Commonly mistaken for Parvovirus, but needs different treatment. It's a bacterial imbalance in the digestive tract. It is a disease that produces acute infectious diarrhea in puppies and kittens. This is not a new form of Parvo. Parvo tests will show a low positive & subsequent tests will continue to show low positives, will be inconclusive, or will give erratic results. This disease is so similar to Parvo, that some dogs have tested in the low positive for Parvo. But they do not have Parvo, and it has been recommended that three parvo tests are needed to exclude Parvo.
This disease can be tested for specifically, so if you have an affected dog that appears to have Parvo, but in your mind know that, that could not be possible, have them tested for "Camby". It is important to note that this disease can be transferred between humans, dogs, cats and other livestock. It starts with fecal mucus sheath & continues to get progressively softer until it is watery and contains blood. It then becomes explosive. Vomiting may accompany and may or may not also contain blood. Feces have a sweet/flowery aroma along with a "slaughterhouse on a summer day" smell (similar to parvo diarrhea but with a floral hint). Feces are usually mustard colored. Dogs dehydrate at an astounding rate. Some say that "Dog Show Crud" is the same as "Campy". Regardless of whether they are one in the same, the symptoms are the same and they both can be deadly if not treated properly.
