The cartilage, muscles, ligaments, and tendons, all working as one holding bones together and letting joints move. Muscles connect the joints to the bones. Flexing of the muscles and the ability to bend at the joints moves the bones to accomplish skilled body motions.
Treatment and Survival Rates. Over 70 percent of dogs with parvo die if they are left untreated. The Merck Veterinary Manual reports that the survival rate of treated dogs is 68 percent to 92 percent, underscoring the importance of timely veterinary treatment. Survival rates depend on how quickly the diagnosis is made and treatment is started.
Infected dogs, with or without symptoms, shed the virus for about two weeks. If conditions are right, the virus can survive for up to six months. Although parvo is destroyed by sunlight, steam, diluted chlorine bleach, and other disinfectants, sterile environments can be quickly reinfected.