17/03/2024
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During the past few weeks, there have been several positive cases of parvovirus in puppies on St. Thomas and a few on St. John too. Many of these puppies are dying.
Parvovirus causes symptoms that include bloody diarrhea with a very foul odor, vomiting, inappetence and general lethargy. This virus lives in the soil for many years and cannot be killed in the soil. Hard surfaces like floors can be cleaned with a dilute bleach solution to kill the virus.
๐๐ง๐ฏ๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ฌ, ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ง ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ๐๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐ง๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ง ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ญ-๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ค ๐๐จ๐ ๐ฌ.
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โ ๏ธ It's important for all pet owners to ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐. Our practice is closely monitoring the situation and we are ready to take necessary actions to ensure everyoneโs safety.
โ ๏ธ The vaccine for parvovirus is very effective. It has a variety of names which include: DHPP, DHLPP, combo vaccine, 7 in one, 5 in one.
โ ๏ธPuppies in the middle of receiving their puppy shots on schedule are generally protected, but it is still recommended to keep them away from public spaces where unvaccinated dogs might roam until all of their puppy shots are complete.
โ ๏ธ ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ง ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐, ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐๐๐ญ๐๐. ๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ง๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐. ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐๐จ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐จ๐๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ ๐ฌ.
โ ๏ธ๐๐ง๐ฏ๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐จ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ฏ๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ ๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฆ.
โ ๏ธIf you have a dog with symptoms of parvovirus (bloody diarrhea, inappetence, and vomiting), please call Canines, Cats, & Critters at 340-775-7780 for an appointment with our doctor. ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐-๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐. We will proceed with the appointment in a safer manner to avoid spreading the virus within our hospital.
โ ๏ธPlease call Canines, Cats, & Critters at 340-775-7780 with any questions. Please be patient with us on the phone as we answer your questions.
Thank you,
Canines, Cats, & Critters USVI
St. Thomas
340-775-7780