The Ohio County Animal Shelter is closed to the public after a seized dog tested positive for parvovirus.

Ohio County Administrator Randy Russell confirmed the closure.

“On Friday, the animal control officers were forced to seize eight dogs and 16 cats from a residence in Ohio County,” he said. “One of the dogs was clearly ill, so we took them all to be tested at a veterinary clinic. One of the dogs had active parvo.”

Parvo manifests in a dog within seven to 14 days, Russell explained. There still is a possibility the other dogs that were seized might eventually show signs of the disease.

The question was what to do with the dogs in the interim, he continued. After they were tested they were taken to the animal shelter.

“We have no other place to take them,” Russell said. “We have qua

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