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My puppy has parvo symptoms but tested negative. What should I do?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

My puppy has all the symptoms of parvo but was tested negative

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Answered By Dr. Strydom, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on November 24th, 2019

Occasionally a false negative parvo test does happen as dogs do not always shed the virus from their body during all stages of the disease. He should be treated as though he has parvo anyway especially if he does not have a good vaccination (or proper vaccination) history.

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