16/09/2021
Parvo
⚠️!PARVOVIRUS WARNING!⚠️
In the last week we've had THREE local dogs with parvovirus present to us for treatment.
We have also received reports of other local Vet Hospitals treating recent parvo patients.
Parvovirus is highly destructive to the body and can easily be deadly. Parvo is caught when dogs come in direct contact with an animal, an area of earth or other material that has been contaminated by an animal carrying parvo. The virus itself can lay dormant in the environment for SEVERAL YEARS before it dies off, meaning that you and your pet can come across it anywhere, at any time.
It is VITAL that your dog is up to date with their yearly C5 vaccination to ensure they keep up their protection against this dangerous virus.
Symptoms include:
- Vomiting
- Diarrhoea (blood may or may not be present in vomit or f***s, depending on the stage of the virus)
- Lethargy
- Reluctance to eat
How to keep your dog safe:
- Keep up to date with their annual C5 vaccination
- Do not take young puppies outdoors until two weeks after their 3rd (final) puppy vaccination
- Do not socialize unvaccinated puppies, or dogs who are not up to date with their vaccine, with other dogs (vaccinated or unvaccinated)
- Learn the symptoms and signs to look out for
If you think your dog has any of these symptoms please call us ASAP on 4951 4222.
Please note: We have high infection control procedures designed to keep our hospital free of Parvovirus contamination whilst we are treating diagnosed Parvovirus patients. Our Parvovirus patients are kept safe in an isolation facility separate to our main hospital facility and strict protocols are followed so no contamination leaves this isolation facility.
