Parvo is the infection that makes a lively puppy collapse in a day, and it tends to arrive in specific moments: the week after you bring a new puppy home, the afternoon after a trip to a dog park, the morning a shelter posts a worried update on social media. This guide is organized around those moments. It covers what to do right now if your dog is sick, what vets actually do, what the numbers on survival and cost really say, how to clean a home and yard, and how to protect a puppy during the gap when vaccines have not finished working.
Nine Answers Parvo Owners Need First
Read these in order if you are worried right now. The reasoning, the numbers and the exceptions follow below.
Lethargy and refusing food come first, then vomiting and diarrhea that is often bloody and foul-smelling. Treat it as a same-day emergency, especially in a puppy. Most deaths happen quickly once signs begin.
Call first. The virus spreads through stool and contaminated surfaces, so many clinics will meet you at the car or bring you straight to an isolation room. Do not set the puppy on the waiting room floor.
No. There is no specific antiviral, and home remedies do not replace treatment. Care is supportive: fluids, anti-nausea medicine, antibiotics for secondary infection, and nutrition. A newer antibody product is available through veterinarians.
Veterinary references report about 70–90% with supportive care and over 90% with aggressive hospital treatment. Untreated, most dogs do not survive. These are group figures, not a promise for one dog.
Yes, if the series is not finished or the doses landed while the mother’s antibodies were still blocking them. A vaccinated dog is far less likely to get sick, but a puppy with only one or two doses is not fully covered.
There is no universal date. The final dose is at 16 weeks or later, and vets weigh the local parvo activity. Ask your vet about carried outings, clean private visits, and well-run classes in the meantime.
Clean away stool and dirt first, then use a product proven against parvovirus, such as accelerated hydrogen peroxide, or diluted bleach on suitable surfaces, kept wet for the label’s contact time. Quaternary ammonium cleaners are unreliable.
No. Canine parvovirus does not infect people. Your hands, shoes and clothes can still carry it to another dog, so wash up and change shoes after handling a sick dog or its stool.
Reported parvo bills run from a few hundred dollars to over $11,000, with many cases in the $1,000–$5,000+ range. A puppy vaccine dose runs about $25–$40 in 2026 shelter examples. Ask for an itemized estimate and about outpatient options.
How Parvo Gets Into a Dog, and Why It Is So Hard to Clean Up
Canine parvovirus attacks the cells that line the intestine and the bone marrow, which is why the illness hits the gut and the immune system together. A dog catches it by contact with the stool of an infected dog or with anything that stool has touched: soil, a leash, a bowl, a kennel floor, a person’s shoe. The Merck Veterinary Manual reports that infected dogs begin shedding virus around four to five days after exposure, which is often before any sign of illness, and continue through the illness and for about ten days after recovery. Public-health guidance from Massachusetts puts the post-recovery shedding at no less than two weeks, and Cornell advises isolation for up to two weeks after recovery.
The reason a single case can ripple through a neighborhood is the virus’s toughness. The Merck Manual says it can remain infectious indoors at room temperature for at least two months, and outdoors, if shielded from sun and drying, for many months and possibly years. Many ordinary cleaners do nothing to it. Age matters a great deal: the highest risk is in puppies from about six weeks to six months old that are unvaccinated or only partly vaccinated, and the same reference lists Rottweilers, Doberman Pinschers, English Springer Spaniels, German Shepherds and pit bull–type dogs among breeds at higher risk.
After exposure, most dogs show signs about five to seven days later, though the range is wider. Early signs are vague: tiredness, fever, a puppy that will not eat. Within one to two days comes vomiting and, usually, hemorrhagic small-bowel diarrhea. About a quarter of dogs have diarrhea without visible blood, so “no blood” does not rule it out.
A simplified timeline built from veterinary reference ranges. Individual dogs vary, and your clinic sets the actual isolation timeline.
In mid-April a humane society in Winfield, Kansas posted an alert after a parvovirus outbreak among its puppies. One puppy had died, two were described as touch-and-go, and the rest were improving enough to play for short stretches. The shelter asked the public for help with medication and fluids, and its advice was the familiar trio: keep puppies vaccinated, keep them away from parks and playgrounds where other dogs have been, and isolate any suspected case immediately.
