Viral gastroenteritis is quite frequent in the routine of small animal medical clinics,
among all etiological agents, canine parvovirus has been the main one described.
Inviting the pathogenic nature of the virus, numerous animal metabolic imbalances
occur. Thus, the treatment for this disease becomes, mainly, supportive and must be
carried out in order to seek a return to metabolic balance while the animal recovers
from the infection. Among these treatments, enteral (EN) and parenteral (NP) nutrition
has been extremely useful in conjunction with the use of support, as it is through the
presence of nutrients in the intestinal lumen that there will be stimulus for the epithelial
renewal of the intestinal mucosa, strengthening this barrier and decreasing the
possibility of bacterial dissemination. The present work consists of a literature review
regarding the benefits of using EN and PN as important treatment measures against a
parvovirus canine, regarding the length of stay of these patients and the mortality rate
due to the disease.
Keywords: parvovirus, nutritional support, clinical nutrition
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