Canine Parvovirus

In this episode, Dr Lottie talks about canine parvovirus.

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Timeline:
00:00 Intro
00:36 Case
01:55 Aetiology & Pathogenesis
04:39 Clinical Signs
05:48 Diagnosis
07:47 Treatment
09:40 Prevention
11:08 Research Updates
12:25 Key Points
13:23 Outro

Recommended Reading

• Greene, C.E. (2012). Infectious Diseases of the Dog and Cat. 4th ed. St. Louis: Elsevier Saunders.
• Nelson, R.W. and Couto, C.G. (2020). Small Animal Internal Medicine. 6th ed. St. Louis: Elsevier.
• Miranda, C. and Thompson, G. (2020). Canine parvovirus: the worldwide occurrence of antigenic variants. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 7, p.784.
• WSAVA Vaccination Guidelines (2020).

References

• AVMA, 2024. Monoclonal antibodies show promise for canine parvovirus treatment. American Veterinary Medical Association News. [online] Available at: [https://www.avma.org/news/monoclonal-antibodies-show-promise-canine-parvovirus-treatment#:~:text=Monoclonal antibodies support the immune,later in the first week.](https://www.avma.org/news/monoclonal-antibodies-show-promise-canine-parvovirus-treatment?utm_source=chatgpt.com#:~:text=Monoclonal antibodies support the immune,later in the first week.) [Accessed 5 Sept. 2025].
• Day, M.J., Horzinek, M.C., Schultz, R.D. and Squires, R.A., 2016. WSAVA Guidelines for the vaccination of dogs and cats. Journal of Small Animal Practice, 57(1), pp.E1-E45.
• Decaro, N. and Buonavoglia, C., 2012. Canine parvovirus—A review of epidemiological and diagnostic aspects, with emphasis on type 2c. Veterinary Microbiology, 155(1), pp.1-12.
• Elanco, 2025. Elanco announces milestones expanding access to Canine Parvovirus Monoclonal Antibody (CPMA) to veterinarians and shelters across the country. Elanco Newsroom. [online] Available at: https://www.elanco.com/us/newsroom/press-releases/second-annual-national-parvo-awareness-day# [Accessed 5 Sept. 2025].
• Godsall, S.A., Clegg, S.R. and Stavisky, J.H., 2025. Canine parvovirus: current understanding of pathogenesis, diagnostics, and management. Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, 55(3), pp.421-438. doi:10.1016/j.cvsm.2025.01.011. Available at: https://www.vetsmall.theclinics.com/article/S0195-5616(25)00011-7/abstract [Accessed 5 Sept. 2025].
• Greene, C.E. and Vandevelde, M., 2012. Infectious Diseases of the Dog and Cat. 4th ed. St. Louis: Elsevier Saunders.
• Miranda, C. and Thompson, G., 2020. Canine parvovirus: the worldwide occurrence of antigenic variants. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 7, p.784. Available at: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7467068/ [Accessed 5 Sept. 2025].
• Mirazizpour, S.M., Ghaffari, M.S., Nazifi, S. and Mohammadi, M., 2023. Clinical value of serum acute phase proteins and cardiac troponin I in dogs with parvoviral enteritis. BMC Veterinary Research, 19(1), p.15. Available at: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38295522/ [Accessed 5 Sept. 2025].
• Nelson, R.W. and Couto, C.G., 2020. Small Animal Internal Medicine. 6th ed. St. Louis: Elsevier.
• Rahmani, A., Nazifi, S., Zare, H. and Esmailnejad, A., 2025. Prediction of prognosis and recovery time in canine parvovirus using machine learning models. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 12, p.1555714. doi:10.3389/fvets.2025.1555714. Available at: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/veterinary-science/articles/10.3389/fvets.2025.1555714/full [Accessed 5 Sept. 2025].
• WSAVA Vaccination Guidelines Group, 2020. Updated global vaccination guidelines for dogs and cats. Journal of Small Animal Practice, 61(6), pp.E1-E55.

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