Anyway, I'd like to thank everyone who cared enough to PM, phoned, text and commented to ask how we were all doing, or to ask if they could help. It truly has been appreciated, when the chips are down we really do see people's true colours don't we!
During one such phone call, Katrina suggested the dogs had Canine Coronavirus, (nothing to do with Covid) well that made sense. I remember a previous gang getting it I think most of them were ill then too. "Canine coronavirus disease, known as CCoV, is a highly infectious intestinal infection in dogs, especially puppies. Canine coronavirus is usually short-lived but may cause considerable abdominal discomfort for a few days in infected dogs. Most cases of canine coronavirus are contracted by oral contact with infected fecal matter. (Orin was like a hoover walking from the car park to the show) A dog may also become infected by eating from contaminated food bowls or by direct contact with an infected dog. The incubation period from ingestion to clinical signs is one to four days. (Show was Saturday -Orin became off colourSunday night) Unsanitary conditions favor transmission (well there was sod all I could do) When a dog has canine enteric coronavirus (CECoV), the virus travels to the intestinal cells and replicates quickly, destroying those cells in the process. Young, immunocompromised, or stressed dogs (such as those in dogs shows or shelters) may have more severe symptoms.
Those symptoms may include:
Diarrhoea (sometimes bloody)
Vomiting, Decreased appetite, Painful abdomen, Lethargy, Dehydration, Fever, Seizures in severe cases."
Well it all makes sense doesn't it!