Further east, in late May a veterinary technician in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia described about four recent cases at her clinic, scattered across different areas rather than clustered, and called it early for the year since cases usually peak in summer. We found the same lesson in both stories. Parvo does not need a dramatic outbreak. Sporadic, unconnected cases are the normal pattern, which is why vaccine status matters even in a quiet neighborhood.
Find Your Situation: What to Do Next
These are the moments that bring people here. Find yours, and you will have a plan.
Call a veterinarian or an emergency clinic immediately and say the word “parvo,” so the staff can prepare an isolation space. Carry the puppy in a towel or crate from car to room, and keep it off waiting-room floors. Tell them when the signs began, whether the puppy is eating or drinking, and the vaccine history, even if the answer is “none.”
While you travel, do not force food or water, do not give human anti-diarrhea medicine, and do not wait to see whether it passes. Veterinary references advise against antidiarrheal drugs for this illness, and home remedies such as egg yolk do not replace treatment. Dehydration and a drop in blood sugar can move quickly in a small puppy, and care is most effective when it starts early.
On arrival, expect a fast fecal test, blood work and fluids. If it is parvo, the first three to four days of illness are the critical period. Merck notes that most puppies who survive that stretch recover fully, usually within about a week.
This is more common than owners expect, and it is not necessarily a sign that the vaccine was bad. A puppy’s mother passes antibodies that fade at different speeds in different puppies. Early doses can be neutralized by those antibodies, and there is a stretch when the antibodies are too low to protect but high enough to block a shot. That is why the standard series spreads several doses over weeks and ends at 16 weeks or older.
If your puppy has had one or two doses, it is partly, not fully, protected. A veterinarian still needs to test it. A recent live-virus vaccine can also cause a false positive on the stool antigen test, typically in the window of roughly five to twelve days after vaccination, so tell the clinic the exact vaccination date. If the signs fit and the test is positive, most clinics treat for parvo and use the blood work to help judge the picture.
Plan the first vet visit before the puppy comes home, as a Virginia clinic technician advised, and bring any records you were given. Be cautious about puppies sold without records, and about meeting sellers in parking lots, where a puppy may arrive exposed. Keep the new puppy apart from other dogs in the home for the first days if you can, and watch for lethargy, a drop in appetite, vomiting or loose stool in the first two weeks, since the usual wait from exposure to signs is about five to seven days.
If the puppy is already sick on day three, call the seller or shelter as well as your vet. Other puppies in the litter may be exposed, and many shelters and rescues have a policy for new adopters in this situation. Ask about it before you decide what to do about treatment costs.
This is the situation behind a lot of searches, and the honest answer has layers. First, do not delay the first visit because of cost: early treatment is the best predictor of a good outcome, and exam and testing are far cheaper than a crisis. Second, ask the clinic directly about options. A Florida community clinic study of 113 dogs used a once-daily outpatient protocol with fluids given under the skin at home, and reported 74 percent survival among the 98 dogs with known outcomes. The authors described it as comparable to more intensive protocols and as lower in cost than inpatient care, though the study had no control group and suitability depends on the dog and the clinic.
Third, ask about payment plans, a local humane society or rescue that has a parvo fund, and whether the antibody product is an option, noting that the manufacturer has described a rebate for owners. Be wary of any plan that substitutes internet recipes for a vet. Outpatient care works because a veterinary team is directing it, with checks and a plan to escalate if the puppy worsens.
Isolate the sick dog right away in a space that is easy to clean, ideally without carpet, and designate separate shoes and gloves for handling. Give the clinic the age and vaccine record of every other dog and cat, since they are exposed whether they look sick or not. Fully vaccinated adults are generally well protected, while puppies and incompletely vaccinated dogs are the worry. Merck also notes that only fully vaccinated dogs should be introduced into a home where a dog recently had parvoviral enteritis.
Keep exposed dogs away from daycare, boarding and parks until your vet says it is safe, because they can carry virus on their coat and paws. Wash your hands and change clothes after tending the sick dog before touching the others. If you have cats, ask your vet about their risk as well.
Recovery and contagion are not the same thing. A dog can feel bright and be hungry and still be shedding. Guidance from Massachusetts says recovering dogs can shed for at least 14 days after the illness resolves, Merck says about 10 days, and Cornell recommends isolation for up to two weeks. The safe answer is that your treating vet sets the date, based on your household and the dog’s course.
