Can dogs have herpes?

Canine herpes virus (CHV), also known as “fading puppy syndrome,” is a viral infection that infects the reproductive organs of adult dogs. While adult dogs infected with CHV usually do not show any symptoms, the infection is the leading cause of death in newborn puppies. read more

Adult dogs infected with canine herpes will often have infected discharge leak from their genital area, creating the potential for the virus to be spread via sexual contact with other animals as well. In humans, the appearance of sores around the genitalia is a distinctive symptom of HSV-2. read more

While both species may have herpes virus infections it will be due to different forms of the virus, this type of virus is very host specific and can usually only multiply in its target host. If I have not covered your question fully enough or you would like to ask more I will be online for the next hour or so and I will be at your disposal. read more