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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>I just got a notice from the big vet hospital in New York City that there is a lot of parvo around just now. It can kill dogs, particularly puppies. I pasted the info they sent below my signature.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tracy<o:p></o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=paragraph-spacing-none align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Symbol","sans-serif";color:#0D2A60'>🚨</span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0D2A60'> DOG OWNERS: </span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Symbol","sans-serif";color:#0D2A60'>🚨</span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0D2A60'> Veterinary hospitals across the country, including AMC's 24/7 ER, have seen a dramatic increase in <a href="https://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=1053994797&msgid=2243715&act=C0G9&c=425849&destination=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amcny.org%2Fpet_health_library%2Fparvovirus-in-dogs%2F&cf=64378&v=077d9ead1679fbc568f141c7decfc1a81454bfaff52432f1e5c42dacb07e4261" target="_blank"><span style='color:#133C89'>canine parvovirus</span></a> over the past few months, and we urge our clients to ensure your pups are vaccinated!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0D2A60'>Here’s what you need to know about this highly contagious and potentially deadly disease:<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 15.0pt 0in;border-color:transparent'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=1053994797&msgid=2243715&act=C0G9&c=425849&destination=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amcny.org%2Fpet_health_library%2Fparvovirus-in-dogs%2F&cf=64378&v=077d9ead1679fbc568f141c7decfc1a81454bfaff52432f1e5c42dacb07e4261"><span style='color:blue;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=509 height=700 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.png@01D7011B.447D5C10" alt="https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/resources/mogile/425849/3af11008ced34a0a53daa2b587908ccb.png"></span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Symbol","sans-serif";color:#0D2A60'>🐾</span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0D2A60'> Canine parvovirus is shed through the feces of infected dogs, but dogs don’t need to come into contact with each other to catch the disease – just the virus.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Symbol","sans-serif";color:#0D2A60'>🐾</span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0D2A60'> The virus is extremely resilient and can live on surfaces for many months.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Symbol","sans-serif";color:#0D2A60'>🐾</span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0D2A60'> Extreme temperatures will not kill parvovirus and neither will soap, hand sanitizer, or Lysol. The only home solution that kills parvo is bleach, diluted 1:30 with water, applied to the contaminated surface for a minimum of ten minutes.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Symbol","sans-serif";color:#0D2A60'>🐾</span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0D2A60'> Puppies are extremely vulnerable to this disease and are not protected until they receive their full series of vaccinations.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0D2A60'>For more about canine parvovirus, read our latest blog below.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>