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My puppy has infectious hepatitis and organ failure. Will he recover?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Male | unneutered | 1 month and 30 days old | 2.86 lbs

I’m from Malaysia. Just brought home a puppy at the age of 37 days old. Today he is 2 months old and was diagnosed of having Infectious Canine Hepatitis. The Dr. said that he’s having a multiple organ failure. The vet didn’t say anything much about his condition. Will he recover and what’s the survival %. My puppy is staying at the vet for few days and the fees is very expensive as they charge per night stay. I’m attaching the blood test result. Looking forward to your reply. Bren

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Answered By Stacey Anstaett, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on August 11th, 2018

I am so sorry that Soju isn't doing well, and I sincerely apologize that we did not get to your question sooner. I suspect that Soju has turned a corner for better or worse by now, but based on the blood test results you posted and on the information you gave, I am very concerned that he was sick enough that he wasn't likely to survive. We don't often see infectious hepatitis in the US because it's widely vaccinated for, and in in 15 years of practice I have not seen a case. I also cannot find a survival rate to pass on to you, though when they are as sick as Soju, based on the blood work and his very young age I suspect he's got less than a 25% chance of survival. Having said that, if he has made it through the past couple of days and if he is showing some improvement, by all means continue treating him, as he may be one of the lucky ones. I hope that information helps you. Again I am so sorry we couldn't help you sooner and so sorry you are Soju are having to go through this. Thank you for asking fPetCoach!

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