Dog Illnesses
Dog Illnesses
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Watching your beloved canine companion get sick can be both heartbreaking and costly. Fortunately, most common dog illnesses can be prevented or easily cured. Let's take a closer look at some of those dog illnesses; symptoms, preventions and cures.
Rabies:
Rabies:
Thanks to strict local laws almost everywhere in this country rabies is fairly rare in domesticated dogs. In fact, 92% of reported rabies cases in the US are in wild animals and cats are infected twice as much as dogs. Early detection and treatment of rabies will lead to destruction of the virus and recovery of the patient. However, once rabies symptoms begin to show up it is too late for a cure.
Early symptoms of rabies are similar to a flu-like illness; headache, fever and general feelings of discomfort. As the disease progresses the inflicted animal/person begins to exhibit confusion, anxiety, delirium and hallucinations. As stated earlier vaccination of domestic animals is an effective preventative for this painful, deadly disease.
Worms:
Worms:
There are several types of worms that cause dog illnesses and they show different symptoms. Segments of tapeworms, for example, can be seen in the dog's stool. The same is true for another intestinal parasite, the pinworm. If you dog looks like it's pooping noodles it's time for a trip to the vet! Other less visible signs of worm infestation include loss of appetite, lethargy or fussiy eating it may be a sign of worm infestation.
Getting rid of intestinal parasites is typically no more difficult than a trip to the vet. There are several popular oral medications that offer a simple and effective resolution to this particular (and fairly common) dog illness.
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Parvovirus:
Parvovirus:
"Parvo" is among the more serious dog illnesses and there remains many questions and much information about its nature. It is contracted by ingestion of feces containing the virus and incubates in the host's cells for 7-14 days before showing symptoms.
The most severe symptoms are observed in puppies; in fact; an adult dog infected with parvovirus may show few symptoms at all. However, once symptoms do appear there is noo question that the dog is in trouble. Vomiting (often severe), dehydration, fever and bloody feces are the classic symptoms. Like rabies, parvo can best be prevented by vaccination.
There are a few of many dog illnesses you may encounter. To paraphrase Ben Franklin, your best weapon in combating dog illnesses is prevention. A regular schedule of vaccinations and visits to the vet should make most of these viral-based afflictions a non-issue.
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