Pet owners are being urged to vaccinate their dogs after six dogs were killed in the last eight days by the outbreak of parvovirus. Pet owners are being urged to vaccinate their dogs after six dogs were killed in the last eight days by the outbreak of parvovirus. Ten of the cases were confirmed cases and four went home after several days of hospitalisation, according to the city vet. “All cases are from inner city Limerick, where they exercise their pets on the communal green and surrounding areas,” Dr Enright told Independent.ie. “It is unusual but not as the majority of cases were either not fully vaccinated or their vaccines had lapsed.

Source: Irish Independent September 06, 2018 10:20 UTC