NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – Right after a Nashville nonprofit conducted a record-breaking rescue mission to save more than 50 dogs, one of the puppies has died after the group discovered some of the animals tested positive for a highly contagious virus that’s often fatal.
Wags and Walks Nashville rescued 51 dogs from Memphis Animal Services earlier this week, the largest-ever rescue transport in a single shelter trip in the group’s history. But less than 24 hours after the dogs made it to Nashville, it was discovered that some of the puppies housed in the same shelter area as some of the rescued animals tested positive for parvo and Giardia.
Parvo “is the most serious virus that dogs and puppies can get,” according to PetMD. The website says that parvovirus commonly causes severe illness in young and unvaccinated dogs that includes symptoms of lethargy, loss of appetite and fever. In more serious cases, it can cause abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea and damage the heart muscles in very young puppies…