Lethargy & not eating in a 6 month old puppy are very bad signs.

Your friend needs to take the puppy back to the vet (if she knows & trusts that vet) & also to find out what medicine was in the injection.

This is nothing to play around with;
a sick puppy can dehydrate & die within a very short time.

I wish you all the best.

I agree. The puppy needs to be examined by a vet (again). The owner should ask the vet the following questions:

1. What is your diagnosis?
2. How are you treating it?
3. How soon should I see improvement?
4. What should I be watching for that I should bring the puppy back in?

All of the well-intentioned people on the internet CANNOT make a diagnosis of the puppy online. Even a vet cannot make the diagnosis without examining the puppy. He needs to go back to the vet or to a new vet as quickly as possible.

Get the pup to the Vet immediately. He is probably having an allergic reaction to the shots and needs treatment right away.

The vet gave him a steroid. He is drinking a little water today. The owner is taking him back to the vet today also. I wonder what caused his illness?

We just found out his puppy does have Parvo. I am so worried. What should he expect now?

IV fluids...and a large vet bill. I hope the pup lives.

Not good news at all. Like Joepyeweed says all they can do is basically give fluids. If they can keep him hydrated he stands a chance. Hope it works out for them.

I hope the puppy is at the vet, not at home. Do you know? As said above, this pup needs major supportive care including IV fluids. He needs to be at the vet's.

Parvo is not good, I hope the pup survives because many do not. That said, some do so don't give up.

We got a puppy who was coming down with parvo, and she did require a vet stay with IV fluids, etc.

Like your friend's puppy, she had had her vaccination, but too late because she had already been exposed.

Our puppy survived, because of the good immediate vet care, and lived to a ripe old age. I hope the same for your friend's dog.

I knew it was Parvo before I read all the posts.

My sister's Great Dane puppy survived and he was really sick. He was at the Vet's for 5 days. It is expensive. Some make it, some don't. There's always a better chance if caught early.

My friend's Dobbie had the same thing. All she needed was her last series of shots. She contacted Parvo from their own back yard. Apparently (from what the vet said) Parvo can lay dormant, for years, in the soil, from a previous infected dog. Her puppy loved to dig. They knew she was sick on Saturday but waited to take her to the vet on Monday. By then it was so far gone.

They opted to put her down. I was upset over that. I would have spent and/or done whatever possible to save my dog - but not everyone thinks like me.

Your friend needs to sanitize EVERYTHING including wiping the car down with bleach.

If the puppy is at the vet's, have your friend visit every day, twice if possible.

If she'll sleep in tee shirts & bring last night's tee shirt for the pup to sleep on, it'll help the pup to feel "home".

& it may sound crazy, but when I brought home a puppy a couple of years ago & she developed parvo, I asked the people on this forum to hold her in their thoughts or send up prayers.

She recovered completely.

so...

I'm holding this puppy in my thoughts & in my heart & sending all my best thoughts for strength, stamina, & healing.

Thank you all- wonderful advice! The puppy has been at the vet in good care.He took him in yesterday morning, they started the IV's- he is stable. I feel so sorry for my friend b/c he does not have a lot of money, however, he said he will do whatever it takes. How much does the treatment usually cost?

Yup, I've sent out some of those puppy prayers too.

Thank you for all the prayers! I am going to check in to see how puppy is doing. You are all the best!

Update on sick puppy. He is still at the vet on IV's. He is acting like he is feeling better but he still is not wanting to eat and has had diarrhea. Looks like he will be at the vet through the holiday week-end! Ugh! I sure pray he pulls through this!