If these symptoms are not treated immediately by a veterinarian, the whole thing usually ends fatally. A weight loss of more than 12%, coupled with the lack of water and electrolyte body, the animal does not survive.
Against parvovirus, there are no medicines. What is crucial, however, for the course of the disease, the treatment of symptoms. The severe diarrhea can be is stopped, the water must be compensated, the body must Bicarbonate, potassium and other electrolytes may be added. Then the dog has a certain chance for survival.
Can prevention?
Yes and yes again. In a normal environment, e.g. in a well-kept hobby breeding, the first primary vaccination is sufficient for example in the seventh Week of life. This is shared with a vaccination against canine distemper, hepatitis, leptospirosis and kennel cough. In the 12-13. Weeks is the booster. After the usual annual revaccination.
There is an increased risk of infection, thus a greater chance that email data infected animal (eg in a mass culture), can and should be already in the 5th Weeks a primary vaccination against parvo and dog distemper are made. Had some mass breeder and dealer even the spark of a sense of responsibility, at least they would resort to this measure.
In 2006, in central Europe officially total 2027 farms infected with the virus type 8: 452 Netherlands, 867 Germany, 695 in Belgium, France and 5 in 6 in Luxembourg. In 2007, 40,000 infections established in Northwest Europe.
In 2008, there are few cases of bluetongue in the Netherlands reported.
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