http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/2009/12/pets-flu/

totally different to parvo i think but may be of some use to your visitors and your selves.

http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=2+1556&aid=467

i will post your site to them to help other animals.

jeanette

Heres some thing else that may be some use to others on here,its by Provet health care.

CANINE PARVOVIRUS

Note for Pet Owners:

This information is provided by Provet for educational purposes only.

You should seek the advice of your veterinarian if your pet is ill as only he or she can correctly advise on the diagnosis and recommend the treatment that is most appropriate for your pet. (to which alot of vets havent a clue about parvo or how it effects the pet if you take the pet to them)

Topics on this Page: Description
Cause
Breed Occurrence
Signs
Complications
Diagnosis
Treatment
Prognosis
Long-term problems

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Description
Canine Parvovirus only emerged during the 1970s as a serious infectious disease which causes acute gastrointestinal disease or heart disease in young dogs. In the most serious cases it can be rapidly fatal.

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Cause
The cause of Canine Parvovirus disease is a highly contagious DNA-containing virus of which there are two types: CPV-1 and CPV-2 . The virus is transmitted through the mouth or nose from faeces. CPV-2 is responsible for the most serious outbreaks of parvovirus enteritis and it can be passed by out in the faeces of a dog within 3-4 days after infection and before clinical signs are seen.

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Breed Occurrence
Canine parvovirus (CPV-2) affects all breeds of domesticated dog, as well as wild dogs (including bush-dogs, coyotes, maned wolves) and the virus may also be transmitted to cats, ferrets and mink. CVP-1 appears to only affect domesticated dogs..

Puppies aged 6 weeks - 6 months in some breeds of dog have been reported to have a higher risk of developing canine parvovirus (CPV-2) disease than others, including :

Alaskan sled dogs
Doberman Pinschers
German Shepherd Dogs
Labrador Retrievers
Rottweilers
Staffordshire Terriers (American)
[ParvoBuster Comment: Other dogs on the “at risk” list, according to Merck, include Pit Bulls and Black & Tan Coonhounds.]

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Signs

Some dogs can be infected with canine parvovirus and show no signs at all or just a mild gastroenteritis. Clinical signs are first seen after an incubation period of about 4-5 days. [ParvoBuster Comment: The incubation period can be as little as three days, and as many as 15.] There are two main organ systems involved in canine parvovirus disease (CVP-2):

Gastrointestinal tract - parvoviral enteritis
Vomiting
Bloody diarrhoea
Rapid dehydration
High fever
Depression
Death
Heart disease - can be seen in pups born to unvaccinated mothers
Heart muscle inflammation (called myocarditis)
Heart failure - listless
Distressed pups - crying, difficulty breathing
Diarrhoea
Death
Canine parvovirus disease due to CVP-1 affects the same organs in young puppies up to 3 weeks of age and causes :

mild diarrhoea
vomiting
difficulty breathing
Death - “fading puppy” syndrome
In adult bitches CPV-1 infection may cause :

fading puppy syndrome in her litters
abortion
foetal abnormalities

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Complications
Secondary infections including septicaemia and giardia occur in some patients following recovery from the disease. [ParvoBuster Comment: We are also seeing pneumonia in many dogs that have and survive Parvo.]

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Diagnosis
Diagnosis of CPV-2 infection can be made by testing faeces with an ELISA antigen test up to 1 week after clinical signs are seen. After this time the dog is no longer shedding virus in its faeces. [ParvoBuster Comment: Our research shows that dogs will shed the virus in their faeces for up to six weeks after they recover.] NB This test does not detect CPV-1. [ParvoBuster Comment: You should also be aware that both false-positives and false-negatives occur.]

Diagnosis of both CPV-2 and CPV-1 can be made from histopathological examination of infected tissue samples or faeces for virus particles.

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Treatment
There is no specific treatment for canine parvovirus, so puppies should be vaccinated against according to the local veterinary practice’s normal protocol - usually at least 2 doses from 6 weeks of age. Some pups have strong immunity from the mother and they need to be vaccinated much later. Protection from a vaccine may only last for up to 15 months, so regular boosters are needed. The vaccine is only effective against CPV-2 and there is no vaccine available against CPV-1.

