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Dog Flu Outbreak Gained Foothold at Urban Doggie Day Cares
ABC News ^ | Apr 17, 2015 | CARLA K. JOHNSON

Posted on 04/17/2015 1:17:22 PM PDT by Daffynition

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1 posted on 04/17/2015 1:17:22 PM PDT by Daffynition
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To: Daffynition; Joe 6-pack

Doggie flu ping


2 posted on 04/17/2015 1:22:46 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: Daffynition; onyx; Hunton Peck; Diana in Wisconsin; P from Sheb; Shady; DonkeyBonker; ...

This dog flu is spreading in Wisconsin too. I read that elsewhere. Just a heads up.

Your dog does not need doggie playtime. He just needs you.

FReep Mail me if you want on, or off, this Wisconsin interest ping list.


3 posted on 04/17/2015 1:24:30 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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You put large number of similar living things together and you get outbreaks.


4 posted on 04/17/2015 1:29:56 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Proud Infidel, Gun Nut, Religious Fanatic and Freedom Fiend)
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5 posted on 04/17/2015 1:39:21 PM PDT by JoeProBono (SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

A couple years ago ... our Lab needed a surgery and vet expected him to stay 1 overnight. The vet practice said we had to have him get a *dog flu* shot B4 he could spend the night. [dog already had his rabies and distemper]

I was livid b/c it sounded as if it was just another way for the vet to inflate the bill. And if the dog flu is a virus, I don’t know how it can prevent it. Although I grumbled, we went ahead with it anyway.

*As for the CIV [canine influenza virus] vaccine, it does NOT prevent infection. It reduces viral shedding once infection is present, and it may lessen the severity of symptoms and their duration. But it does not keep your dog from acquiring the influenza virus.*

http://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2013/02/20/dog-flu-vaccine.aspx


6 posted on 04/17/2015 1:42:40 PM PDT by Daffynition ("We Are Not Descended From Fearful Men")
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To: Daffynition

My dog caught kennel cough at the dog park.


7 posted on 04/17/2015 1:44:07 PM PDT by twin2
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8 posted on 04/17/2015 1:44:46 PM PDT by Daffynition ("We Are Not Descended From Fearful Men")
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To: afraidfortherepublic

This is scary. My son just left for a short term job in Guam. His friend and I are sharing dog watching. I think we should stay away from dog parks.


9 posted on 04/17/2015 1:45:03 PM PDT by DLfromthedesert (www.ouramericanrevival.com)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

My dog loves doggie day care. He has a second set of humans to dote on him and several other dogs to play with. He befriends mini doxies and Chihuahuas, and he has a special Pomeranian “girlfriend”.

Until I can retire, it’s the next best thing to my being home with him. Before you say “don’t get a dog unless you can care for it”, we didn’t choose to...he was our daughter’s. We ended up with him after she got married and moved out.


10 posted on 04/17/2015 1:55:57 PM PDT by Not A Snowbird (Win or Lose, Still a "12"!)
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To: twin2

We don’t frequent dog parks, haven’t for years. We do take the dog to the dog beach, but avoid the fenced in dog park area. We just use the trail from the parking lot to the beach, avoiding the fenced in park, then let him run on the beach and swim in the Gulf.

Three dogs ago (that sounds weird)...but that is when we realized that a trip to the dog park usually resulted in a respiratory illness or viral illness.


11 posted on 04/17/2015 1:59:49 PM PDT by Dawn53Fl
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My wife and I were never sick until we put our little daughter in day care for a few months. During that time, we caught five of the three colds and flus that were going around.


12 posted on 04/17/2015 2:08:08 PM PDT by AZLiberty (No tag today.)
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Get your dogs out of government-run daycares.


13 posted on 04/17/2015 2:08:33 PM PDT by Veggie Todd (The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. TJ)
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I’ve always had a neighbor to care for my dog if I’m going to work later than usual-when I lived in the city, I would either return the favor, or pay them a few dollars. Out here, you can barter with a neighbor for dogsitting.

I hired private sitters for my own cub-never took her to a daycare facility when I lived in the city-a private sitter costs less, you have total control, and your child or dog does not compete for care with a dozen or so others-there are germs being carried and spread at daycare facilities, whether they care for humans or dogs...


14 posted on 04/17/2015 2:09:33 PM PDT by Texan5 ("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line"...)
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To: twin2
My dog caught kennel cough at the dog park

The kennel my dog goes to requires kennel cough vaccine every six months. I won't bring him to the groomer anymore because they don't require it.

Another shot my dog has is the one for Lyme Disease. Lyme isn't a problem here like it is in MA, but I'd just as soon he has it in case it does happen in these parts. Lyme Disease is a killer for dogs.

15 posted on 04/17/2015 2:24:22 PM PDT by grania
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16 posted on 04/17/2015 4:22:53 PM PDT by Daffynition ("We Are Not Descended From Fearful Men")
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To: AZLiberty

Over some years, eventually....you’d develop immunity to the bugs she brought home.


17 posted on 04/17/2015 4:25:06 PM PDT by Daffynition ("We Are Not Descended From Fearful Men")
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To: Veggie Todd

LOL

And *no more free lunches*!!!


18 posted on 04/17/2015 4:26:32 PM PDT by Daffynition ("We Are Not Descended From Fearful Men")
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WOOOF!

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The Doggie Ping list is for FReepers who would like to be notified of threads relating to all things canid. If you would like to join the Doggie Ping Pack (or be unleashed from it), FReemail me.

19 posted on 04/17/2015 4:29:24 PM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
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To: twin2

I hope your poor baby recovered quickly.


20 posted on 04/17/2015 4:30:27 PM PDT by Daffynition ("We Are Not Descended From Fearful Men")
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