| Canine Parvovirus, is a viral disease that attacks dogs | | | | infection... or more commonly,both.You can't treat |
| and if left untreated, it kills them within day's, usually | | | | parvo with antibiotics, however, they are routinely |
| due to dehydration and it's side effects.Parvo is | | | | given to prevent secondary bacterial infections |
| caused by a virus present in the faeces of infected | | | | setting in, while the dog's immune system is actively |
| dogs. Other dogs and pups pick up the parvo virus | | | | fighting the virus.The best treatment for parvo is |
| through eating food off the ground, chewing bones | | | | prevention. And the best form of prevention is |
| on the dirt, licking each other... there is so much parvo | | | | Vaccinating, which should be mandatory for all |
| virus in the environment that older dogs have | | | | puppies before they are 3 months old. Follow up |
| become somewhat immune to it, however puppies | | | | every 12 months with a booster shot.You should |
| are very susceptible, especially from around weaning | | | | vaccinate pregnant broody's with a killed parvovirus |
| age at 5 to 8 weeks.Parvo symptoms include severe | | | | vaccine, either before mating, or 2 weeks before her |
| depression and a loss of appetite, followed by a high | | | | puppies are born. This will pass on protection to the |
| fever, vomiting, diarrhoea and dehydrationThe | | | | puppies until they are about 6 weeks old, or until |
| infected dog will pass bloody stools within 24 hours. | | | | they stop suckling. The danger period for puppies is |
| Puppies infected with parvo usually die within 48 | | | | between weaning at 5 to 8 weeks old, and 3 months |
| hours if left untreated.The virus initially lodges and | | | | of age, when they should get their full shots.On dog |
| multiplys in the lymph nodes of the throat and in 3 or | | | | farms and in breeding barns, it's advisable to give |
| 4 days it spreads to the bone marrow and the | | | | puppies a 4 in 1 shot that includes parvovirus and |
| gastro-intestinal tract. All three sites contain the | | | | corona virus vaccines at about 7 weeks, followed by |
| rapidly multiplying cells that the virus needs. In the | | | | their full 5 in 1 shot which includes Leptovirus vaccine |
| bone marrow it kills the young immune system cells, | | | | at 3 months of age.The only way to kill parvo in the |
| and as such a low white cell count is the first clinical | | | | environment is with either Bleach diluted 30 to 1 with |
| sign of possible parvo virus infection. Having a low | | | | water, or some other proprietary brand containing |
| white cell count also means that the host dog cannot | | | | bleach. If the infected area is left dormant, the parvo |
| fight the infection.While this is happening the parvo | | | | will die in the ground in around 7 months, but you |
| virus is attacking the gastro intestinal tract, killing new | | | | would be well advised to leave them vacant for 1 to |
| cells of the intestine walls before they have a chance | | | | 2 years. Freezing protects parvovirus cells, so if the |
| to grow. This results in an inability to absorb nutrients, | | | | ground is snowbound in winter, it may be at least 2 |
| causing acute diarrhoea. The intestinal wall becomes | | | | years before it is safe to allow puppies on it |
| so damaged that bleeding occurs, allowing bacterial | | | | again.Russell Savige has been breeding and rearing |
| infections to take hold.Therefore puppies can die | | | | greyhounds since 1986. His website has an extensive |
| from either severe dehydration and shock, bacterial | | | | collection of dog related articles. |