My baby sitter tells me this morning that she was at the vet's last night getting iv fluids for their dog who has parvo. The vet says it is breed specific to canines and does not pose any danger to kids. I don't know much about it other than most dogs die from it. Her pup is home and moving around again so looks like she may be ok but I am beyond worried that my son has been exposed to this all week! I have a message in to his pediatrician too.
Do any of you have experience with a dog with Parvo? Any insight would be helpful...TIA
Thank you for the responses ladies! His pedi just called back and confirmed the same thing that the strain of Parvo virus in a canine can not be transmitted to kids.
So far puppy is up and playing some with the kids so hopefully she will be ok. They are continuing with daily IV treatments for now.
Most dogs do not die of parvo. It's a virus like any other, and with the proper treatment most dogs recover. And yes, people get parvo too, but it's a different strain so a dog with parvo can't infect a human child. Parvo in people is also known as Fifths disease.
I really don't think so. I've nursed puppies with parvo force feeding them by mouth every 15 minutes for up to a week at a time, EVEN overnight every 20 minutes dozing between. I've saved 2 dogs with parvo. As much as I know I washed my hands, I don't think for a second I didn't get some germs on me and in me.
I had a puppy that I got from the pound that had parvo. We did everything we could and kept her hydrated with IVs. It looked like she was going to make it, and then at the end the virus attacked her heart. It was heart-breaking. Our vet told us the same thing Everley posted. Parvo is Fifth's Disease in humans. I hope your babysitter's dog gets better. Many dogs do.
YES, humans can get Parvo....but NOT the same strain as a dog.
I know this from personal experience. I contracted Parvo while living in AZ. I had been sick with weird flu symptoms and fever, had bloodwork done, and the office called and told me I had Parvo. What?? I though only dogs got that. This was a human strain. It took several weeks to recover. I had bizarre pringling pains that would suddenly appear and affect my limbs randomly. Then it would pass. Next day this would start all over.
I also had a puppy contract Parvo while living in Louisiana, back in the 80's. Treatment was not an option while so young. We had to bring her home to die. She seemed to go peacefully. Just slept, did not eat, then did not wake up.
For Parvo virus symptoms in humans go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/revb/respiratory/parvo_b19...
People cannot get parvo.
No it's not contagious to humans. The form of parvo we get is different and more commonly known as fifths disease.
Parvo is a Canine disease humans cannot contact it, My dog had parvo when my son was a baby he was just fine we had to wash down the house and outside lawn and concrete with bleach that was the only danger to the baby.
I got a puppy and it died a few days later. It drooled all over the house and when I talked to the vet about it she told me any animal coming in would be exposed to it. That I needed to clean the carpet with something like a bleach powered cleaner that was safe for material to disinfect the whole house. It is serious to dogs but not to other animals or humans.
