Hey folks,
You do not hear much about it anymore, but parvo still exists, and it is deadly. This was my experience with it, and hopefully, by passing this along to you all, you can pass it on to others.

Years ago, I was given a puppy. A cute little dog. He was part Rottweiler part Bulldog. Dangerous mix? You might think so.

At the age of about three months, he could not hold his head up, would not eat, and was seemingly lifeless.

I took him to the vet, and it was determined to be parvo. There was an outbreak of it at the time.

The vet told me there was little chance the dog would survive, but he told me this.. Keep him away from other dogs, force Gatorade 5mg, and Kaopectate every hour.

My girlfriend and i took turns, getting up in the middle of the night, and this went on for three days.

It can be beat, but it's rare. The dog, affectionately named "Hooch" after the movie Turner and Hooch.. because the big lug slobbered everywhere he went, not only survived, but became a huge, massive animal. Maybe we should have called him Marmaduke, hahaha.

Anyway, i hope this information is helpful.

I had a Rhodesian Ridgeback that contracted parvo, but I caught it early enough and the vet took care of it.

not only that...it, the virus, can stay dormant in the environment for years...bringing home a new pup, not yet vacinated, even years later can be disastrous...take it from me.
so when I brought my next new pups home, I kept them pretty isolated, in what I had hoped was a safe area of the yard..until they had all their shots....I wasn't going thru that again.

You can get a fertilizer spray attachment that hooks to your hose and mix bleach and water then use it to spray your yard.

yep you can, we did and I do think it helps..but if you have a big yard or a lot of land...it is hard to get it all and if the pups dig etc.....so keeping the exposure to a minimum early on is important...