Lucy Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 Hi all, cross posted this......just something to be aware of.... This morning's Veterinary Times front page headline warns of parvovirus outbreaks in the midlands (particularly Leicestershire) and the south-west (Devon & Cornwall). Vaccinated dogs should be protected, but no vaccine is 100% effective. Early symptoms are depression, loss of appetite, vomiting, high fever, and severe diarrhoea. Faeces can be either greyish or fluid and bloody. Rapid dehydration is a great danger. The second form of canine parvovirus is cardiac syndrome, or myocarditis, which can affect puppies under three months old. There is no diarrhoea because the virus multiplies rapidly in muscle cells of the immature heart. Puppies may stop suckling and then collapse and die within minutes or days. No effective treatment is available for cardiac syndrome, and surviving puppies may have permanently damaged hearts. Please be aware of this as we may be able to save lives with the correct advice - which is seek immediate veterinary attention if parvo is suspected or a dog or puppy shows any of the symptoms described. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siberian_wolf Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 Great advise Lucy! Here are some useful link on this for anyone interested: http://vetmedicine.about.com/cs/dognz/a/parvodog.htm http://www.lbah.com/404.html[url="http://vetmedicine.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lbah.com%2FCanine%2FParvo.html"] http://www.marvistavet.com/html/canine_parvovirus.html Sorry I cant add to rep, so here is a smiley [ATTACH]1056.IPB[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 great links amy and lucy added to rep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackie62 Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 Good advice and good thread... amy. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siberian_wolf Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 Good advice and good thread... amy. :) The credit needs to go to Lucy not me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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