Dog Parvivoral Gastroenteritis

Dog Parvivoral Gastroenteritis

This virus disease, parvoviral gastroenteritis, was recognized by Texas researchers in 1977. Most older dogs have little problem recovering when given medication to relax gastrointestinal motility and antibiotics to prevent secondary bacterial infections. Vomiting lasts a few days and diarrhea, often bloody, continues for the best part of a week. It is more severe in puppies than in adults and young dogs may have a bluish cast to their eyes similar to that found with infectious hepatitis.

Pathologists consider this disease to be similar to cat distemper but susceptible kittens cannot be infected with canine parvovirus. There is always the conjecture that in attenuating (weakening) feline distemper virus, a mutant may have been produced that when given to cats protected them but at the same time caused them to be carriers of parvo dogs. If that is the case, it could account for the disease appearing all over the United States and in Canada within one year.

The following are the characteristics of parvoviral gastroenteritis.

The dogs would be suffering from acute diarrhea and vomiting tendency. The vomiting takes place because of the forced ejection of the gastric and duodenal or intestinal contents from the mouth. The diarrhea is characterized by an increased rate of fecal discharge which is accompanied by excess water content result water loss from the body. This leads to severe form of dehydration.

The dogs would be suffering from acute diarrhea and vomiting tendency. The vomiting takes place because of the forced ejection of the gastric and duodenal or intestinal contents from the mouth. The diarrhea is characterized by an increased rate of fecal discharge which is accompanied by excess water content result water loss from the body. This leads to severe form of dehydration.

The moment you realize that your dog is suffering from dog parvoviral gastroenteritis you are recommended to take your dog to a good vet surgeon. The following are the symptoms that would help you to determine whether your dog is suffering from the disease or not.

 

• In case you find that the symptoms like chronic vomiting tendency and diarrhea are continuing for several days without showing any indication of lessening severity.
• The occurrence of dehydration is also one indication of your dog suffering from the disease.
• Due to continued periods of illness, the dog would also become depressed.
• The feeling of listlessness is also a symptom that would be shown up by the dog.
• You should also check the stool of your dog. The presence of blood in the stool of the dog is also one of the ways to determine the presence of the disease.

The following are the causes behind the development of the dog parvoviral.

• The disorder may develop if the dog does not get the right amount of food material to eat. Appropriate proportions of minerals may also lead to the development of the disease.
• If the dog is generally not willing to eat a properly balanced diet food and is fond of eating junk food items.
• The disease may also develop due to the presence of infectious agents like bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites.
• Exposure to certain drugs may lead to the accumulation of toxins in the body leading to the development of the disorder.
• In case of the development of obstruction or blockage in the intestinal passage in the form of the bowel, tumors, and foreign bodies the disease may develop.

The incidence of kidney or liver diseases, metabolic diseases, and such may lead to the development of dog parvoviral gastroenteritis.

 

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