Quiz: What Do You Know About Parvo?

May 13, 2009

Parvo is a highly contagious viral illness that infects — and can kill — our four-legged friends. While most of us at least recognize "canine parvovirus" from a pet's shot records, I'm curious how much we really know about this deadly disease. I've gathered up some facts so test yourself and see if you're suprised with the results.

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4 years

I'm only 14 and I'm doing work experience at the vets, and I've seen 3 puppies come in with parvo because of a careless owner. To see a puppy so helpless deteriorating before your eyes is one of the most heartbreaking things you could see. So if you have a puppy, or dog. GET IT VACCINATED!

Glittersniffer 4 years

6/8. A friend of mine lost her puppy to Parvo, even when the shelter she came from supposedly vaccinated for it. They were shut down after her family called the Humane Society and showed them labs that proved the dog had never been vaccinated.

Susanna 4 years

7/8. I guessed on all of them and missed the one I thought I knew for sure (the Oprah one). Aren't respiratory and pulmonary the same?

dm8bri 4 years

6/8. Scary disease.

amybdk 4 years

Awww! Baby weimaraners!

bluesarahlou 4 years

Parvovirus is no joke. Puppies can be dead within 48 hours if untreated. In the right conditions, parvo can survive on inanimate objects like food dishes, blankets, and concrete for months. You should NEVER let your puppy run around in public areas or take them for walks around town until they've been vaccinated. Even if your puppy has been vaccinated once or twice, it can still get parvo. They MUST complete the vaccination series to be fully protected. It's a completely preventable disease, and heartbreaking to watch a puppy die from it.

tglynn 4 years

NOT a flattering photo for that puppy....

runningesq 4 years

That picture is a little, um, odd, Pet ! The shelter I volunteer at had a Parvo outbreak -- it's no joke. We had to quarantine the nursery and scrub it down.

Ellenora 4 years

5/8 not bad considering I guessed on many of them.

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