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Connor Teale & Rachel Hains

Reason behind mystery dog illness could have been found - TV Yorkshire vet explains how to treat it

Dog owners across Yorkshire have been reporting that their pets have been falling ill as part of a 'mystery illness'.

According to reports, the illness has been making its way inland from the coast, leaving many owners distressed and confused. However, a Huddersfield vet has announced that he believes the illness is a highly-infectious disease known as parvovirus.

Martin Paterson, director at Donaldson's Vets, told Yorkshire Live that a "significant number" of dogs have tested positive for the virus after experiencing gastroenteritis-like symptoms - or vomiting and diarrhoea.

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