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dogslayeggs ,

My girlfriend is a vet and is very concerned about this. They have absolutely no idea what the virus is, and it’s both deadly and contagious. If you socialize your dogs through dog parks, doggie daycare, overnight dog boarding, etc then please closely monitor your dog’s health and keep it home if you notice any of the symptoms.

blanketswithsmallpox ,

Expert recommends isolating dogs amid deadly, highly contagious, ‘mysterious illness’ By KIRO 7 News Staff November 15, 2023 at 5:04 pm PST NOW PLAYING ABOVE

VIDEO: Mysterious canine disease can turn fatal

SEATTLE — There’s a new warning for dog owners about a mysterious illness that’s spreading nationwide and in some cases has turned deadly.

Kevin Snekvik, the Executive Director of the Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Lab said researchers are still trying to find out what is causing this disease.

The first reports came from Oregon where there are currently more than 100 incidents. Snekvik said the disease is highly contagious, meaning it can spread easily among dogs.

He said dog owners need to be aware of symptoms and pay close attention to their pets.

“Your dog will run a fever and they won’t feel good, they’ll become lethargic meaning they want to lie around more when normally they’d be wanting to play outside and play, and like you mentioned the coughing part of it, if that becomes more productive more of a wet cough, like a hacking cough,” Sekvik said.

He said if your dog experiences any of these symptoms you should take them to the vet and make sure to get sampling done so it can be sent to a state lab for testing.

“What we’re seeing is respiratory disease so again the coughing, dogs not feeling well, and presenting as kind of a kennel cough,” he said.

Snekvik also recommends that people avoid dog parks or congregating with other dogs they don’t know.

“With her energy levels I can’t necessarily go without coming to this and she’s a very social dog,” Kelsey Moburg, a dog owner, told KIRO 7. “It’s a little worrying.”

Snekvik also said he recommends owners avoid boarding pets for the holidays if they can.

“It sounds like he might be coming to Indianapolis with me for a couple of weeks for the holidays,” Emma Green said about bringing her dog, Duncan, along for her holiday travels.

Tubics ,

That article reads extremely weird. It might be AI written, especially since the author is “staff”

sirxdaemon ,
@sirxdaemon@lemmy.ca avatar

And how do you know the mysterious illness is simply not giving staves sentience?

subignition ,
@subignition@kbin.social avatar

Doesn't give me any LLM vibes at all tbh. It's a terse article that's mostly quotes, and the parts where the author is paraphrasing to add summarized information without using quotations aren't repeating things stated elsewhere in the quotes.

Also the article seems to be a loosely rewritten transcript of the video spot at the top left of the page, so that kind of explains the low effort and lack of a personal credit. Probably an intern

ElderWendigo ,

It’s barely even an article. It’s four alarming sentences and zero actionable details. Nevermind apparently I missed the tiny Read More link buried between the massive ads.

Pretzilla ,

Sync app on Android offers up the clean AMP version

edgemaster72 ,
@edgemaster72@lemmy.world avatar

Let’s get this one right people

Ferris ,

Do they make N95s for doggies?

diffcalculus ,

Actually they do!

Except that the nomenclature is different. Instead of an “N”, it’s a “K”, and they dropped the 5.

drcabbage ,

Am I the only one who first thought that the dog in the picture was wearing shoes?

TimewornTraveler ,

dog pandemic? fuck

Granite ,

Did that one person at the end still plan on traveling with their potentially infected dog???

SnotFlickerman ,
@SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

That’s a tough choice, though.

Leaving them at a Boarder with lots of others dogs is kind of out of the question right now. So if they can’t leave their dog alone at home, and don’t have an individual they can trust with their dog, they’re left with very few options.

Taking the dog with them isn’t ideal, but it’s less likely to be being exposed to other dogs on a flight (not every flight has dogs on it) than leaving it with a dog boarder where they’re crowded in a big room with tons of other dogs in kennels.

It’s a bad situation to be in for dog owners in general.

Wrench ,

My city has a number of agencies that offer at home pet care. Even house visits of a range of levels of vet care. There are full on vets, and lots more vet techs.

FlyingSquid ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

We just get a friend who is willing to house-sit for a week or maybe even just a weekend and offer to pay them for it. We’ve always found a taker.

Bayz0r ,

Their dog is not potentially infected. She’s just a random dog owner they told about this new disease at a dog park, and she made that statement about possibly not boarding around the holidays and taking the dog with them.

SnotFlickerman ,
@SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

As a dog owner, this is some scary shit!

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