. I can not get him to a vet. until tuesday. And the nerest animal clinic is over 100 miles away and my car will not make it that far its on its last leg. Is there anything that will help him stop vomiting, and when he goes poop stop the blood in his stole. Also do you know anything that can get ride of parvo. I have had so many dogs in my life and I have never had one get parvo. Please if you can help me.

Answer
HI ELLIE
DID THE DOG NOT GET PARVO VACCINE?
OH MY, GIVE HIM SOME PEPTO AND COTTAGE CHEESE TO LICK FROM A SPOON, IT IS EASY ON THE STOMACH.
GIVE SLIVERS OF ICE IN CORNERS OF ITS MOUTH TO HYDRATE THE DOG.
IF U CAN KEEP HIM FROM DEHYDRATING, KEEP COOKED WHITE RICE WITH CHICKEN BOILED AND COTTAGE CHEESE DOWN, IT MIGHT FIGHT THIS DREADFUL DISEASE.
I GIVE MY PUPPIES SHOTS AT 3 WEEKS JUST FOR PARVO.  THEN AT 5 WEEKS I GIVE A FIVE IN ONE VACCINE.
SLIVER ICE CUBES AND PLACE IN THE CORNER OF ITS MOUTH, KEEP IT SHUT SO IT SWOLLOWS THE FLUIDS, GET SOME PEDIALITE.  THIS WILL HELP IT IS FOR HUMAN BABIES.  PUT IN A DISH AND LET IT DRINK WHAT IT WANTS.  GET FLAVORED KIND, LIKE ORANGE SO IT DRINKS IT.  VERY GOOD FOR DIAHERRA.
i found this on google, u must get the dog to a vet or it will die, it can be saved with IV's:

Treatment
Dogs with parvovirus need immediate veterinary care because they are usually very sick. They should not be treated at home if they are significantly ill. This care involves large amounts of intravenous fluids, added electrolytes, antibiotics, and special medications to minimize vomiting. It is common for them to be hospitalized for 5 days. We will monitor red blood cell counts and protein levels to identify those dogs that are not responding to routine treatment. If the protein level becomes low we institute therapy with additional fluids (called colloids) to combat the problem. Dogs that continue to decline in spite of therapy may also need a blood transfusion because they can become anemic and deplete their protein. We will also treat the internal parasites that can be an integral part of this disease.

We do not feed them until they have gone 24 hours without vomiting. We will send your dog home if it is eating and not vomiting for 24 hours. We expect it to have a persistent soft stool or diarrhea for several days after returning home.

Special precautions are taken when we treat parvo dogs. They are put in a special area so that we can monitor them closely. They are also isolated so that other dogs in the hospital are not exposed to the virus. Staff members that treat them wear disposable gloves and gowns, and clean their shoes in a special chlorine foot bath to prevent hospital contamination of the virus.

Fortunately, most dogs recover with our intensive therapy, although there still is an occasional dog that does not. This may be due to a weak immune system that can not produce adequate antibodies, or a particularly strong (virulent) strain of the virus that we encounter occasionally. Dobermans and Rottweilers seem to be especially sensitive to this virus, and have the most difficult time recovering from an infection.

Once your dog is well on its way to recovery we will send it home with antibiotics to be given orally along with a bland food. Even though the pup might be ravenous, feed the food in small amounts frequently. It should be rechecked within a week to make sure it is putting on weight and thriving. Only then will we continue (or in some cases begin) its routine vaccination series. Since the pup is potentially contagious to other dogs, it is well advised to keep it away from other animals for at least 30 days since it can still spread the virus.

Pups that have recovered from parvo do not get the disease later in life. They can completely recover and lead a normal life.

Warm Regards and let me know.
Patt
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