Meet Ulrick, a 6 week old guide dog to-be. He is feeling a bit peeky in the picture where he is on the consulting room table, as you can see. He came in with a history of vomiting and diarrhoea with slight blood. He was given some initial treatment but didnt respond as well as we would like ( upset stomachs are quite common in puppies) so we hospitalised him and put him on a drip as a suspected parvo virus case. A faecal sample sent to the laboratory confirmed this.

The other pictures show him after he started to recover his appetite after being on the drip. He was barrier nursed which means using disposable gloves/aprons when handling him and keeping him isolated from other dogs. As you can see he is eating now and feeling much better. He is one of the lucky ones with a milder form of the disease, as many dogs die from parvo virus which is why vets always stongly recommend regular vaccinations.