What Is Parvo In A Dog?

Question

i recently asked a question to what the worst disease in dogs are.. and EVERYONE said Parvo... So My Question Is What I Parvo??

Answer 1

Parvo is an intestinal virus that causes the dog to slough off intestinal tissues, dehydrate, and usually die.  It is characterized by a foul-smelling bloody diarrhea, vomiting, lethargy, anorectic behavior, and fever.  It almost invariably ends in death.  It is most common in young pups.

The biggest hurdle in overcoming parvo for a dog is the dehydration.  They can't keep water down, and the diarrhea compunds the fluid loss.  A dog that overcomes it can shed the virus in his/her f***s for up to two years.  Parvo ca survive in the environment for up to five years in favorable conditions.  It is most comonly spread by fomites and naso-fecal routes.  It is imperative that anyone who has been in contact with parvo in the environment disinfect before coming in vicinity of new pups.  I personally don't allow folks to wear their shoes into my puppy room.  They may have stepped in dog poo last week that was carrying parvo, and bring it into my pups by accident.

Answer 2

It's a deadly disease that attacks their heart. Without treating it as early as possible, they have little to no chance of living. They die in 3 days.

Answer 3

There is a website dedicated to offering information on dog parvo at http://dog-parvo.blogspot.com

Answer 4

The internet or a library close to you contains full of information for just about anything.  

Answer 5

Canine Parvovirusis mostly associated with puppy's but adult dogs can contract it if they were not immunized when a puppy, It is a very dangerous Gastrointestinal virus

Causes Vomiting, Diarrhea and Dehydration and has an 80% mortality rate

Answer 6

Parvo is a very bad virus for dogs to get and it can kill a pet overnight.Usually starts will neausea and diarrhea and pets refuse to eat and become very sick.Survival is unlikely unless it is caught early and put under a vet's care.It is much easier to be sure and get entire series of this vaccination.

Answer 7

read this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canine_parv...

Answer 8

Actually the worst disease in a dog is currently distemper. Parvo is a nasty GI bug the typically attacks developing GI muscles. It is easily transmitted through f***s of infected dogs. Disinfecting an area where a infected dog can be VERY difficult and often needs industrial cleaning solvents to truly disinfect the area. You can also carry the disease in on your shoes or skin if you came in contact with infected stool. I heard the disease can live on the ground for like 3 months. Typically symptoms include lethargy, vomiting, fever, and foul smelling diarrhea (usually bloody). Diarrhea and vomiting result in dehydration and secondary infections. Fluids are the most important thing with parvo pups. Parvo is one of the reasons vaccines are so important in puppyhood. IMO the reason Parvo lost the number one spot is; despite the treatment is costly, it is possible for your puppy to live a long life after Parvo. I know a pups rescue who claims to have a 60 to 80% success rate with it's parvo puppies.

Distemper has a MUCH lower recovery rate and if the dog recovers it is prone to seizures, neurological disorders and a very much shortened lifespan. Distemper travels on skin and cloths in snot and is airborne so often if you quarantine a distemper dog in a room attached to the main house it can travel and infect the rest of the house if they do not have vaccines, but vaccination is not not 100% protection either. If your dog has vaccines within a 2-3 month period you will often get false positives so testing isn't recommended for these dogs. Often shelters will automatically kill every single dog in the shelter if one becomes infected with distemper, the only solution is a negative pressure room like how hospitals house TB patients. Luckily Distemper only lives in the air for 2 weeks. What is even worse, Distemper in stage 1 looks like kennel cough and is often misdiagnosed by shelter and rescue workers who work with respiratory dogs and if adopted out without treatment can cause a mini-outbreak in the community.