This past weekend we had a flu outbreak at the doggy daycare I work at, and I'm having a hard time finding info on Doggy flu's. Anyone know anything?
I live in SE MI. We've had maybe 20 or so doggies with symptoms or reported symptoms. Mostly it's been just a day or two of decreased appetite, vomiting, mild lethergy, and I believe diarrhea, but one dog had to stay at the vet for 2 days because he threw up blood, and was dehydrated! All of the other pups haven't been very symptomatic, many just threw up once (usually bile or watery bile, always a yellow-green), didn't eat as much for a half a day, maybe were a bit grumpy, and then were as good as ever.
The dogs that have reported going to the vet have either said that the vet didn't really know for sure what it was, or that the dog probably ate racoon poop and that was the cause. However, it is basically impossible that all these dogs that come to my work all of a sudden out of nowhere got a hold of racoon poop, and our outdoor fences are far too high for a racoon to get in, do it seems like this bug they have just mimics the symptoms.
For all dogs except the one, it seems to be very mild, and I'm not even sure the one case where our pal had to be on IVs was related, but I just want to try and gather all the info I can.
Anyone's dog have the tummy flu this season? Symptoms? How long did it last? Anymore thoughts from vet?
We've obviously been alerting owners and requesting permission to give rice to any boarders, any other suggestions? I just want to help them feel better, and the vets haven't given us much, and I can't find much online, thought the forum might be worth a shot with so many dedicated Doggy owners!
I live in SE MI. We've had maybe 20 or so doggies with symptoms or reported symptoms. Mostly it's been just a day or two of decreased appetite, vomiting, mild lethergy, and I believe diarrhea, but one dog had to stay at the vet for 2 days because he threw up blood, and was dehydrated! All of the other pups haven't been very symptomatic, many just threw up once (usually bile or watery bile, always a yellow-green), didn't eat as much for a half a day, maybe were a bit grumpy, and then were as good as ever.
The dogs that have reported going to the vet have either said that the vet didn't really know for sure what it was, or that the dog probably ate racoon poop and that was the cause. However, it is basically impossible that all these dogs that come to my work all of a sudden out of nowhere got a hold of racoon poop, and our outdoor fences are far too high for a racoon to get in, do it seems like this bug they have just mimics the symptoms.
For all dogs except the one, it seems to be very mild, and I'm not even sure the one case where our pal had to be on IVs was related, but I just want to try and gather all the info I can.
Anyone's dog have the tummy flu this season? Symptoms? How long did it last? Anymore thoughts from vet?
We've obviously been alerting owners and requesting permission to give rice to any boarders, any other suggestions? I just want to help them feel better, and the vets haven't given us much, and I can't find much online, thought the forum might be worth a shot with so many dedicated Doggy owners!