Meanwhile: no dog parks, daycare, boarding, group classes or grooming visits; wipe paws and bathe the dog as your vet advises; wash bedding and bowls; and clean the area where the dog was sick using the method in the cleanup section below. Share each other dog’s vaccine record with your vet, and keep records of what was done, since daycare and boarding facilities may ask.
Strays are high-risk for parvo and for parasites. Keep the puppy apart from your own dogs and cats, wash up and change clothes after handling it, and take it to a veterinarian quickly for an exam and fecal test. If your own dogs are fully vaccinated, they are better protected, but the stray’s coat and your shoes can still carry virus. Call local animal control or a rescue as well, which may have resources. If the puppy is already sick, do the “Situation 1” steps, and tell the clinic you found the puppy and know nothing about its history.
Socialization matters, and it is also the standard dilemma. The clean answer from vets is that there is no single date. Risk depends on the puppy’s age at the last dose, local parvo activity and the setting. While the series is unfinished, avoid heavily used dog-relief areas, unknown feces and sick or partly vaccinated dogs. Ask your vet about controlled options: carrying the puppy in public, visiting a clean private home with healthy vaccinated dogs, or a well-managed puppy class that requires vaccination and sanitizes its floor.
Do not rely on a generic rule like “one week after the second shot.” Early doses can be blocked by the mother’s antibodies, so the second shot does not necessarily mean protection. In the Shenandoah Valley, the clinic technician’s advice for owners was to check vaccine status and to keep a sick, unvaccinated dog away from public places until it is examined and tested.
Adults are usually protected by a puppy series and boosters, and the typical schedule is a booster about a year after the puppy series and then every three years, based on the product record and your vet. If your adult dog’s history is missing, call the clinic with the dog’s age, any dated records and the last known dose. Catch-up depends on age and documentation, so it is not safe to assume that one dose is enough or that the whole series must restart. Adults that are unvaccinated can still catch parvo, and breeds listed at higher risk deserve special attention.
Call your vet promptly with your dog’s vaccine history and the dates of exposure. A fully vaccinated adult is less at risk, but a puppy or partly vaccinated dog should be watched closely and may need advice about testing and monitoring. Monitor for the first two weeks, since signs usually appear about five to seven days after exposure but can take longer. Ask the facility what it did to disinfect and when it reopened to dogs, and consider asking for a written account before you return.
Testing: What the Quick Stool Test Can and Cannot Tell You
The most common parvo test is a fecal antigen test that runs in the clinic in about fifteen minutes. Merck lists it, along with PCR, as a confirming test and advises testing immediately so isolation can begin. It has good-to-excellent sensitivity and specificity, but it is not perfect, and the reasons are worth knowing because they explain the confusing results owners sometimes get.
A false negative can happen early in the illness, before the dog is shedding much virus, or when large-volume diarrhea dilutes the sample. It can also happen later, around ten to twelve days after infection, when shedding has dropped. Another cause is virus particles coated by antibodies. A false positive can occur in the days after a modified live vaccine, when the vaccine virus is shed; one clinical reference describes this interference as classically occurring about five to twelve days after vaccination, and Merck gives four to ten days. That is why the exact vaccine date matters. PCR is more sensitive, but one clinical reference considers it too sensitive to be helpful for routine diagnosis because even a vaccinated dog shedding trivial amounts can test positive.
Blood work fills the gap. Parvo suppresses white blood cell production, so a low white cell count supports the diagnosis, and counts are tracked through treatment, reaching their lowest at the peak and rising as the dog recovers. A positive stool test often appears a couple of days before the white cell drop, so a clinic may repeat blood work.
| Result | What it can mean | What the clinic may do | Your move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive stool test, sick unvaccinated puppy | Parvo is very likely | Start treatment; isolate; blood work | Say yes to isolation and an estimate |
| Positive stool test, recent live vaccine | May be vaccine virus, may be real | Weigh signs and white cell count | Share exact vaccine date |
| Negative stool test, classic signs | Early, late or diluted sample possible | Repeat testing, PCR or blood work | Do not go home to “wait and see” without a plan |
| Low white cell count | Supports parvo and tracks severity | Monitor through treatment | Ask what the numbers mean |
| Normal stool, exposed to a case | Could still be incubating | Watch for signs for about two weeks | Call early if appetite drops |
A negative result is not always a clean bill of health, and a positive result is not always parvo. The test is a piece of a picture that includes age, vaccine history, exposure and symptoms. If the puppy looks classically ill and the first test is negative, a vet may repeat it, send a PCR, or lean on blood work. Ask what the clinic plans to do if the first result is not clear.
