There has been a huge outbreak of Canine Parvovirus in Pontiac and Inkster this summer. Up to 300 dogs in this area alone are expected to have died from the disease which is feared to be spreading to Flint and Michigan too. The majority of the dogs who died either had not been vaccinated at [...]
Posted on August 16, 2009
Canine Parvovirus is still on the rise and experts have warned that parvo it is much more serious than the coming h3n8 virus, a kind of dog flu. According to the director of the Humane Society of Ventura County shelter in Ojai, she is getting more than 10 calls per day from people whose dogs have [...]
Posted on July 22, 2009
Canine Parvovirus is on the rise across America and much of the western world due to owner’s reluctance to vaccinate due to the recession. According to Palm Beach Post, the virus is on the rise because people feel that the vet is an unnecessary cost during the recession, and they cannot afford to take their [...]
Posted on July 15, 2009
An outbreak of the parvovirus in an animal shelter in Suffolk forced it to close for 2 weeks. It has just reopened after the outbreak was seen spreading around the shelter and making them sadly need to euthanize 12 dogs. It is a very sad example of how quickly the parvovirus can spread, and how [...]
Posted on July 15, 2009