Puppy had parvo virus upon delivery and died one day later
My Cavapoo puppy arrived after a three-day trip from somewhere in MO (August 21) and was severely lethargic. I thought that she might have been sedated, however three to four hours later she began having bouts of severe bloody diarrhea and was very weak. I took her to a nearby 24 hour veterinarian hospital in DC and she was tested and found positive for parvovirus. I transferred her to another hospital for treatment (where the cost of the treatment > than 5000 would be covered by a rescue team). There they began an intensive that included stabilization and an a antigen parvovirus regimen. Unfortunately this was to no avail. She died later that evening (Aug 22) after 6 hours of very focused treatment. The vet who diagnosed her originally and treated her said it was clear from the timeline that she had parvovirus when she was picked up at the breeder and likely showed some early symptoms, though a vet gave her an okay to travel on the 15th. days. She was transported with other animal which must have had an effect on those animals as well. She was only 8 weeks old (less than 2 pounds) to the day. Clearly too young to be put up for sale with all kinds of health guarantees which unfortunately will not recover any of the costs not to mention the life of this adorable puppy.