Treatment: What Vets Do, What It Means for Survival
There is no antiviral medicine that kills parvovirus. Treatment is supportive, meaning the team holds the dog steady while its body fights the virus and the gut lining regrows. The Merck Manual lists the pillars: intravenous fluids for most dogs, correcting blood sugar and electrolyte problems, anti-nausea drugs, antibiotics to cover bacteria that cross the damaged gut, early feeding, and, in some dogs with very low blood protein, plasma or albumin. It states that antidiarrheal drugs are not recommended. We are not listing doses, which depend on the drug, the dog’s weight and clinical state, and are a veterinary decision.
A newer tool is a monoclonal antibody product. Elanco’s Trutect, formerly the Canine Parvovirus Monoclonal Antibody, received a conditional USDA license in 2023 and, according to veterinary trade coverage in December, full USDA approval, with an expanded use for passive immunity in exposed puppies announced in June of that year. The manufacturer-compiled figures reported alongside that approval were a 93 percent survival rate among treated puppies and an average of about 1.87 fewer hospital days. These figures come from the company and were not independently verified in the coverage we read. The Merck Manual describes an experimental study in which none of the antibody-treated dogs died, compared with 57 percent of the saline-treated group. Ask your vet whether it is an option and what it costs.
What owners most want to know is the survival picture, and the sources agree on its shape if not on every number. Merck reports over 90 percent survival with aggressive hospital care, about 80 percent with outpatient protocols, and 70–90 percent overall with supportive care. Elanco’s materials cite untreated parvo as fatal in about 90 percent of cases. The AVMA’s figure for timing is that most deaths occur within 48 to 72 hours after signs begin, which is why speed matters.
Figures come from different studies and settings and use different groups of dogs. They show a pattern, not a guarantee for any individual.
| Care level | What it involves | Reported outcome | Good fit when |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital care | Isolation ward, IV fluids, injectable medicines, close monitoring | Over 90% survival in aggressive care (Merck) | The puppy is weak, dehydrated, in shock or not keeping anything down |
| Outpatient protocol | Daily clinic visit plus owner-given fluids and medicine at home | About 80% (Merck); 74% in a Florida clinic study | The dog is stable and the owner can give treatments and return daily |
| Antibody add-on | Single-dose antibody product added to care | 93% in manufacturer-compiled data | Your vet recommends it; ask about cost |
| No treatment | Waiting at home | Most untreated dogs do not survive | Never a good option |
Based on signs described in veterinary references. One good sign is not a green light: your vet decides when it is safe to go home.
Waiting a day to see. Early care is the best lever owners have. Walking into a crowded waiting room. That spreads the virus; call ahead. Giving human anti-diarrhea or leftover pills. Veterinary references advise against antidiarrheals for this illness. Going home too early. One bright morning is not recovery. Skipping disinfection. The virus outlasts the illness in the home.
Cleanup: How to Get Parvo Out of Your Home and Yard
The home is where reinfection and the next puppy’s risk live. The order matters more than any product: remove the dog, remove organic matter such as stool, fur, dirt and leaves, wash with soap and hot water, let the area dry, then disinfect. Massachusetts public-health guidance describes accelerated hydrogen peroxide, sold under brand names such as Rescue and Oxivir, as the current best option when available, because it works on porous and non-porous surfaces and stays effective with some organic material present. It describes bleach-family products as effective when used judiciously but corrosive, ineffective if organic material is present, and a poor choice for porous surfaces.
Two points deserve emphasis. First, that same guidance and the Merck Manual both say quaternary ammonium compounds are unreliable against parvovirus, despite labels that claim otherwise. That matters because many pet-store “kennel” cleaners are quats. Second, the disinfectant must stay wet on the surface for the label’s minimum contact time, which the Massachusetts document says is usually about ten minutes for parvovirus, and then be rinsed and dried. The Merck Manual cites dilute bleach at 1:30, but it gives no contact time, so we advise following the product label for any concentration and never mixing products.
