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A dog virus spreading in Dublin is very rarely fatal – with most dogs recovering well without any medical attention, according to Pete ‘The Vet’ Wedderburn.
Recent weeks have seen Dubliners
warned of a dog virus outbreak that can cause vomiting, diarrhoea and can be dangerous for older or weaker dogs.
On
The Pat Kenny Show this morning Pete The Vet said there appears to have been a surge in severe gastroenteritis.
He said around one-in-five cases are caused by an ‘enteric coronavirus’ – however, the virus is not new and is totally different to the COVID-19 coronavirus.
“Some vets are reporting positive results on an antigen test in the faeces to that particular virus so it does seem likely that this apparent outbreak is caused by a bit of an upsurge in this virus,” he said.