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Suwanee Animal Hospital
85 Buford Hwy, Suwanee, GA 30024
Tel: (770) 271-8716
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| Viral Diarrhea
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Two viruses commonly cause diarrhea in dogs, canine parvovirus and canine coronavirus. Sometimes dogs can be
infected with both viruses at once, leading to very serious diarrhea.
Viral darrhea is easily spread, because
millions of viaral particles remain in the loose watery stool of an infected dog. Adult dogs generally survive viral diarrhea.
But, in puppies with diarrhea the loss of fluids can easily be fatal.
Dogs can be protected from diarrhea with
vaccines against parvovirus and coronavirus. Combination vaccines are also available. In puppies, several vaccinations
are required three to four weeks apart, because of the presence of maternal antibodies.
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