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Dog Parvo Cardiac Infection Causes and Symptoms

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The cardiac form of dog parvo is the least common form, and the most deadly. The virus directly attacks the muscles of the heart, then blood vessels, leading to hemorrhaging.

This form is not passed orally, but usually infect puppies in utero or shortly after birth. Unfortunately, it is hard to catch and sometimes there no symptoms at all before the puppy dies suddenly. The only thing to watch out for is difficulty breathing, but by then it might be too late. The obvious signs of the intestinal form are often missing with this type of infection.

Thankfully, widespread vaccination of breeding dogs has cut the occurrences of this form so it’s not something you should be worried about. You have a better chance of being struck by lightening. Better to be on the lookout for the symptoms of the intestinal strain.

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  1. Gayle Kohlenberg on August 17th, 2011 8:15 pm

    About three weeks ago, my daughter and her companion were down to Winnipeg from Thompson for three days. During that time, she left her dog (a pit bull, German shepherd, Rotweiller cross) with a neighbor. The dog became ill, and wouldn’t eat or drink in all the time that they were gone. He had sever diarrhea and vomiting and so becaome dehydrated. Two days after they got home, he died having seizures and hemorrhaging from his nose and his anus. I personally think he was poisoned, but it has been suggested that he had parvo. The vet would not see him without having payment up front and my daughter could not afford that so no autopsy was done to cofirm one way or the other. I would, however appreciate any insight that you can give me to pass on to my daughter.

    Thank you so much.

    Gayle Kohlenbeerg

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