Associations between early life exposure to parvovirus and antibiotic treatment and the occurrence and severity of later chronic enteropathy in dogs.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Canine parvovirus (CPV) infection is reportedly associated with chronic enteropathy (CE), but infected puppies are often treated with antibiotics, which may also promote CE. This study aims to compare the presence and severity of CE among dogs that were CPV-infected, treated with antibiotics or healthy during puppyhood.

Methods

A questionnaire based on the Canine Inflammatory Bowel Disease Activity Index (CIBDAI) was answered by owners of dogs that were either presented with CPV infection, treated with antibiotics for a non-gastrointestinal disease or were healthy during puppyhood. The questionnaires were completed more than one year after initial presentation.

Results

Owners of 60/199 (30%) CPV-infected dogs, 59/199 (30%) antibiotic-treated dogs, and 80/19

SUBMITTER: Kuzi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12904083 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature