What is the Corona Virus?
Corona is an intestinal virus similar to Parvo. It causes bloody diarrhea and vomiting. Cats can contract coronavirus from dogs and get an FIP like fatal disease. Also, a corona virus in Asia mutated from some unknown animal host and is the cause of SARS. Corona is usually self limiting, in that the dog usually recovers. However, it is painful for the dog, and owners can spend hundreds of dollars looking for a diagnosis when their dog breaks with bloody diarrhea. It is better to prevent it since we can safely do so.
