Canine herpes virus (CHV), also known as “fading puppy syndrome,” is a viral infection that affects the reproductive organs of adult dogs. Canineherpesvirus(CHV),alsoknownas“fadingpuppysyndrome,”isaviralinfectionthataffectsthereproductiveorgansofadultdogs.WhileadultdogsinfectedwithCHVusuallydonotshowanysymptoms,theinfectionistheleadingcauseofdeathinnewbornpuppies.Onepuppyinalittermaybeaffected,anddeathmayoccurabruptly,withlittleornowarning,oranentirelittermayperishwithina24-hourperiod.Ifthediseaseiscontractedwhenthepuppiesareolderthanthreeweeks,itisoftenlesssevere.Olderpuppieshaveamuchbetterchanceofsurvival,butmayhavelong-termeffectsofapersistentCHVinfection. HowIsCanineHerpesTransmitted?Canineherpesviruslivesinthereproductiveandrespiratorytractsofmaleandfemaledogs.Inadults,thediseaseistransmittedviaaerosolanddirectcontact,includingsneezing,coughing,nosing,sniffing,lickingandsexualactivitiesbetweenaninfectedandanuninfecteddog.Puppiesusuallycontractthediseaseinthebirthcanalorfromnasalandoralsecretionsofthemothershortlyafterbirth.Puppiescanalsospreadthevirustooneanother. JustbecauseonepuppyinalitterisinfectedwithCHVdoesnotmeantheyallare.WhatAretheSymptomsofCanineHerpesinAdultDogs?Oftentherearen'tanysymptomsOccasionallyraisedgenitalsoresmaybeseenAbortionStillbirthKennelcoughWhatAretheSymptomsofCanineHerpesinPuppies?SuddendeathofnewbornpuppyWeakness,lethargy,cryingLackofsucklereflex/appetitePainfulabdomen,bruisingoftheabdomenSoft,yellow/greenfecesRespiratorydifficulty,nasaldischargeHemorrhages,suchasnosebleedsandsmallbruisesOlderpuppiesmaydevelopnervoussystemabnormalities,includingblindnessandseizuresCanICatchHerpesfromMyDog?No.Humansarenotatriskforcatchingcanineherpes.HowIsCanineHerpesDiagnosed?Ifapuppyisstillbornordiessoonafterbirth,anecropsyshouldbeperformedtodeterminethecauseofdeath.Therearemanypotentialcausesforpuppydeath,andyouwillwanttoevaluatewhethertherestofthelitterisatriskandwhatcareisneeded.Pleasecallyourveterinarianforinstructionsonhowtoarrangethis. Adultdo