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That title felt like a bolt of lightening to the heart, didn't it? To a
dog owner, parvo is about the scariest thing out there. It kills thousands
of puppies mercilessly.
I find myself angry lately at some people's feelings of complacency when it
comes to giving a simple vaccination and allowing this disease to go on...
and on and on...

We forward things all the time that are funny, cute or pull on our
heartstrings in some way. Let's pass this one on. I've written a couple
articles on parvo and I'm making it my mission to get the word out there.
Parvo can be stopped. IMMUNIZE your puppies!

But for those who are scared to be facing this, there is hope. You CAN treat
parvo and save your puppy's innocent life.

How to detect parvo:
http://www.ehow.com/how_2144743_det...-dog-puppy.html

How to treat parvo: DETAILED
http://www.ehow.com/how_2261356_par...-life-home.html

How to Know When and What Kind of Dog Vaccinations To Give Your Pet
http://www.ehow.com/how_2158692_kin...s-give-pet.html

How to give your own dog vaccinations
http://www.ehow.com/how_2130673_giv...ccinations.html

PS.. be sure when buying a puppy who has not yet had 3 vaccinations (usually
around 16wks), get a written health guarantee. Don't learn this the hard way, as I did when an unethical 'breeder' victimizes you and you find yourself in a court battle on top of a battle to save an innocent life.

Janet Ford

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So far, I've had FOUR people read my parvo articles thanking me for info because they CURRENTLY have a dog with parvo and didn't know what to do. One of them four was given the link by someone else. I've provided my phone number as support to two of them so far. This is SO SAD! It's been less than 24 hours since I wrote the article.

I've also had two people slam me for my views on how irresponsible it is not to vaccinate properly because some dog breeders CHOOSE not to vaccinate based on research they have done that shows there is a risk of long term effects, etc that could be detrimental to their dogs. I respect their right to have an opinion, certainly but I can guarantee you none of these folks have had to deal face to face with parvo.

Here's to praying that the puppies who are currently being treated will make it through. All of whom, by the way, were infected with parvo before they were old enough to be all the way up to date on shots and were infected by contact with someone else's dog or that purchased from breeders who did not properly vaccinate.

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The vet's around here said there is a FLU out now that the dog [old] and pups are getting that acts the same way that PARVO dose ---you have to get them tested to tell the difference

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That is very true. I don't think anyone should 'assume' what is wrong medically with their dog, especially with something this serious.

The parvo test is simple. They do an anal swab and set a timer. You have your results in just a couple minutes.

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Mr. cheek, I had it at my house last fall, vet said it runs the same symptoms as parvo and is also treated the same way! The first dog to get it was my cousins dog who I was kenneling while he went through a devorce and had no recod of what shots she had, she was 2 years old! The next was a pup of mine and it was around 14 weeks old and had 3 parvo shots! That is what led us to believe it was this rare flu. My vet never did the test because he said it gave false negatives?, Both dogs were treated and are doing fine today!! I bleached the whole premisis from top to bottom and have had pups here since then with no problems, Guess I'll never know for sure what it was?

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Janet your pm box is full

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I cleaned out the PM box. Sorry about that.

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I've received requests to link to these articles from people's dog sites so I wanted to post and answer that question up front... yes, by all means, go ahead and post the url on your website. You may also send the links through public forums.

So far, we are close to 10 different families using this information to battle for their puppies lives and so far, the ones from a couple days ago seem to be making progress. Some of those were without vet support as 3 different vets said to either just wait it out (which ='s just let them die) or euthanize them immediately upon diagnosis. Instead, they are fighting this hideous disease AND WINNING!

**these 10 families are those which have contacted me privately after reading the articles. The counter on the page of how to treat parvo is already in the hundreds so there's no real way of telling how many puppies are now being properly treated. -- and yes, I have shared my thoughts on this information with 3 different veterinarians and they agree with the course of action I have laid out.

Here's to seeing that more puppies live and go on to reach their full potentials!

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Did you know that parvo can be spread by FLIES?

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If you're going to do this, Ms. Ford, you need to do an article that lists all the adverse effects associated with each vaccine. People should have all the facts before making a decision, don't you think? Not just the ones you want them to have.

