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30 October 2013

PARVO VIRUS

The flashback of the demon:

Distemper was a technical word that used to be common among dog breeders and owners a few decades ago. This dreaded virus used to attack the digestive system and create havoc in the lives of dogs. Vaccination is the only way to keep it at bay.

Over the period of time, the strains of distemper evolved into a much dreaded and stronger virus knwon to be PARVO. Parvo is a demon virus to which the infants succumb faster and easier. It sometimes attacks the intestines and also the cardiac. The prime nature of this virus is it eats up the cells and cell walls of the intestines and cardiac muscle. This causes acute vomiting and blood motions. Those pups affected with parvo tend to slowly loose all immunity to fight the disease as they loose fluids from the body. Dehydration kills the pup.

Symptoms : It might sometimes start as a small indigestion problem with sticky or loose motions followed by vomiting. Not able to retain any food or liquids. One very typical charecteristic is that the excreta smells foul. very foul and unusual smell that is distinct with this type of virus. The color of the excreta starts to change from yellow to darker green or brown and slowly reddish as the virus becomes accute.
These cases can be handled only at a vet's clinic by monitoring the pup with intense and 24/7 care. Ivy drips, antibiotics to avoid septicemia and secondary infections. anti acidic medicines are also needed to control severe acidity. For those who can afford and want their pup's health more than anything can ask the vet's for immunoglobules. Canlob is such serum that injects immune cells to fight or perhaps support the fight inside against the virus.

Identifying anychange in the pup such as lethargy, lack of appetite, loose excreta or puking are not to be neglected.

If these are the precautions the only way to prevent all this is through timely vaccines and boosters.
Parvo affects infants and younger pups and therefore, the first 4 months are crucial to vaccinate and followup with boosters to prevent all such dreaded viruses.


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