
17/02/2025
🐶🚨 Parvo Alert - Cases across Napier & Hastings!🚨🐶
Canine parvovirus, commonly called ‘Parvo’, is a highly infectious and often lethal disease that affects puppies and dogs. It effects their stomach and small intestine and symptoms can include; vomiting, diarrhoea (often with traces of blood), a lack of appetite, dehydration and rapid condition loss.
Parvo is extremely contagious and can survive in places like parks for YEARS.
We have been seeing an increased number of parvovirus cases in both our Hastings and Napier clinics. Please make sure your pet’s vaccinations are up to date! 🐾💉
If you have a puppy, it’s recommended to avoid public spaces and dog parks until they've completed their vaccination series (usually by around 16 weeks with the 3rd or 4th shot).
https://www.vshb.co.nz/articles/pets-companion-animals/parvo-the-positive-result-you-dont-want/