The ailing dogs displayed clinical signs suggesting they had parvovirus but had “consistently' tested negative at veterinary clinics and animal shelters.
The ailing dogs displayed clinical signs suggesting they had parvovirus but had “consistently" tested negative at veterinary clinics and animal shelters.Purple Collar Pet Photography via Getty Images, killing some of them, was found to be canine parvovirus, a common ailment the affected dogs were not fully vaccinated against, state officials said.
The ailing dogs displayed clinical signs suggesting they had parvovirus but had “consistently” tested negative at veterinary clinics and animal shelters, said Kim Dodd, director of Michigan State University’s Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory.
“We have a highly effective vaccine available to help protect dogs from the virus. Dogs that are not fully vaccinated against this virus are the most at risk,” she said in a statement.
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