Can my dog continue wearing the coronated dog clothes after they've been washed?

Yes, your dog can continue wearing the coronated dog clothes after they've been washed. You can expose the clothes to strong sunlight, which will have no impact on them. The canine coronavirus disease generally has an incubation period of seven to ten days. The initial symptoms are usually vomiting, diarrhea, and other digestive tract symptoms. The disease can be detected through colloidal gold testing, fluorescence quantitative detection, PCR, and other methods. After the course of the coronavirus disease ends, which is when the digestive tract symptoms disappear and the coronavirus cannot be detected, it is safe again after another two weeks.

How does the canine coronavirus cause disease?

The sources of canine coronavirus infection can be divided into three categories:

1. The mother dog becomes infected with the coronavirus during pregnancy and does not produce antibodies, spreading the virus through the umbilical cord blood or through contact during breastfeeding.
2. The dog lives in an environment where the coronavirus is present.
3. The dog comes into contact with a dog suffering from the coronavirus while playing outside. The main cause is the invasion of the virus when the dog's resistance is low.

Can dogs spread the coronavirus to other dogs?

The canine coronavirus does not transmit to humans. It is an enteric disease caused by the coronavirus and does not belong to zoonotic diseases. Clinical symptoms include loss of appetite and diarrhea. However, the coronavirus can infect dogs of different ages and often occurs concurrently with parvovirus. Therefore, dogs with the disease should be isolated and treated, and the house should be disinfected to prevent transmission to other dogs.

How is the canine coronavirus treated?

Treatment should include symptomatic therapy, intravenous fluid administration, anti-emetic and anti-diarrheal medications, antibiotics, and prevention of secondary infections. Most dogs can recover on their own after symptomatic therapy. In clinical practice, the use of canine interferon and pentavalent serum for antiviral treatment can effectively increase the cure rate. Coronavirus often causes gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea and vomiting in dogs. Although dogs can eat, long-term diarrhea and vomiting can cause physical harm, and severe cases may require symptomatic treatment at an animal hospital.