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Bella’s glow-up is one we had to share 💙🐾

When Bella first came to our Internal Medicine team, she was nearly hairless and battling calcinosis cutis, a condition that caused her skin to develop hard, crusted lesions.

With her owner’s incredible dedication at home and Bella’s positive response to treatment, she’s made an amazing transformation — she truly looks like a new dog!

✨ First photo: Bella today
✨ Second photo: Before her referral
✨ Third photo: Bella rocking her outfit to help protect her healing skin

We’re so proud of Bella and grateful to be part of her journey. It’s teamwork like this — between pet parents and our care team — that makes all the difference 🐶💙

A disease like Parvovirus in dogs is highly contagious and can have deadly consequences. Here’s what you need to know:

🐩 Parvovirus attacks the gastrointestinal tract
💩 The main way that dogs contract Parvovirus is through the f***s (stool) and vomit of infected dogs
🐶 Parvovirus can affect puppies too young to be vaccinated, puppies within their vaccination course, and unvaccinated adult dogs. Flies and other vectors can also carry the virus from yard to yard.
🐕‍ Vaccinating your pet is the only way to protect them from the disease

Some of the signs of parvovirus include lethargy, loss of appetite, abdominal pain and sometimes bloating, fever or low body temperature (hypothermia), vomiting, and severe (often bloody) diarrhea. Persistent vomiting and diarrhea can cause rapid dehydration, and damage to the intestines and immune system can cause septic shock.

If your dog exhibits symptoms of parvovirus, take them to your nearest veterinarian for immediate testing. Or you can call Avets at 412-373-4200. We are open 24/7/365. The quicker they can be treated, the better the chance of recovery!

We understand how difficult emergency situations can be. Thank you, Jennifer for sharing your experience. It means so much to the Avets team! ❤️

"Our Sylvester was rushed to AVETS. We had learned of his CHF. He’s only 6years old and I was not willing to just give up and walk away. We love our pets as they are our family. This is Sylvester today after returning home. It’s just awesome how a 1 night stay in the emergency hospital to today looks so different. I’m extremely appreciative to all the staff from the time we got there to getting my boy home. Sylvester is doing awesome and I couldn’t be more happier. Thank you AVETS from the bottom of my heart. I know that we have a long road ahead of us. But with the meds and lots of love for my boy we will get through this. He’s definitely a fighter." - Jennifer M.