Maintaining normal blood glucose levels in dogs with either high or low blood sugar can be difficult but is essential for extending the life of the pet.
Glucose for dogs with parvo.
In the very first days of parvovirus infection in dogs dodds stated i was faced with an overwhelming epidemic of parvo stricken dogs in my clinical practice.
The intestinal form of parvovirus affects the body s ability to absorb nutrients.
Vomiting and diarrhea often containing blood are the most common reasons that dogs with parvovirus are taken to the veterinarian.
On the other end of the spectrum dogs that have blood sugar levels of 180 milligrams per deciliter on a consistent basis tend to need diabetic treatment as well.
Diabetes is a chronic disease that can affect dogs and cats and other animals including apes pigs and horses as well as humans.
Dogs are best able to keep down a bland highly digestible diet as they are recovering from parvo.
They may also run a fecal cpv elisa test to determine if virus antigens are in your dog s feces.
The wet tissue of the mouth and.
Although diabetes can t be cured it can be managed very.
Most dogs with parvo are treated with fluid therapy anti nausea medications and antibiotics in severe cases other medications may be necessary see below.
Additionally anti emetics to control vomiting may be prescribed along with antibiotics to treat any opportunistic infections.
Blood sugar and potassium should be monitored and supplemented via iv if necessary.
Your vet will diagnose parvo through symptoms a physical examination and blood tests to look for low white blood cell levels which are common with parvo.
I made a 30c nosode from the infected animals blood in the form of sterile saline solution and then injected the nosode intravenously into the sick animals.
If your dog is severely ill your vet may also run additional tests to determine the extent of the illness.
What to expect at the vet s office.
In severe cases gi protein loss below 20g l will require colloid therapy such as pentastarch.