Medora Pashmakova, DVM, DACVEC, presented tips about managing Parvoviral enteritis at the International Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Symposium in Grapevine, Texas. Her underlying message was when you help puppies survive the first three to four days of a parvo infection, they usually make a rapid recovery.
Source: DVM 360, September 28, 2016.
Dr. Pashmakova offered tips to help puppies through each of the four stages of therapy.
- Treat the patient for shock
- Rehydrate the patient
- Replenish GI losses
- Provide metabolic maintenance
INSIGHTS: This would make a good discussion topic at veterinary team meeting. Especially for distribution representatives, note procedures, techniques and products mentioned. Develop questions to understand your customers’ approaches to parvo cases. You may wish to lead the discussion at a team meeting for the practice.