If you’re considering boarding your dog, you probably know how to smell the bed. Like a cold in humans, whooping cough easily infects the entire dog bed in a few days. Once yeast infection symptoms last for weeks, a dry cough is uncomfortable for dog owners. Untreated, some cases of kennel cough can be fatal, […]
Tag Archives: Adenovirus
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May
May
Many of us wonder if our dogs have gotten too many vaccines over the years. Some vaccines are now given every third year. Most of us trust our vets to make the right decisions, but to inform us as pet owners before we give consent. The core vaccines recommended for all dogs are rabies (required […]
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Mar
Mar
If you have just bought or adopted a new puppy, you should know that there are some vaccinations that your puppy needs to receive. With regard to vaccinated puppies, generally the length and timing of the window of susceptibility differs in each litter, and this fact must be fully considered. However, almost all researchers generally […]
Also known by names such as Infectious Tracheobronchitis or Canine Cough Syndrome, Canine Bordetellosis is a fairly common and highly contagious respiratory disease. Affecting dogs throughout the world, this disease is caused by various viruses and/or bacteria, working either alone or in combination, to infect our canine companions. Many people have heard of the infamous […]
A hacking cough in a canine sounds like the dog has something stuck in its throat, as it hacks every few minutes. Kennel cough is usually caused by the bacteria Bordetella bronchiseptica, but a pair of viruses is also responsible for about ten to twenty percent of kennel cough. Kennel cough is not usually a […]
Kennel cough (infectious tracheobronchitis) in canines is a highly contagious respiratory infection similar to a cold in humans. It can be caused by a variety of viruses or bacteria, but the most common culprits are Adenovirus, Parainfluenza virus, Canine Distemper Virus and the Bordetella bronchiseptica bacterium. Like the human cold kennel cough symptoms can range […]
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May
May
It is important to start a healthy path for new additions to the family by arriving at a permanent home. When adopting your dog, please remember to obtain certification of all vaccination records from your breeder or your companion at the place of adoption. Depending on the age of the dog, some puppies have already […]
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Jan
Jan
Less than 48 hours after my husband flew home from a winter wedding in another state, he developed serious respiratory symptoms. After a diagnosis of pneumonia, he missed two weeks of work. Initially, we weren’t particularly worried about the exact type. However, when doctors discovered that I took immunosuppressive drugs and wasn’t permitted to have […]
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Jan
Jan
How much do we know about catching and recovering from the common cold? Research states that it takes about 48 hours for the cold virus to cause a runny nose, scratchy throat and other cold symptoms. Think back to where you were two days ago, and you’ll probably figure out where your cold came from. […]
Pericarditis is the condition where the sac-like membrane that surrounds the heart becomes inflamed. This membrane, known as the pericardium, is composed of two thin layers and when it is inflamed, most often due to infection caused by a virus, pericarditis results. Those most at risk of pericarditis are adults in their twenties and thirties […]
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