This is our dog named troodie, a crossbreed between a dalmatian and a Labrador retriever. She's a survivor of a parvovirus, a kind of viral illness which predominantly affects young puppies between 6 weeks and 6 months of age. Without treatment approximately 80% of affected puppies will die. Otherwise, with appropriate remedy approximately 85% of affected puppies will survive. The virus may persist in the environment for up to 5 months. Infection generally follows exposure to infected feces. The major clinical signs are vomiting and diarrhea. The diarrhea is usually yellow to yellow gray at first but quickly becomes blood tinged or dark red in most cases. So if you're planning to get a puppy, better give him parvo shots. They cost about 800 pesos each. She actually had a sibling named bam2x, unfortunately we were not able to save him from this disease.
Luckily after a shot of the parvo vaccine and 5 litters of normal saline solution she was able to recover. Now shes able to do a few tricks. Me and my brother helped train her. Check her out!
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looking at Troodie makes me miss Frudo :(
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