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My puppy has parvovirus. Can home remedies help him survive?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Small (up to 22lb) | Male | 3 months and 14 days old | 23 lbs

Hello, vet. My puppy has parvovirus and we can't a afford the treatment for my puppy. So we gave him some pedialyte with water, and some apple cider vinegar to kill the parvovirus inside him. Will he survive though?

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Answered By Claudia Fioravanti

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Published on May 22nd, 2019

Sadly puppies needs a lot of supportive care to be able to pull through Parvovirus infection. Sometimes even with all the necessary care, they don’t make it.I t depends also on Walker ‘s immune system and how strong he is but he should really have at least intravenous fluids and antisickness medications. Hope this helps.

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    Answered By Claudia Fioravanti

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    Sadly puppies needs a lot of supportive care to be able to pull through Parvovirus infection. Sometimes even with all the necessary care, they don’t make it.I t depends also on Walker ‘s immune system and how strong he is but he should really have at least intravenous fluids and antisickness medications. Hope this helps.

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