Oprah Winfrey's New Puppy Close To Death

Oprah Winfrey's new puppy Sadie nearly died after coming down with the parvovirus. Oprah recently introduced the Blond Cockerspaniel which she adopted from a local animal shelter to her show audience, encouraging viewers to choose adoption the next time they purchase a pet.

The canine parvovirus is a contagious virus spread from dog to dog through direct contact or indirect contact (feces). The virus is much like the feline version which affects cats.

The parvovirus causes serious symptoms of fever, vomiting, lethargy, and diarrhea which can lead to dehydration and anemia.

There have been many online news reports stating that Oprah's puppy Sadie has died but the reliable celebrity news source People.com has reported that Sadie has pulled through and is now recovering. Unfortunately Sadie's brother "Ivan" who was also adopted by Oprah died a couple of days after going home.

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