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TYLER — A canine virus is making its way through Pets Fur People in Tyler. According to our news partner KETK, Gayle Helms with Pets Fur People says the rescue had 27 dogs dumped at the facility at the end of February and that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s where the sickness began.\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We have had the worst outbreak of parvo that we have ever had in the history of pets fur people,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Gayle Helms, executive director, Pets Fur People. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve had 15 cases of parvo and we have lost 8 puppies,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Helms.<\/p>\n
Rose City Animal Clinic owner Dr. Seth Shirey says parvo is like a cold or flu for humans. It is similar in every way to viruses, but it attacks the intestinal lining,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Seth Shirey, owner, Rose City Animal Clinic. Dr. Shirey says there are 3 symptoms to watch out for in your furry friend. One of the signs is your dog being extremely fatigued. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The other 2 signs bloody diarrhea and vomiting and parvo symptoms are dramatic, I mean there is no doubt when they get parvo you know they are sick,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Dr. Shirey. He adds that once a dog begins showing signs of the virus you need to get to a veterinarian immediately. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Left untreated it is absolutely a death sentence,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Dr. Shirey.<\/p>\n
Treatment isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t cheap but Dr. Shirey says it increases the chance of your puppy living. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s just really been a financial burden for us,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Helms. Helms says they are doing everything they can do to keep the dogs alive\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6And to keep the virus from spreading but it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s taking a toll.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153This has been overwhelming for us and to come in and find these babies that have passed away during the night, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s just devastating for us,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Helms. Adding she is just glad the shelter was able to make sure the puppies didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t face their sickness alone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
TYLER — A canine virus is making its way through Pets Fur People in Tyler. According to our news partner KETK, Gayle Helms with Pets Fur People says the rescue had 27 dogs dumped at the facility at the end of February and that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s where the sickness began.\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We have had the worst outbreak of parvo … Continue reading Pets Fur People faced with parvo outbreak<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":1215068,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2023\/04\/pets4peeps-150x150.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Pets Fur People faced with parvo outbreak","footnotes":""},"categories":[177],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1215065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news-archive-archives"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-09 04:48:17","action":"change-status","newStatus":"trash","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2023\/04\/pets4peeps-150x150.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Pets Fur People faced with parvo outbreak","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1215065","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1215065"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1215065\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1215067,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1215065\/revisions\/1215067"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1215068"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1215065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1215065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1215065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}