Ellie has gotten Parvo. She is currently at the animal hospital and will have to be there for a couple of says so they can try and stabilize her. Poor Leslie is in pieces, there is only a 80% survival rate for animals that get it. Please keep Ellie in your thoughts and prayers.
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That is terrible. I hope she makes it!!
What is Parvo? I am sorry that she is not doing good. Tell Leslie to hang in there.
Parvovirus
Parvovirus is a viral disease of dogs. It affects puppies much more frequently than it affects adult dogs. The virus likes to grow in rapidly dividing cells. The intestinal lining has the biggest concentration of rapidly dividing cells in a puppy's body. The virus attacks and kills these cells, causing diarrhea (often bloody), depression and suppression of white blood cells -- which come from another group of rapidly dividing cells. In very young puppies it can infect the heart muscle and lead to "sudden" death.
Darn, I'm sorry. It sounds really gross. I hope she gets better.
Oh no! I hope she makes a full recovery. Poor Ellie :(
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