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With all due respect, Annie - why would I need to cover the adverse effects of each vaccine when this article is solely about parvovirus?

I have read extensively on the subject of adverse effects of vaccines and why some dog owners refuse to use vaccinations. Some of those reactions are absolutely heart wrenching, for sure!
You know what I've yet to find in all my research? Someone who has had to deal with parvovirus first hand and still refuses to vaccinate for it, or that doesn't believe everyone should protect their dogs from this hideous disease.

But by all means, prove me wrong and introduce me to one.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Janet Ford

How to Know When and What Kind of Dog Vaccinations To Give Your Pet
http://www.ehow.com/how_2158692_kin...s-give-pet.html

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Being away from the sport for close to 20 years and just recently getting involved with it again, I know nothing about people's decisions to use vaccines or not.

I DO KNOW about the issues with vaccines on the human population. I would say I have books on this issue that would measure two feet tall if laid flat, maybe more. Knowing what I do about vaccines with humans, it is not hard for me to imagine people having issues with vaccines for their animals.

If I may, I will share my experiences with PARVO! I haven't read an article about it or how it is treated now so what I am sharing is from my own personal experience with the disease.

Many Moons ago when I first heard about Parvo and was introduced to it, it was a new disease. At least new in the part that they didn't have a vaccine for it. But before there was Parvo, there was Hard Pad. Too me I would rather deal with Parvo then Hard Pad.

There was word going around about a new disease call Parvo that they didn't have a vaccine for. Before long it hit in my part of the country at that time. People were scared to death of it and for good reason. First there wans't a vaccine yet so people who wanted to could TRY to protect their hounds. Second it was a very deadly disease.

Many people lost hounds in my area and I believe in most parts of the country. Here is the treatment that I discovered that would help pull a dog through this. It worked back then and I have no doubt that it will still work.

For those having to deal with Parvo, I hope this information may be of some help to you. I don't remember what medicine was given by the vets to treat the disease, but that doesn't matter, Because everyone was losing hounds. The secret was to keep them alive while they fought this disease.

After I had some experience with it (I had some litters of pups to give me experience with it) I came up with this procedure I would use. Now let me say that I believe I lost three pups before I figured it out completely, but then no more. I even had people asking me to pull their dogs through the Parvo. What was once very scary became something that I didn't like BUT no longer feared it.

What I found to work for me and everyone I treated dogs for was Lactated Ringers and Canned Dog Food. The secret to this is to do it often. You put the Ringers underneath the skin. Of course I mostly was dealing with small puppies so you didn't want to over do it.

Every treatment I would inject Ringers under the skin in two or three places. Then take the dog food (chunks would be best) and make the chunks small enough (depending on the size of the pup) and poke them down it's throat. Again it depends on the size of the pup, but a chunk, or two or three. Don't overdo it.

What is important is OFTEN. Every treatment of Ringers SHOULD also include a chunk or two of food. For a lot I would do this every two or three hours. Don't think that you can do this once or twice a day and it will work.

It is about keeping food and water in your animal so it has what it needs. I have done this with large dogs too, you would just increase the Ringers and Food. But the majority of the dogs I treated were young puppies.

Now let me say this, AS soon as they came out with a Parvo Vaccine I used it. BUT let me say this also. Vaccines are a big business. What I got as a kid is so much different and MORE then what they try to give to kids today. Some of it at such a young age isn't warrantied yet Big Pharma tries to Push it.

With that being said it wouldn't surprise me if they push more vaccines for animals then might actually be needed. Do the research on all the things they put in human vaccines and ask if you really want it in your body. It WILL amaze you if you do the research. I can only imagine some of the same if not worse is in the animal vaccines.

The main reason for me posting this is not to discuss the right or wrongs of vaccines but offer a treatment that worked when everyone else was losing dogs. Just remember OFTEN. You can't be lazy with this for it to work.

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History Nut: I hope people will take the time to read my article. You are right in that getting those IV fluids in is vitally important. But feeding them during the time they are vomiting should not be done and there are certain foods that are better than others in feeding them when they can keep food down. I explain these things in the article. Additionally, I give a ton more information on other things that should be done to help save the dog/puppy from parvo. Step by step style.

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Janet, I was just reporting what worked for me and if I was presented with the problem again that is how I would handle it.

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