What Kind of Symptoms Does Parvovirus Cause?
Parvovirus in dogs causes severe diarrhea, usually with blood in the feces. Sometimes the stool will look like more like straight blood than like a bowel movement. Parvo also causes vomiting, an elevated temperature, lack of appetite and lethargy. Dogs with parvovirus become ill very quickly. They can be healthy one day and be in very serious condition the following day. Any dog can get parvovirus, but it tends to be more severe in puppies than in adult dogs. Some breeds, such as American Pit Bull Terriers and Rottweillers, seem to be more prone to developing parvo than other breeds of dogs. How does a Dog Become Infected with Parvovirus? Parvovirus is spread through the feces of dogs which are infected with parvo. When a healthy dog is exposed to the infected feces, either through sniffing at the feces or eating the feces, parvovirus can be passed to the healthy dog. It often takes several days for the parvo infection to become evident and vomiting and/or diarrhea are often the first
