Some Lubbock veterinarians said they have seen an increase in the number of parvo cases in dogs recently.
“We see it year round, but in the last two to three weeks, we’ve seen a real big increase in the number cases coming,” Dr. Randy Bullard at Veterinary Clinic of Lubbock, said. “We had eight positive test in one day last week.”
Dr. Bullard’s not the only one who has seen that recently.
“We got a big wave of it late January, until now really, so we’ve been seeing a lot parvo lately,” Dr. Eric Cunningham at Live Oak Pet Hospital said.
There is a vaccine that dogs should get for parvo.
“The most important thing to know is it’s a disease of unvaccinated puppies,” Dr. Cunningham said. “Puppies need a series of vaccinations, not just one set to be able to prevent from getting parvo.”
Dr. Cunningham said the symptoms include: “When they’re really down and out, and lethargic and not wanting to eat and drink anything and haven’t had three or four puppy shots,” .
The good news is that parvo is treatable.
“Of dogs that we keep here, hospitalized, put on IV fluids, I estimate 85-90% of them will go home and do fine,” Dr. Bullard said.
