Thursday, September 22, 2005

A warning for dog owners

Today's New York Times reports on a new dog flu that has proven deadly for some dogs. There's no vaccine for this disease.

According to the article, the extent of the risk/spread may have been exaggerated so far, but it's definitely out there, contagious and very dangerous. So read the article.

If you have a dog or dogs, watch for illness and get treatment for anything that may be related to this flu. This sounds serious to me!

3 comments:

epicurist said...

Thanks for the advice. My dog isn't dog friendly so won't get too close, but I hope it isn't transferable via urine, smelling etc.

Sam Woodfin said...

Thanks so much for sharing that info! I was just doing a Google for diabetes blogs, when I ended up here. My dog's a homebody, but my aunt's dog has a grooming appointment on Monday. I don't know how that'll play out... but, again, thanks for the heads up.

Todd HellsKitchen said...

Yes, I saw that piece in the paper and it spooked me!

Cheers,
Mr. H.K.
Postcards from Hell's
Kitchen

And I Quote Blog