Update on Dyna and the parvo

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Well, it's 11:30AM here and we're still hanging in there. There were a couple of times last night when I didn't think Dyna was going to make it but I'm modifying the vet's instructions a little bit when it comes to the vomiting pill in order to give her body more support. I read online that it's for the stomach spasms that go along with vomiting. Last night a few hours after she had had her pill, which was prescribed twice a day or every 12 hours, she had a violent episode of vomiting and this time I saw blood. She was hours away from her next scheduled pill but I couldn't let that continue to happen or I knew I'd lose her. So, I cut one of the pills in half, ground it into powder in a tablespoon, added some of the electrolyte liquid and mixed it up. I sucked it up into the syringe, put more of the liquid into the spoon to mix with any residue and sucked that into the syringe, too. Then I gave it to her. She had started wanting water from her bowl badly late last night so after waiting a bit to be sure the medication had time to kick in, I let her have a drink. Until 6:00 this morning I was giving her some of the electrolyte liquid and letting her drink water a little bit at a time. We slept from 6:00 until 7:30 when I heard her vomit again but it wasn't much. This morning she wanted to go out and when she did, she peed so that's a good sign. Someone gave me a link to the signs of dehydration this morning in my original discussion and Dyna isn't dehydrated so we're making progress...I think. This is Day 3. She's been outside twice...I think the second time she just wanted to get some air and to walk around a little bit but I didn't let her do much. Also, this morning I went to the store and bought unflavored Pedialyte. Dyna doesn't like it but, since she wants to drink water from her bowl, I can get her to drink some by using two bowls and taking the plain water away after only a few laps. We're doing a little bit at a time, waiting in between, then doing some more. She's still vomiting off and on but it's not much...except for about an hour ago when she seemed so thirsty that I let her drink too much water and she drank it too fast. I learned my lesson about that! My daughter's fiance took their very young pit bull puppy to the vet first thing this morning and she tested negative for parvo and for worms. She received her vaccine but the vet (same one I saw yesterday) told them to keep both of their dogs away from my property until Dyna is recovered and I've treated the yard. So, that's the news for now. I'm going to give her the antibiotic a little bit early and will be staying home with her all day today. Thanks for all the support everyone. It's really helped!