Concurrent Cryptosporidium and parvovirus infections in a puppy

Abstract
Cryptosporidium parvum, an intestinal coccidian parasite, was isolated from faeces and intestinal biopsies of a 9‐week‐old puppy with acute parvoviral gastroenteritis. Gene sequence analysis identified aCryptosporidiumgenotype not previously recorded in Australia. The puppy recovered after treatment with crystalloid fluids, synthetic and natural colloids and jejunostomy tube feeding.