Is your poodle dog vomiting blood and excreting bloody (red), watery diarrhea?\u00a0 There\u2019s a possibility that she may have the parvovirus (AKA parvo).<\/p>\n
First things first: If your poodle dog is having any persistent vomiting or diarrhea \u2013 especially if you find blood in the vomit or diarrhea \u2013 get your dog to the vet ASAP.\u00a0 It\u2019s the only way to definitively diagnose what\u2019s wrong with your dog so that you can set the right course of treatment.\u00a0 In general, the more quickly you start the right treatment, the better chance your poodle dog has of recovering (especially if it\u2019s parvo).<\/p>\n
What\u2019s more, your poodle is likely to dehydrate very quickly if she\u2019s dealing with bloody vomit and diarrhea \u2013 this is especially true if she\u2019s a toy poodle, mini poodle, or a puppy or any size.\u00a0 So the quicker you get her to the vet, the faster they can put her on a lifesaving IV.<\/p>\n
(NOTE: Parvo is generally a puppy disease, so if your vomiting poodle is a puppy, parvo is a concern.)<\/p>\n
Here are the main symptoms of parvo<\/strong>:<\/p>\n –Your poodle is lethargic or depressed.. This is probably one of the first things you notice.\u00a0 I had a puppy who got parvo \u2013 my first clue was that he wouldn\u2019t leave my lap the night before he got sick.<\/p>\n –Your poodle won\u2019t eat.<\/p>\n –Your poodle won\u2019t drink.<\/p>\n –Your poodle is vomiting… and perhaps the poodle is vomiting blood.<\/p>\n –Your poodle has diarrhea, especially bloody diarrhea. There\u2019s also a telltale strong stench to the diarrhea.<\/p>\n Notice I used the word lifesaving early. That\u2019s because parvo is a very serious virus that attacks the intestines (hence the bloody vomit and diarrhea). If you don\u2019t treat your poodle puppy using IVs, he or she will likely die. And even with good supportive care, your poodle still needs to fight the virus on her own, because there is no cure.<\/p>\n As such, you\u2019ll likely see a parvo reatment plan that includes:<\/p>\n –Keeping your poodle hydrated using an IV. Your poodle puppy will need to spend anywhere from a few days to a few weeks at the vet. That\u2019s the best place for her, and it gives your puppy the best chance of surviving parvo.<\/p>\n Naturally, you can visit often.\u00a0 You may choose to bring in an item (such as a t-shirt) that smells like you to comfort your puppy while he\u2019s fighting parvo.\u00a0 Be prepared to wash your hands and the bottom of your shoes when you leave the room your puppy is in. Because it\u2019s such a contagious, hardy virus, your vet won\u2019t want you tracking it around.<\/p>\n Some people choose to support their poodle puppy at home.\u00a0 This is risky.\u00a0 If you do this, talk to your vet about how to support your pup.\u00a0 She won\u2019t be able to eat without vomiting, so you\u2019ll likely have to use fluid therapy \u2013 such as Pedialyte \u2013 to keep her hydrated.\u00a0 You may be instructed to give special fluids under the skin using a needle.<\/p>\n When your poodle puppy recovers from parvo and is able to start eating again, your vet will instruct you to feed a very bland diet.\u00a0 That\u2019s because your poodle\u2019s intestinal\/digestive tract is damaged.\u00a0 Your vet will probably give you a prescription diet, or he or she may recommend that you feed something bland like baby rice and a little boiled, skinless chicken.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t give your poodle puppy her regular food or treats. And for sure don\u2019t give her any table scraps, as they\u2019re too hard on her system.\u00a0 Your vet will tell you how long to feed the bland diet and when you can slowly start re-introducing your poodle puppy\u2019s regular diet.\u00a0 Just take it slow and let your puppy heal.<\/p>\n It\u2019s very tough to see a poodle puppy get sick, weak and thin due to parvo.\u00a0 Just remember: The faster you get a puppy with parvo to the vet, the better chance you\u2019ll have of seeing your pup grow to be a bouncy, playful, healthy adult!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Is your poodle dog vomiting blood and excreting bloody (red), watery diarrhea?\u00a0 There\u2019s a possibility that she may have the parvovirus (AKA parvo). First things first: If your poodle dog is having any persistent vomiting or diarrhea \u2013 especially if you find blood in the vomit or diarrhea \u2013 get your dog to the vet […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[41,40,42,33],"class_list":["post-45","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poodle_health","tag-bloody-diarrhea","tag-bloody-vomit","tag-poodles-and-parvo","tag-vomiting-poodle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/clubpoodle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/clubpoodle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/clubpoodle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/clubpoodle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/clubpoodle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/clubpoodle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50,"href":"http:\/\/clubpoodle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45\/revisions\/50"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/clubpoodle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/clubpoodle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/clubpoodle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n–Keeping the vomiting to a minimum by introducing an anti-vomit medicine.
\n–A course of antibiotics to help your poodle puppy fight the illness (but again, this actually won\u2019t \u201ccure\u201d parvo).
\n–If diagnosed early enough, some vets use Tamiflu to help fight parvo.\u00a0 (The jury is still out on whether this works.)<\/p>\n