So, let's look at a few different factors, so that you can decide for yourself.



How Much Will It Cost?

If you have your Parvo dog treated at the vet's, it will probably cost you anywhere from $500 USD to over $10,000 USD per dog.

On the other hand, if you administer Parvo treatment to your dog in the comfort of your own home, using a Parvo home treatment kit, then you can treat one or more dogs (depending on their weight) for much less than $500 USD, and that includes FedEx Priority Overnight shipping (anything else is just too slow, so don't be tempted by offers of free shipping on some websites - this free shipping is more often than not US Postal Service Priority Mail, but if you wait for that, your dog can be dead by the time your package arrives).

Success Rate

Most vets will give dog owners a 50% chance of their dog surviving Parvo, with the lowest we've heard being a 33% chance, and the highest an 80% chance.

Alternatively, if you treat your Parvo dog at home using the safe, natural products that are available, then the survival rate is typically 90%.

Part of this increased success rate is because treating your dog at home, yourself, is less stressful for both you and your dog, and reduced stress results in an improved chance of your dog surviving this horrific virus.

Support that's available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and the unparalleled Parvo vPETS service (constant phone contact every four to five hours during the first couple of days of full treatment - this does include ALL hours of the day, nights, weekends, holidays, etc. since Parvo doesn't take a break or mount an attack to suit your schedule) if you can find it, can also increase your dog's chance of beating Parvo, but you certainly won't get this from most vets.

Care

If you leave your dog at the vet's, then it is highly likely that nobody will be in attendance over night, so your dog may well be by himself, or possibly with other sick dogs, for about 12 hours.

However, with home Parvo treatment, then you will be there, with him, all day long.

Remember, dogs, just like many other animals, are extremely sensitive to emotions, and having people around who truly care and love for them will speed their recovery.

Time & Effort

If you have enough disposable income and you accept the relatively low chances of success offered by vets, then you can basically leave your dog there and collect him again, assuming that he survives, in a few days' time.

If you take the home Parvo treatment route, however, then there will be a few nights without sleep, because one of the four products in the Parvo home treatment kit does need to be given every single hour (and, yes, that does mean both day and night) during the first two days of the four-day course of treatment.

Summary

There are many good reasons why it makes sense to treat your dog at home if he has Parvo - the lower cost and increased survival rate are the two most obvious ones.

There is one downside to administering the home Parvo treatment, and that is the time and effort it will take, but this is a necessary part of treating your dog at home, and the rewards, when you see your practically terminally-ill and almost unrecognizable doggie come through this often fatal virus, more than compensate for a few nights without sleep.

You may think that vaccinations are the way to stop your dog getting Parvo, but there are a huge number of problems with administering shots to your dog (which is a whole other story), so the best and arguably only way to be prepared is to make sure you have the necessary products on hand at all times - that way, if your dog should be infected by the Parvo virus, you'll be able to start treatment at once, even if it's 5:00am on a Sunday morning, when you'll almost certainly struggle to find an animal hospital open.