Outdoors is different. Virus in soil can persist for many months, possibly years, and a yard cannot be disinfected like a floor. Remove stool promptly, limit the sick dog to a small area, and keep new puppies and unvaccinated dogs off the contaminated ground. Sunlight and drying help, and standing wet areas are the worst. Ask your vet when it is safe to introduce a new puppy, and note the Merck Manual advice that only fully vaccinated dogs should enter a home where a dog recently had parvoviral enteritis.
A reading aid from public-health and veterinary guidance. Brand and concentration claims vary, so follow the label for contact time and safety.
| Item | Method | Why it matters | Caution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hard floors and kennels | Remove stool, scrub with soap and hot water, dry, then disinfect for the label’s time | Hard surfaces are the easiest to clear | Do not mix disinfectants |
| Carpet and upholstery | Remove debris, then use a product labeled for porous surfaces or ask a professional | Bleach is a poor fit for porous surfaces | Replace items you cannot clean |
| Bowls and toys | Wash, then soak or disinfect per label; rinse well | Shared items spread virus | Replace chewed plastic |
| Bedding and clothes | Clean, then disinfect or launder as the label allows | Fabric holds stool traces | Wash shoes and hands too |
| Yard and soil | Remove stool, restrict access, let sun and dry weather help | Virus can last months or longer | Do not let puppies play there |
| Shoes and car | Wipe and disinfect soles, carrier and seats | People carry virus on their feet | Change shoes before other dogs |
Choose one recovery room with easy-to-clean floors, and keep the sick dog there. Clean the room with the order above at the start, mid-illness and after recovery. Use a dedicated pair of shoes or boot covers and wash hands after each visit. After the dog is cleared, wash bedding, disinfect hard items, and keep new or unvaccinated puppies out of the yard for the time your vet recommends. This is far easier to do once and carefully than to repeat every day.
Vaccines and the Protection Gap
Parvo protection usually comes as part of a combination shot, often written DHPP, DAPP or DA2PP, rather than as a stand-alone parvo shot. A standard puppy series starts at about six to eight weeks and is repeated every two to four weeks, and the last puppy dose should be given at 16 weeks or older. The Merck Manual describes modified live vaccine at roughly 6–8, 10–12 and 14–16 weeks, a booster at one year, and then every three years. Veterinarians may extend the series to 18 to 20 weeks in high-risk areas. Inactivated vaccine is used in pregnant dogs and in some very young puppies, under veterinary direction.
The reason a series exists is the mother’s antibodies. They protect a nursing puppy but can neutralize an early vaccine dose, and they fade at different speeds. There is no home test that shows when the window closes, so doses are spread out to catch each puppy as its protection falls. That is also why a puppy that has had one or two doses is still vulnerable. Vaccines do not work instantly, and no fixed day makes a puppy fully protected everywhere.
A schematic of the idea, not measured data. Real timing varies by puppy, which is why veterinarians use several doses and a final one at 16 weeks or later.
| Age | Typical step | What it does | Owner note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6–8 weeks | First combination vaccine | Begins building protection | May be blocked by maternal antibodies |
| 10–12 weeks | Second dose | Catches puppies as antibodies fade | Still not fully protected |
| 14–16 weeks | Third dose | Final dose in a standard series (16 weeks or older) | High-risk areas may add a dose to 18–20 weeks |
| About 1 year | Booster | Reinforces puppy series | Confirm with your vet |
| Every 3 years | Adult core booster | Maintains protection | Based on product record and vet plan |
Ask when the final dose in your puppy’s series will be and whether your area’s parvo activity suggests extending it. Ask what outings are safe in the meantime. Ask how the clinic sanitizes exam rooms, since parvo can spread through clinics. And ask whether your puppy’s breed is on the higher-risk list. These questions turn a generic schedule into a plan for your dog, in your neighborhood.
What Parvo Costs, and What Prevention Costs
Parvo costs are hard to pin down. A pet-insurance industry article we cross-checked reported a range from $50 to over $11,000, with many cases falling between $1,000 and $5,000 or more, and hospital stays often lasting three to seven days. It cited no primary source, so treat the figures as rough. The reason for the spread is simple: care level, hospital days, rechecks, whether the puppy needs plasma or other treatments, and whether complications arise. The Florida community-clinic study mentioned earlier does not give dollar figures, but describes its outpatient protocol as lower in cost than inpatient care.
