Biscuits one week update (8 days actually)

Well I've had Biscuit for 8 days now.  I noticed she had been less playful for a couple of days.  Thursday she'd chase her ball and play.  Friday she wouldnt play as long.  Saturday she'd only take a couple of steps and then come back and lay down.  Immediately I was concerned, I was pretty much positive she had parvo.  She tested positive for it dammit.  She'd also lost 1.3lbs since her very first vet visit on Tuesday.  So in 5 days a puppy that had the big puppy belly and filled out her collar looked gaunt and had no more puppy belly.  Went from 17.5lbs to 16.2lbs.  Yikes! 

Thats Biscuit today.  She's laying in the garage on a spare bed because its really a lot more comfortable than a tile floor.  More comfortable for my fiance and I.  We've been spending a lot of time with a 20cc syringe basically shooting gatorade and water down the dogs throat.  The vet said parvo doesnt generally kill the dog itself, its the other bacteria that come while the dog has parvo and dehydration.  We can get about 40cc's of liquid in her and then she goes outside to throw it all right back up.  We decided to call the vet for a Sunday visit so we can get an IV started in her.  This is the time when having a nurse for a fiance comes in handy.  She knows how to do all that medical stuff. 

So far we've spent about $150 and I imagine by the time the vet visit is over today it'll be at least $100 more.  She's getting to be a pricey pound puppy.  I could have bought a lab or something from a breeder for $200-$400, but I chose to get the mutt from the pound.  I'll do everything I can to save Biscuit, I didnt save her from being euthanised only to die from parvo. 

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