Raleigh, NC There is a mysterious and serious case of pneumonia affecting dogs, and some veterinarians are already seeing it in Raleigh.
This is affecting how veterinarians are accepting new dogs for boarding.
Doctors are still trying to figure out what it is. At Care First Animal Hospital in Oberlin, they see 15-20 dogs per day with the infection.
With the Labor Day holiday weekend coming to a close, some boarding facilities are being cautioned.
Upper respiratory diseases are common in shelters because visiting dogs are usually not vaccinated.
“Towards the end of spring [and] In the early summer, we had some serious cases, but that has calmed down,” said Wake County Animal Center Animal Services Director Dr. Jennifer Federico. “So now, we’re not seeing as much in our world.”
Federico said private practice is now going to see more such transitions.
“It’s terrifying how sick the dogs are coming in,” said Dr. Page Wedges from Care First Animal Hospital.
Since May, Care First Animal Hospital has seen 450 dogs with pneumonia. In the last two or three weeks, he has seen about 20-50 dogs in a more serious condition.
“The scary thing is dogs with this pneumonia,” Wage said. “Some dogs are dying from it…
“It’s Young Dogs. It’s Dogs [that are] one year or two years [old], We have a hospital right now that probably won’t survive. It’s really sad.”
An X-ray of a dog with pneumonia shows that the animal’s lungs are completely infected.
Dogs that are more active with other dogs are more prone to it.
Symptoms include:
- a runny nose
- cough
- Diarrhea
- eye discharge
Wage said they are taking extra precautions as the infection can spread easily.
,[If they are] cough [and] sneeze, they can’t get into the kennel,” said Mazdoor. “Just people who want to ride on their dogs that are sick, just please don’t ride them here or anywhere else that’s going to share it to other dogs.”
Doctors encourage pet owners to keep their dogs away from other dogs for a few weeks until the infection is gone. In addition, doctors recommend that dogs keep up to date with their vaccines.
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