On the prevention side, a veterinary article cited 2026 examples of about $25 per combination dose at one California shelter clinic and about $40 at another humane society. Those are not national averages, exam and new-client fees may apply, and rabies and lifestyle vaccines are billed separately. Three doses at those prices is $75 to $120. Even allowing generously for exams and fees, the gap between a few dozen dollars for protection and a possible four-figure bill is the clearest argument in this entire guide.
Vaccine prices are two 2026 shelter-clinic examples. The treatment range comes from an unsourced insurance-industry estimate. Exam and clinic fees are extra.
| Cost driver | What it means | Effect | Ways to manage it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital days | Typically three to seven days when hospitalized | Largest driver | Ask whether outpatient care is appropriate |
| Antibody product | Add-on treatment ordered by the vet | Adds cost, may shorten stays | Ask about rebate programs |
| Blood work and monitoring | Repeated white cell and glucose checks | Adds up with each recheck | Ask for an itemized estimate |
| Plasma or other support | Used in severe cases | Raises the bill | Discuss priorities with the vet |
| Emergency pricing | After-hours rates | Higher than daytime | Call early; do not wait overnight |
| Pet insurance | Often excludes pre-existing conditions | May not help a current case | Ask about waiting periods before you need it |
Ask for the estimate in writing and ask which items are essential now. Ask whether outpatient care is possible. Ask about a veterinary payment plan, a humane society fund and the manufacturer’s rebate for the antibody product. If you are insured, ask the company about waiting periods before you rely on the policy. And for the next puppy, build the vaccine series into the budget at the start. Of every number in this guide, that one is the easiest to control.
Problems People Hit, and How to Fix Them
Start with the question closest to yours.
For a puppy, assume emergency. Lethargy plus vomiting plus diarrhea, especially bloody, in an unvaccinated or partly vaccinated puppy is parvo until proven otherwise. For an adult vaccinated dog with a single loose stool and normal energy, a call to the clinic is reasonable. Go to emergency care for collapse, pale or gray gums, repeated vomiting, inability to keep water down, or rapidly worsening diarrhea.
Feed only as your veterinary team instructs. In hospital, early feeding is part of care, and a tube may be used in a dog that will not eat. At home, advance food gradually as directed, keep a log of meals, vomiting, stool and medication times, and use only veterinarian-approved foods and supplements. Do not use human pain relievers or leftover medication.
Move other dogs to a separate area before cleaning, wear gloves, and change shoes and clothes afterward. Let cleaned areas dry before dogs return. Wash your hands before touching another dog, and keep exposed dogs away from daycare and parks until the vet approves.
People cannot get canine parvovirus. Cats have their own related virus and can be at risk too, so ask your vet about vaccine status for cats in a home with a sick dog. Handwashing and shoe changes still matter, since people carry virus between animals.
Not right away. The virus can persist in the home and yard for months or longer, so ask your vet how long to wait and what cleaning to complete first. Merck advises that only fully vaccinated dogs be introduced to a home where a dog recently had parvo, so a new unvaccinated puppy is the most vulnerable arrival you could choose. If you do plan another puppy, finish cleanup first and discuss timing and vaccination with your vet.
This guide is general information, not veterinary advice, and it is not a substitute for an examination. It reflects the Merck Veterinary Manual, Massachusetts public-health disinfection guidance, a Florida community-clinic outpatient study, veterinary trade coverage of the USDA approval of Elanco’s Trutect, vaccine-schedule and cost articles, and local news reports, as checked on October 16, 2026. Treatment doses and drug choices are decided by your veterinarian and are intentionally not listed as instructions. Survival figures come from different studies and cannot predict one dog’s outcome, and the 93 percent figure for the antibody product was compiled by its manufacturer. Cost figures include an unsourced insurance-industry range and two shelter-clinic vaccine examples. This page is independent. Confirm everything with your veterinarian.
Key sources: Merck Veterinary Manual (canine parvovirus) · Massachusetts Department of Public Health (parvovirus cleaning and disinfection) · ASPCA Pro (outpatient treatment study) · dvm360 (Trutect approval) · KWCH and WHSV local news.