Parvovirus

Symptoms:

Parvovirus is an acute infectious disease caused by canine parvovirus infecting puppies.

Characteristics:

The main characteristics of the hemorrhagic enteritis type are severe vomiting, hemorrhagic enteritis and significant decrease in white blood cells; the cardiac type is characterized by sudden death, and most cases are hemorrhagic enteritis type.

Manifestation:

Dogs will develop physical symptoms within 3-14 days after being exposed to parvovirus, with the average onset time being 5-7 days. Loss of appetite, depression, fever, vomiting, diarrhea, thin, squirting or bloody stools.

Treatment:

Both the early and middle stages of parvovirus are treatable. Compared with canine distemper, it is much easier to treat and generally there will be no sequelae.

Canine distemper

Symptoms:

Canine distemper is a highly contagious infectious disease caused by canine distemper virus and is extremely contagious.

Characteristics:

In the early stage, the dog has fever, loss of appetite, watery secretions from the eyes and nose, sneezing, and diarrhea. The fever will disappear later. Generally, it is easy to be misdiagnosed as gastroenteritis at this time. However, a few days later, the temperature increased again, coughing, purulent nasal discharge, and purulent eye excrement occurred. At this time, it was already the middle stage of canine distemper.

Manifestations:

Secondary gastrointestinal diseases, vomiting, diarrhea, and loss of appetite. Highly depressed and lethargic. Typical neurological symptoms will appear in the later stages of canine distemper, such as foaming at the mouth and convulsions. There is little hope of being cured in the later stages, but there are also cured cases.

Treatment:

Canine distemper needs to be treated at an early stage. If the best time is missed, it will not be cured.
Susceptible dog breeds: It can occur all year round, with more occurrences in winter and spring. Dogs of different ages, genders and breeds can be infected, with underage puppies being the most susceptible.

Routes of transmission:

The main routes of transmission are the digestive tract and respiratory tract. The main sources of infection are sick dogs and virus-carrying dogs.

Symptoms:

Early symptoms are similar to those of a cold, followed by bronchitis, catarrhal pneumonia, and gastroenteritis, and spasms and convulsions may be seen in the later stages.

Prevention methods:

Regular immunization. At present, the vaccines produced by Intervet Vaccine and Yunnan Biopharmaceutical Factory have relatively good results. Once canine distemper occurs, the sick dog is quickly isolated and the kennel and environment are thoroughly disinfected. Contact between sick dogs and healthy dogs is strictly prohibited.