[ParvoBuster Comment: We suggest you read our post about why we don’t recommend vaccinations before making this decision for your dogs.]

For clinical cases fluid therapy is essential to reverse dehydration and electrolyte abnormalities. Other drugs may also help such as antibiotics and antiemetic drugs (eg metoclopramide) to prevent vomiting. Puppies should be kept warm and in isolation when being treated. [ParvoBuster Comment: Isolation is rarely enough to protect non-sick dogs as it is frequently the owner themselves who transmit the virus from the sick dog to other dogs in the household or on the property.] Dietary management is important in the recovery of parvovirus patients because the gastrointestinal tract may take some time to recover from the damage caused by the virus. A highly digestible, low fibre ration is usually recommended.

CPV-2 is responsible for the most serious disease outbreaks and it can survive in the environment on inanimate objects for up to 5 months. [ParvoBuster Comment: Some experts claim it can survive outdoors for up to 20 years, including both extremes of temperature.] Unfortunately the virus is resistant to many disinfectants - but it is sensitive to bleach (sodium hypochlorite) at a dilution rate of 1:30 bleach:water and this should be used to clean areas in which an infected dog has been kept.

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Prognosis
Puppies that survive CPV-2 infection usually do so within 7 days, but the younger the pups are when they succumb to the disease the poorer the prognosis

Puppies with CPV-1 infection usually die despite treatment, but they should be kept warm and given nutritional support as well as pups with CVP-2 infection.

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Long term problems

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Thanks for the email and reply back, i am trying to make awareness of parvo in the uk as alot of vets dont know or dont want to know about the different types of parvo, its basically well the parvo injection that is given to pets is acceptable for parvo and will protect your pet, for the mere price of £35 for 2 injections is a little of a rip of if it does not fully protect your pet.
It seems that a lot of vets are like doctors , have no interest of the patient.just want the money for half of service, and noit interested in saving the animal or researching more into viruses that pets can get or how to help your pet when they get struck down with the parvo virus.

I know that the parvo virus works quick when it strikes, but when the virus takes the pets nervous system is there any thing that can be done when it gets to this stage? or to help in the later stages, it took the parvo aprox 24 hours to attack benji’s stomach, immune system, nervous system, heart and brain(leading to heamorage of the brain) what would work quick to help stop this from happening.

I even consulted some one who was a vet and was part of a study course on animals, and they even said that there was no such thing as parvo type 2 and 3 , i sent them a copy of an article that was done in america saying that there was two other types of parvo, i heard no more of them. If i find there mail i will re direct them to your site.

Why is it not more known of the treatments available in the uk and why dont vets in the uk have any of the medicines available from the usa?

The UK needs to get more aware of Parvo and to help more animals that suffer from it.

jeanette

Firstly, IV fluids and blood transplants are not the only way to save a dog that has Parvo.

The Parvo home treatment remedies and protocols that we provide use neither of these procedures, except in very rare cases (probably less than 0.1%).

It is true that you need to keep Parvo dogs hydrated, but there are other means that work very well in the vast majority of cases, including the Parvo Emergency Tea.

Problems with oral rehydration may occur, however, where a dog has been vaccinated and/or dewormed within the past two to four weeks, as the chemicals contained in these drugs can cause excessive and uncontrollable vomiting, which makes any orally-administered treatment in effective. Read our post about why we don’t recommend vaccinations for more information.

As for doggie blood types, then Wikipedia reports that there may be up to 13, but only 8 internationally-agreed ones, as this article on their site describes.

We hope this helps,

Rae & Mark

the only way to save the annimal is via fluid through vein or a blood transplant, if i am right in thinking dogs have 8 blood types!

Firstly, we are, of course, very sorry to hear about Benji.

Secondly, the best way you can help spread the word about Parvo is to sign up for our free ParvoBuster affiliate program and then tell people about our free downloadable book, Parvo Treatment 101, The main URL for this site is http://www.ParvoBook.com/, but once you sign up for our affiliate program, you will be given your own unique URL that you can pass out / promote to others, and any sales we receive as a result will be tracked back to you and you will be paid a small commission.

You are also, of course, free to point people to our site or this blog.

Anything you can do to spread awareness of how devastating Parvo can be, and how it can be treated successfully at home, would be greatly appreciated.

Rae & Mark