What are the symptoms of parvovirus in dogs?

Dogs suffering from parvovirus most often present with depression, lethargy, decreased appetite, abnormal body temperature, persistent vomiting and diarrhea. In severe cases, vomitus and feces may contain blood, as well as dehydration, shock, etc. Some dogs will show symptoms of myocarditis, such as shortness of breath, rapid heartbeat, and irregular heartbeat.

Canine parvovirus disease is a highly contagious and highly contagious infectious disease in dogs. It can be divided into myocardial type and enteritis type. The most common clinical type is enteritis type. The incubation period of enteritis type is 4-14 days. The initial symptoms include fever above 39.5-40℃, depression, inability to eat, and vomiting. The initial vomiting is food, and then the vomiting is mucous, yellow-green or blood. Diarrhea started about a day after the onset of symptoms. At the beginning of the disease, the feces will be thin. As the disease progresses, the feces will become brown or ketchup-colored bloody stools with a special smell of rotten apples. The myocardial type mainly affects dogs about 40 days old, and the premonitory symptoms of sick dogs are not obvious.