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My 6-month-old puppy has parvo. What are his survival chances?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Siberian Husky | Male | unneutered | 6 months and 10 days old | 60 lbs

Cooper has parvo. I noticed right away and took him to animal hospital the next day. He is hospitalized now. He had his first shot of parvo but didn’t finish all of them. Can he survive ?? He is 6 months and he weights 60 pounds

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Answered By Jennifer Summerfield, DVM CPDT-KA

Veterinarian, Certified Dog Trainer

Published on April 22nd, 2019

I'm sorry to hear that Cooper has parvo! You did the right thing by taking him to the vet as soon as you noticed a problem. I'm glad he's currently hospitalized for treatment. Parvo is a serious illness and there are no guarantees... but in general, older puppies like Cooper tend to fare better than younger pups. Since you were able to get him started on treatment right away, he has a fairly good chance of surviving. I hope he's able to pull through. <3

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