|
Parvo · Parvo signs & symptoms · Parvo diagnosis · Parvo treatment · Parvo related articles
The parvo virus in dogs is diagnosed by physical signs, blood tests, and stool tests. The most common physical sign is bloody diarrhea. This diarrhea has a distinctly foul odor.
The blood test, called a parvo antibody titer, show the pup’s antibodies are fighting the parvo infection. The level of antibodies is called a titer. The higher the titer, the greater the infection.
Stool tests can confirm the presence of parvo virus in the feces. Puppies with parvo have severe diarrhea, the stool has so much fluid in it that the concentration of virus is too small to detect. This gives a false negative result.
If a dog has died from an intestinal infection, the veterinarian can send samples of the intestine to a pathologist. The pathologist uses an electron microscope to identify parvo virus in the intestine.
|
|
The articles here were answered by a variety of pharmacists and veterinarians
|
|
|
