My dog has parvo, no vet. Should I give SMP and amoxicillin?

Thank you for submitting your question regarding Frany. If you suspect that she has the parvovirus, then you need to seek veterinary care for her immediately. This disease can be fatal without proper treatment. While antibiotics can be a part of a treatment plan, there are other components as well that are necessary to increase chances of survival. Furthermore, the dose of your tablets is way too high given the weight in her profile. I hope this information helps.

Hello and thank you for contacting Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. Doxycycline can be given with metronidazole at the same time but it may be worth to double-check with your vet why Molly should be taking both. Most of the dogs that are recovering from parvo take an antibiotic, but administering two antibiotics at the same time is usually not necessary. Pet-Tinic contains vitamins, iron and cooper, it is safe to give it to Molly with the other medications.

Unless the amoxicillin was prescribed by your veterinarian, you should stop giving it, as it does not work against viruses. If one puppy has roundworms, then all puppies will have roundworms and should be treated with a puppy wormer available from your vet or a petshop. Any wormer which is specified as a puppy wormer should be effective. Puppy wormers are either in tablet or paste form and are given by mouth.

I am sorry to hear about your concern for Fat Fat. Parvo is actually a virus so antibiotics will not prevent it, and the antibiotics we use in dogs who are suffering from clinical parvo are treating secondary infections. I would get him in to have his shots as soon as possible (though he still won't be fully protected until he has had a full series of puppy shots, every 3-4 weeks until 16 to 18 weeks of age) so I would be very careful with the puppy in your house if you had a parvo positive dog. You can refer to this article on disinfection https://veterinarypartner.vin.com/default.aspx?pid=19239&id=4951459 in the house and I would only take the dog outside in areas the sick dog did not use (i.e. if the sick dog used the back yard then bring the puppy to the front yard, etc.).

A dewormer should not interfere with recent vaccination. Ideally, you should check with your veterinarian before medicating Dino. A stool sample submitted for analysis can diagnose intestinal parasites and may aid in more effective treatment.

Since parvovirus causes damage to the intestines and therefore wnables intestinal bacteria to enter the blood stream , your puppy needs to be treated with antibiotics that cover a variety of bacteria (gram positive and gram negative). Metronidazole kills those bacteria and also seems to have a positive effect on the immune system, so it is the antibiotic of choice in parvovirus infections. We always weigh up the advantages (treating the infection) vs the disadvantages (side effects) when prescribing medications, so in this case the advantages outweigh the side effects and Metronidazole is indicated. Your puppy should aslo receive fluids and pain medication. You should also try to feed it very small amounts of wet food very often in order to keep its intestines working. It is usually best to hospitalize the puppy for a few days.

Yes, a dog can have parvo and worms at the same time. Parvo is life threatening and often deadly with no cure, so the treatment focus would be exclusively on symptomatic treatment for that instead of the worms. Deworming treatments can cause vomiting and diarrhea, and it would not be wise to give a dog who is already vomiting and experiencing diarrhea a drug that could potentially cause more of that. If the dog does recover from parvo virus, as it is frequently fatal, then he can be treated for worms.