Hi everybody, I just posted my 6 year old Rott died of 3 Copperhead bites - well I have an additional suggestion to pass on to everyone if I could please.
After Honda died I signed up for Rott Rescue. They notified me of a puppy at Grand Prairie Shelter. I went there, adopted Ericka, drove home. When we got home, she had diarrhea. I assumed it was the drive, the new home, stress, etc. Well it continued so I took her to Animal Hospital where I was told she had Parvo. Again, just like my snake bitten dog, everything medical science could do was done for her. But she went limp and unresponsive, so I had to euthanize her.
Vet told me it takes 10 days for symptoms to show up, so she had it 8 1/2 days before I got her.
Information about Parvo for those who may wish to know. It is a stomach virus that destroys the lining of the stomach and is highly contagious and has a 91% death rate - these are "facts" I got off the internet - so you may want to research this information yourself - but the point is - my dog died from it.
What I had to do after having the pup for 36 hours is throw away everything she came in contact with or bleach it 3 times. I had to throw away $266.00 of her medicine because I touched it while touching her. I had to get a garden hose sprayer, fill it with bleach and bleach my entire yard, let it dry, do it again 2 more times. Luckly I have hardwood floors as I poured the bleach full strength on the floors, let it dry, repeated it 3 times.
Even after all of the above, my yard remains unsafe for a puppy for 6 months.
Prevention - if the momma dog had had her shots, the puppy would have been immunized until she was old enough to get her own shots.
My 9 year old lab is just fine, as he has had annual vacinations without fail.
Recommendation - Please rescue pets from shelters. With the knowledge I now have, I would take precautions for the 10 days that Parvo takes to show symptoms and I would limit the puppy to just a small area of the yard, so if the Parvo were to show up within the 10 days, my entire property would not be contaminated.
Thanks for listening to a broken hearted one who lost 2 dogs in 10 days through no fault of my own.
After Honda died I signed up for Rott Rescue. They notified me of a puppy at Grand Prairie Shelter. I went there, adopted Ericka, drove home. When we got home, she had diarrhea. I assumed it was the drive, the new home, stress, etc. Well it continued so I took her to Animal Hospital where I was told she had Parvo. Again, just like my snake bitten dog, everything medical science could do was done for her. But she went limp and unresponsive, so I had to euthanize her.
Vet told me it takes 10 days for symptoms to show up, so she had it 8 1/2 days before I got her.
Information about Parvo for those who may wish to know. It is a stomach virus that destroys the lining of the stomach and is highly contagious and has a 91% death rate - these are "facts" I got off the internet - so you may want to research this information yourself - but the point is - my dog died from it.
What I had to do after having the pup for 36 hours is throw away everything she came in contact with or bleach it 3 times. I had to throw away $266.00 of her medicine because I touched it while touching her. I had to get a garden hose sprayer, fill it with bleach and bleach my entire yard, let it dry, do it again 2 more times. Luckly I have hardwood floors as I poured the bleach full strength on the floors, let it dry, repeated it 3 times.
Even after all of the above, my yard remains unsafe for a puppy for 6 months.
Prevention - if the momma dog had had her shots, the puppy would have been immunized until she was old enough to get her own shots.
My 9 year old lab is just fine, as he has had annual vacinations without fail.
Recommendation - Please rescue pets from shelters. With the knowledge I now have, I would take precautions for the 10 days that Parvo takes to show symptoms and I would limit the puppy to just a small area of the yard, so if the Parvo were to show up within the 10 days, my entire property would not be contaminated.
Thanks for listening to a broken hearted one who lost 2 dogs in 10 days through no fault of my own.
They offered me 2 choices, put the dog in the hospital for $1000 or take the dog home and give it the meds myself, wihch I did. They did not offer the me Tamilflu and they did not offer me euthanixa, wihich I ended up having to do just a few hours later. She was already lethargic and pretty lifeless at the vets, I believe a professional could tell she was beyond saving, but I am of course just guessing. I do wish I had not let her suffer quite so long, but I did not know she would not respond to the meds. I am having to repeat to my self that she is not suffering anymore. It was so horrible. Thanks for listening
