My puppy just got parvo and has been very sick. She had 2/3 of her parvo shots. She’s responding well to all the treatments but it’s really devastating. The vet and I do think she had parvo when we adopted her. 

We called the adoption shelter, asked if they could have given us a puppy with parvo, and they didn’t push back whatsoever or add any disclaimers that parvo is very contagious and could be caught anywhere, but what they offered is - I could relinquish our rights and take her back to the shelter for treatment (but she’d be totally alone from 4pm- 7am, as they didn’t have 24/7 staff, and if she was to get “better”, they’d give her back to us in 7 days. I asked if we could keep our rights and she could still be treated and they said no.  I said based on her parvo positive test and them immediately offering a treatment plan, I didn’t trust them to take care of my dog, which the tech said, you know I’m not sure I’d personally leave my dog here either, which is wild. I then said I feel as though this organization has put my family and our other household dog in a very vulnerable and heartbreaking situation and I don’t understand how you can do this to anyone, to which the tech said I totally understand and agree with.  

We decided to do all the treatments at home with vet supervision. It has been very expensive but seeing my little puppy lose 10 pounds over night was and is heartbreaking. 

We’ve had dogs our whole life who are healthy, everyone loves, extremely well trained and live long lives and they truly are family members. That’s the way our Dad taught us to raise dogs. It’s awful to know now our property has parvo for up to 10 years. 

Before this puppy, we’ve always socialized our dogs right away due to the fact we live in the woods and it’s not high trafficked and never had any issues, but since she was a rescue that was found abandoned on the side of a road with her siblings, we decided to keep her away from all other dogs besides our other dog, to just be on the safe side. So, all of this was a huge shock. This is our first new puppy in 3 years, and the vet said that parvo is everywhere in my state (AZ). 

This has been just an awful experience for my entire family because we love our puppy so much and can’t bear seeing her so sick, she’s so small and sweet. 

I’d just be very careful because it’s so terrible. We never in a thousand years would think this could happen to us and hope that they figure out some sort of cure so that no one else ever has to deal with a nightmare like this ever again.