Parvo is an awful disease. The virus hits the bone marrow so that the immune system is incapacitated. Then it travels to the digestive tract and destroys the intestinal lining. This is where infection can set in, in addition to the virus. Charlie can’t keep anything down – he throws up even from drinking water. He hasn’t eaten in five days.

I give him a shot of antibiotics once a day to fight infection, a shot of some kind of painkiller to keep him somewhat comfortable, and put him on an IV drip bag for hydration to survive. Charlie dreads the needles but doesn’t fight it, and MC and I have fine-tuned our system and we make it work.

Charlie spent some time outside over the weekend but rests on the bed 100% of the time now. He still rolls on his side for a belly rub between naps. There’s not much else to report right now – it’s a waiting game and there’s no way of knowing how long this will last and other stuff I just can’t bring myself to type.