Canine Parvovirus

Canine Parvovirus is a virus that appears suddenly with bloody diarrhea and vomiting caused by serious degenerative enteritis. The symptoms are fever, drowsiness, extreme depression, anorexia, bloody watery stools or mucous with a very intense odor. Unknown before the '70s this highly contagious virus attacks your puppy's intestines, white blood cells and heart. Puppies with Parvo generally suffer from severe vomiting, followed by bloody diarrhea. Although the often deadly canine parvovirus can be fatal to puppies, adult dogs that receive the necessary intense medical treatment (which lasts about 10 days) usually survive.