Echocardiography as prognostic indicator in Canine Parvovirus affected dogs: A prospective study

Abstract

Canine Parvovirus Enteritis (CPE) has become an important problem to dog population with an inadequate immunization to parvovirus during the first year of life is an important risk factor for the disease. Clinically, the disease manifests either as enteric or cardiac form. The cardiac form is only seen in neonates infected in utero. In 2–3-week old seronegative pups, CPV is also able to replicate in cardiac cells inducing a fatal myocarditis. A study was conducted to identify the cardiac involvement in parvovirus affected dogs and the results are discussed below