Parvovirus is causing significant damage to the canine population of Sedan (Ardennes). This serious gastroenteritis which affects dogs indeed circulates in the region. Veterinarian Malika Bois d’Enghien told L’Union the rapidity of disease development in some animals. “There are between two and five days between the first symptoms and death,” she explained.
A fatal disease in half of the cases
That epidemic is all the more worrying since parvovirus kills dogs that are affected one in two times. The specialist therefore asks the masters to be particularly attentive. “The symptoms are vomiting, hemorrhagic diarrhea and depression, she detailed. It can be very painful.”
The veterinarian received many dogs suffering from
disease, including a young female who did not survive. Malika Bois d’Enghien nevertheless wanted to be reassuring by ensuring that it is possible to prevent parvovirus. There is indeed an effective vaccine once morest the pathology.
