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My 2 1/2 month german shepherd had her first shots at 7 months. They include dhppl vaccination, trifexis single dose and fecal flotation test. She is having parvo symptoms not eating, drinks fluids but vomits after, diarrhea, fever. This happend after 3 weeks of her shots is this possible? ? What can i do please help.
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Hi Mario. I'm sorry to hear about your pup. Please don't wait and get her to a veterinarian asap. That is the best thing you can do right now. It could be anything and hopefully very treatable and not serious. You are both in our thoughts, we are hoping for good news.
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Excellent suggestion Jerry! The thing about puppies is that they are much like babies and " crash" or get shocky much, MUCH quicker than older dogs. There are many reasons your puppy could be sick but she will likely only get worse without diagnosis and care.
As far as parvovirus goes, the quicker the diagnosis, the more likely you are to have a positive outcome!
Sending our best wishes that your puppy is well soon!
Ditto the others. She needs to see a vet ASAP. My dog Billie went through something similar at a similar age. Turned out to be a nasty case of gastroenteritis. But she needs to see a vet. They can give her an injection to stop the vomiting. Puppies can become dehydrated very quickly. Please don't wait.
Thinking of you and hoping she feels much better soon.
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I agree with the others. Get her to the vet right away. She probably needs IV fluids.
Plus, where do you live? Is canine flu a possibility?
Donna
Donna, Glenn & Murphy
Murphy had his right front leg amputated due to histiocytic sarcoma at 7 years old. He survived 4 years, 2 months & 1 week, only to be taken by hemangiosarcoma at 11 1/2 years 6/12/17
Read about Murphy's Life on Three Legs
I hope this pup is okay. Just a review for everyone here but parvo is very contagious and the puppy needs a vaccine every 3 to 4 weeks until it is 16 weeks old before it is 100% protected. If the mom had no vaccines then it is even at higher risk. We see parvo all of the time because people think that one shot at 7 or 8 weeks protects the puppy.
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