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Does puppy need to be seen? Parvo??

Annie

We are fostering a newly found lab mix puppy. We estimate that she's approximately 4-4 months old. We've had her since around 2pm today and she has done nothing but sleep. She is not playful in the slightest. I'm concerned only because she shows no interest in eating or drinking, playing with our resident lab and she has yellowish-green discharge coming from her eyes. She also vomited foam earlier today --- it mostly stayed around the sides of her mouth because it was all foam, not much substance besides the grass she ate to make herself throw up (presumably) right before she vomited.

Symptoms: Lethargy, No Appetite & Anorexia, Vomiting, Eyes

•   Andrea Selner says:

  June 01st, 2009 at 07:29 PM

  I would recommend an exam as soon as possible.  Puppies or pediatric patients are much like babies in that they can not handle being dehydrated very well, since your puppy is vomiting and not eating then the dehydration becomes worse because they are not taking anything in to stabilize themselves.  They also will become hypoglycemic faster than adult dog because they do not have fat storage like an adult dog.  Parvo is an option and the first signs are usually lethargy, vomiting, then diarrhea with blood or mucous.  It could also be just a bad case of intestinal parasites so a fecal would also be recommended.  If they are not finding anything puppies can get into a lot of mischief by eating items they shouldn't so a radiograph might be indicated.  I wish you the best of luck, Andrea

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• Jessica says:

  June 01st, 2009 at 08:25 PM

  We brought her in today as she didn't improve overnight. Puppy tested positive for ParvoVirus, so she stayed at the hospital in isolstion. We're spending the evening disenfecting our house. Our other dog is going in tomorrow morning for a booster also since she's been exposed.

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•   Andrea Selner says:

  June 03rd, 2009 at 10:31 PM

  I wish you the best of luck.  Parvo can be very serious and I am glad your puppy is getting help.  I had a puppy I saved from the clinic I worked at and he lived 10 more years.  Hopefully yours will be as lucky.  Andrea

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• Jessica says:

  June 04th, 2009 at 07:26 AM

  She's home from the hospital & doing great - running around being naughty...just like a puppy should.

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•   Andrea Selner says:

  June 06th, 2009 at 11:21 AM

  I am so happy that everything turned out so well.  Good luck, and keep up with your vaccine and deworming schedule.  Andrea

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