Signs of Parvovirus (Parvo) infection?

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What are the signs seen with Parvovirus (Parvo) infection?

Parvovirus infection is a serious disease that affects the gastrointestinal or cardiac systems of dogs. Parvo is a highly contagious and often sudden viral disease; puppies are particularly susceptible. Learn what the common clinical signs are in this FAQ.

ANSWER: There are three main manifestations of Parvovirus infection:

INTESTINAL - This virus causes extreme damage to the intestinal tract, causing sloughing of the cells that line the tract. This can leave the patient open to secondary bacterial infection. Most of the affected dogs (85%) are less than one year old and between 6-20 weeks old -- before the full set of vaccinations can be given. The death rate from infection is reported to be 16-35% in this age group...

The intestinal signs may include:

* Lethargy or listless behavior
* Vomiting
* Loss of appetite
* Diarrhea - usually bloody, and very foul-smelling
(a characteristic odor, particular to Parvovirus infection)
* Intussusception - when a section of the inflamed intestinal tract telescopes into itself.
This is an emergency.
* Fever

CARDIAC - This form of the disease is much less common than the intestinal form due to widespread vaccination. Severe inflammation and necrosis (cell death), of the heart muscle causes breathing difficulty and death in very young puppies ( less than 8 weeks of age). Older dogs that survive this form have scarring in the heart muscle.

ASYMTOMATIC - No signs seen. Common in dogs over 1 year of age and vaccinated dogs.

The incubation from exposure to seeing the clinical signs varies from 3 to 10 days. After the incubation period, the onset of clinical signs (vomiting/diarrhea, lethargy) is often sudden, usually 12 hours or less.

As always, if you suspect that your pet is sick or "not himself or herself", please contact your veterinarian as soon as possible. For quick-onset diseases such as Parvo, time is critical; initiating treatment quickly may just be the difference between life and death.

If you know or suspect that your pet has been exposed to Parvo, please call your veterinarian to check your pet's vaccination status and what preemptive measures may be taken to protect your pet...


SANA PO ITO AY MAKATULONG SA INYO....
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Just lost mine this morning dahil sa parvo...

Ingatan nyo mga aso nyo sa virus na to...
Mahirap na mamatayan ng aso off guard...


Please Read this thread carefully don't let any chance parvo virus consume your dog...
gaya nga ng sabi ni boss Dawg
" initiating treatment quickly may just be the difference between life and death."

nako tsk tsk

luckily our dog survived this one.. ingat tayo sa mga sakit na gustong kunin alaga natin.

beks. condolence.

felmor wrote:

luckily our dog survived this one.. ingat tayo sa mga sakit na gustong kunin alaga natin.

beks. condolence.

anung breed ng aso nio ?

roma09 wrote:

felmor wrote:

luckily our dog survived this one.. ingat tayo sa mga sakit na gustong kunin alaga natin.

beks. condolence.

anung breed ng aso nio ?

yung maliit.. yung cross ng minipin at nalimot ko. wahaha

felmor wrote:

roma09 wrote:

felmor wrote:

luckily our dog survived this one.. ingat tayo sa mga sakit na gustong kunin alaga natin.

beks. condolence.

anung breed ng aso nio ?

yung maliit.. yung cross ng minipin at nalimot ko. wahaha

nice !