The problem of where to buy Parvaid would seem simple enough – just go to the local store and pick up a bottle.
Sorry, but you know that life is usually a lot more compex than that!
Parvaid is an herbal product that is both synthetic and chemical-free. It is both safe and effective. Unfortunately, it is not a chemical-based drug, which means that most vets trained in traditional Western Medicine totally discount organic products as just some alternative solution that cannot possibly work as it is not “FDA”-approved.
Herbal products that are classified as botanicals or food supplements, as in the case of Parvaid and its related products, do not have to be evaluated by the FDA and therefore do not have to be approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.
A wall of resistance seems to go up as soon as you mention non-traditional or non-mainstream products. Most vets appear to know nothing at all of organic treatments, and most of the time they will be quite dismissive of any product that wasn’t produced by a drug manufacturer as they receive plenty of financial incentives for pushing the big pharmaceutical companies’ drug; the small, independent herbalist, on the other hand, can’t come close to matching the payoff levels that a Pfizer can use to incentivize a struggling vet.
It’s therefore very hard to get inexpensive herbal products into established distribution chains. The financial rewards are not present, there will be far less residual income, which is because herbal products frequently provide long-term relief compared to drugs that cause a wide range of side-effects creating a scenario of even more drugs to counter-act the side-effects, and to continue to put a sticking plaster on the problems, to the point where you might have to take pills and such for the rest of your life – which brings in a steady flow of cash each month.
What it boils down to is this – vets could get paid once (by really treating the problem and not the symptoms) or they could get paid many times, so it’s not too surprising that they choose the latter option.
Sadly, in this country we once had a proud tradition of using organic and natural products to treat all sorts of ailments, but 200 years ago or so, drugs began to appear, large marketing campaigns were set in motion claiming how wonderful drugs are and that they are the only route to good health, and so the propaganda machine went on full force.
The organic market could not then and by-and-large still cannot compete with fat cats and their deep pockets. If you play ads hundreds of times a day that fill people with hype, work on their emotions, and basically wear them down, they will think there are no other viable solutions and therefore the drugs must be the answer.
The “pop a couple of pills and everything will be OK” mentality is all that most people know, because it’s what they grew up with. But in this day and age bugs (i.e. parasites, viruses, germs, bacteria) are getting very strong and immune to conventional treatments. Chemical-based drugs are much easier to find, but it’s highly likely that they won’t offer you the level of relief that you need.
Products like Parvaid work with the body to help it heal from within. If you could go to your local market and pick up this type of organic product, that would be great, but as there are no big companies willing to promote these “non-standard” treatments, you will rarely find these types of products in supermarkets, or even in the larger pet stores such as Pet Smart of Pet Co. You may, however, have some success if you look in small independent feed stores or pet stores.
But before you do this, there are a few things you need to know first.
Most of the smaller retailers selling Parvaid just carry this product like any other product, and they know nothing about how it works or how to use it successfully. For them this is just another product on the shelf.
Now, in order to maximize your dog’s chance for a successful recovery, you will need to know how to use this product and you will also have to administer several home remedies for Parvo in conjunction. Unfortunately, most retailers neither have the required knowledge nor expertise.
Another crucial factor is that the manufacturer now specifies a minimum requirement for four different products to treat dogs with Parvo (as well as exposed adult dogs), and yet many retailers do not carry the full set of required products.
This leaves you with a dilemma: spend valuable time hunting down a retail store in your area (and this could be hundreds of miles away) and hope that they have what you need product-wise, and then come home and deal with your sick pets on your own as best you can, or you could buy the products online.
The advantage of buying from a retail store is that you will probably save some time and some money (i.e. you won’t incur any shipping costs, although you will pay for gas), but the disadvantage is that you will get absolutely zero support. If anything does go wrong, because no matter how good the products are (and they are!), some dogs don’t respond to the standard treatment protocols for any number of reasons and therefore need adjusted dosage schedules, you’ll probably find that you’ll get no help from the store you bought the products from as they simply won’t have the knowledge and experience that you’ll need.
If you decide to buy Parvaid online, then you need to look at who is selling the products, how much experience do they have in case you need help, which happens more times than not, and how reliable is their website.
The Internet is well known for being a place where websites will take your money and run, without ever delivering what you ordered.
One way you can tell is to look for the quantity of Parvo information that is on their website. If there is very little info then they probably don’t know much about it and are just selling another product.
Also, check to see what types of shipping methods are available. If the only shipping method is USPS Priority Mail, this is a really good sign that they just don’t get it – Parvo is a deadly virus that kills at a frightening speed, and anything slower than FedEx or UPS Overnight services is just too slow. Some sites even offer free Priority Mail shipping, in an attempt to gain your business, but please don’t be tempted by these, because the money you think you’re saving will probably cost your dog his life, as you wait an extra one to three days for that life-saving package to arrive in the mail.
We’ve dealt with 870 cases of Parvo (and counting), we only use FedEx Overnight for sick animals (Monday – Saturday deliveries), we make available a 100+ page book that we wrote all about Parvo, called Parvo Treatment 101, which you can download to your computer instantly and completely free of charge, we have developed (and frequently update) the most comprehensive Parvo Home Remedy Plan that will help sustain your sick dog until your products can be delivered, and throughout the treatment schedule, that you will find anywhere on the Internet, and we are the only company who offer all customers completely free and unlimited 24 x 7 phone support and personal coaching.
If your property is infected with Parvo, assuming you have dogs, or with Feline Distemper, if you have cats (because, unfortunately, dogs can pass Parvo on to cats, where it manifests itself in the form of Feline Distemper, also known as Feline Panleukopenia), then it is more than likely that you will need some support (maybe at 3:00am on a Sunday morning, when you won’t be able to contact most vets or retail stores, of course) to help you through this horrific ordeal.
If you have not already done so, please visit ParvoBuster to help get your pets back on their feet again, and don’t forget to check out the many Parvaid testimonials that other satisfied customers have left.