A New Study Could Save Parvo Puppies Faster and Cheaper w/ Dr. Lily Chen
About this episode
Dr. Lily Chen discusses a new study on fecal microbiota transplant that could improve survival rates for puppies with parvovirus at a lower cost.
A study landed on my desk a few weeks ago and I have not been able to stop thinking about it. If you have a puppy, a young dog, or you know someone who does, this minisode is for you. It is about parvovirus, one of the scariest and most deadly diseases in young dogs, and a new study showing exactly what can be added to the standard of care to give puppies a better shot at survival, and at a fraction of the cost. The study, a double blinded, placebo controlled trial out of Ohio State University, looked at fecal microbiota transplant, also called microbiome restoration therapy, added on top of standard hospitalization for parvo. Not instead of it. The results are hard to ignore, and so is the part of the story about cost, because for many families, cost is the difference between treating their dog and losing them. I am sharing this now, before you ever need it, in the hope that you never do. But if you do, I want you to already know this exists. KEY INSIGHTS: ✨ Parvovirus destroys the gut lining and wipes out the beneficial bacteria living there. That terrain, not just the virus itself, is largely why puppies crash so fast. ✨ Fecal microbiota transplant, FMT, works by reintroducing…
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