Dog-Flu outback in our county, 5 dogs dead so far! - MalteseTalk.com Forums

MaxJack'sMom · 04-04-2015, 02:45 PM

Sorry, the heading should be 'outbreak', not 'outback'!!!!

Over 1,000 dogs have been diagnosed with canine infectious respiratory disease. The flu is transmitted from dog to dog, with no threat to owners or other pets. Many doggy day care centers and groomers have closed till this subsides. The cases started coming in to vets back in January and have climbed steadily.
This flu is different from the kennel cough. With the flu, the dog has "honking" coughs, fever and loss of appetite. It can go into deadly pneumonia very fast.
I'm so sad for the owners who lost their dogs to this flu. I hope it gets under control fast. Jack has not been to doggy day care for over 3 weeks and he doesn't get groomed until the 23rd. I hope it's all over by then.

Tebow's Mom · 04-04-2015, 05:06 PM

Wow. that is scary!

bphslp · 04-04-2015, 09:13 PM

Oh noooo. Perhaps keep the pups at home for awhile. Texas had a year of the dog flu. It is scary and deadly.

doggylover · 04-05-2015, 05:19 AM

OMG!!! That is awful. Might be difficult but I would quarantine my dogs at home for a while

04-04-2015, 02:45 PM	#1
MaxJack'sMom Donating MT 8,000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Melrose Park, Ill Posts: 8,410	Dog-Flu outback in our county, 5 dogs dead so far! Sorry, the heading should be 'outbreak', not 'outback'!!!! Over 1,000 dogs have been diagnosed with canine infectious respiratory disease. The flu is transmitted from dog to dog, with no threat to owners or other pets. Many doggy day care centers and groomers have closed till this subsides. The cases started coming in to vets back in January and have climbed steadily. This flu is different from the kennel cough. With the flu, the dog has "honking" coughs, fever and loss of appetite. It can go into deadly pneumonia very fast. I'm so sad for the owners who lost their dogs to this flu. I hope it gets under control fast. Jack has not been to doggy day care for over 3 weeks and he doesn't get groomed until the 23rd. I hope it's all over by then. __________________ We do not have to wait for Heaven, it is here on Earth and has four legs My life: a marathon, a jog, a walk (now) and the end will be a crawl.

04-05-2015, 05:19 AM	#4
doggylover Donating MT 2,000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 2,476	OMG!!! That is awful. Might be difficult but I would quarantine my dogs at home for a while __________________ Ginette Kiwi Daisy Bella Maggie

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04-04-2015, 05:06 PM	#2
Tebow's Mom Moderator Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 4,874	Wow. that is scary!

04-04-2015, 09:13 PM	#3
bphslp Donating MT 3,000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Cooper, Texas Posts: 3,245	Oh noooo. Perhaps keep the pups at home for awhile. Texas had a year of the dog flu. It is scary and deadly.