[Dailydrool] Parvo hope

[Pamela McQuade]

I just started subscribing to THE WHOLE DOG JOURNAL, and I was amazed at 
an article on parvovirus. It seems that Colorado State University has 
come up with a home treatment for parvo that was effective in 80 percent 
of the dogs that received the care [a similar article by the university 
said 85 percent]. Though the commitment requirement must be high, since 
it is 24/7 care, it provides a way for rescues and owners to avoid the 
hefty vet bills that go with this disease. Estimates of the cost of this 
care say it runs about $600 (though I'm sure some areas may be more 
expensive). Still, it's not the more than $5,000 that round-the-clock 
vet care may run to.

Though I could not access the Web address in the article, I did find a 
online article from the university that describes the study and offers 
contact information for the doctors who did the study:

http://csu-cvmbs.colostate.edu/pages/parvo-puppies-new-protocal.aspx

Here's hoping that this will work for many sick hounds.
Pam, food slave to the Dashing Bassets