The owners of the Bay have to take care of their social dogs!
The recent outbreak in Southern California of a dog flu known as H3N2, with 800 dogs infected and seven dead... experts say it will soon reach the Bay Zone.
Any dog who's ever been to a dog-tub or socialize in a park could get hit!
But it's good to have a vaccine to prevent it!
There's a dog flu outbreak in Southern California.
The human epidemic is not over, and the dog flu is coming back. It's been a long year!
Recently, the dog flu is spreading in Southern California! To date, there have been 800 cases, and seven dogs have unfortunately died.
This time, the dog flu is very contagious and prone to being misdiagnosed as a common disease, and pet experts say it's only a matter of time before it spreads north to the Bay.
According to pet experts, this type of dog influenza virus has been endemic in the United States since 2015, with a high rate of influenza infection, and can be infected as long as dogs are exposed to contaminated items such as water bowls, collars or other supplies.
The infection leads to respiratory infections in dogs of love and symptoms such as cough (like low noise), mental distress and reduced appetite.
The pet owner social platform records the dog's illness.
What happens when a dog gets flu? A dog owner from Southern California, Brian Lacher, shared his dog's illness.
Rachel's dog, named Blue, was a one-year-old golden hair dog, who said that Blue was barely breathing when she had the first disease, was coughing, and his throat was like something stuck in it, and even had a dry vomit reaction.
After a check-up at the Veterinary Hospital, they were diagnosed as simple dogs coughing and opening some antibiotics, but they didn't work when they came home for a while, even though Blue didn't eat, drink, lie alive, and then again, it was discovered that Blue was suffering from a dog flu known as H3N2.
Fifty dollars for vaccination. Don't delay prevention!
Although North California's dog flu has come a long way, and its symptoms have caused the dog owners to worry, there is no need for pet owners to worry too much. H3N2 dog flu has a low mortality rate.
If dogs have symptoms, timely access to medication can be effective in mitigating the disease and with specific vaccine prevention, but each year they need an enhanced injection, which has been neglected this year because of the epidemic.
The canine influenza vaccine consists of two doses, requiring vaccination at intervals of two to four weeks at a cost of about $50, many of which cover most of the costs, and the owner can consult the insurance company on his own.
According to Rachel, Blue had these symptoms after the dog tow had returned. According to pet experts, the flu is currently prevalent mainly in dog farms or in dog-to-brains, but some are also infected while walking dogs in parks.
The experts recommend that the master clean up his dog supplies in a timely manner, and if he suspects that his dog has recently come into contact with a diagnosed or suspected case, observe the patient in isolation at home for one to two weeks, and inform the doctor in a timely manner, and that the master make an appointment for vaccination of his dog as soon as possible, especially those who have sent the dog to the dog-to-brain, and do not wait for further inoculation!
In addition, the veterinarian claims that this strain of influenza probably originates in birds and then spreads to dogs, but dog flu does not spread to humans or cats.
Is there a threat to the pets?
I'm sure all pet owners want to know if the new coronary virus is a threat to cats and dogs. And will these pets become carriers of the virus?
Only two cases of new cat coronal virus were reported on 23 April. The two cases involved different types of cats living in their respective families in the United Kingdom, each showing mild and severe respiratory symptoms. Researchers believe that both cats were infected by their respective owners, both of whom had new coronary pneumonia symptoms before the cat became sick.
Daniela Dos Santos, Vice-President of the British Veterinary Association, said: “There are only a few cases in livestock around the world that are transmitted to animals by new coronary viruses from humans.” And he said, "It's our suggestion that new coronary pneumonia, or already symptoms, should be avoided by isolated pet owners and good hygiene practices such as regular hand washing. If the pets need to be cared for, wash their hands before and after interacting with them, and put on masks as much as possible.”
According to the British media, there is no evidence that infected cats can pass on the new coronary virus to humans, nor do other animals. However, according to researchers, pets have the potential to serve as a “virus bank” for the continued spread of the epidemic.
The first case of infection was that of a four-month-old pup. Its owner had symptoms similar to new coronary pneumonia at the end of March 2020, but had not been tested, and in April 2020, the cat was brought to veterinary care for breathing difficulties, but the pup-baby deteriorated, and an autopsy found viral pneumonia and a new coronary virus in the cat ' s lungs; the second case was another family ' s 6-year-old Siamese cat, whose owner ' s new crown test was positive. This is a Siamese cat with lighter symptoms and later recovered.
Scientists believe that due to limitations in animal testing, these two cases may indicate that we are currently underestimating the spread of the new coronal virus between humans and animals. Too many cases of new coronary virus infection of cats have been reported around the world and are presumed to have been transmitted by their owners.