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Encinitas-based veterinarian warns pet owners of unusual increase in dogs with mystery illness
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By Dana Williams • Published August 4, 2023 • Updated on August 4, 2023 at 6:51 pm
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Dr. Kristi Leslie, DVM, has worked at the Drake Center for Veterinary Care in Encinitas for one year. She told NBC 7 that in the past few months, and even more so in the past few weeks, there has been a multitude of dogs coming in with the same symptoms.
“We have been seeing an unusually high number of severe upper respiratory infections in dogs in our area,” Dr. Leslie said. “Sometimes it’s up to five, maybe more, patients a day presenting similar symptoms.”
The symptoms include a cough and nasal discharge.It may sound like the well-known kennel cough, however, she added that it is not yet clear what exactly the illness is.
“At this time we have been unable to isolate the primary cause for this,” Leslie said, as she explained their work alongside other animal hospitals and laboratories to pinpoint whether it is viral or bacterial, among other things.
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“Occasionally a few of these patients have needed critical care intervention so we have sent them away for hospitalization and that supportive care that they need,” she said.
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https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/lo...ncrease-in-dogs-with-mystery-illness/3278659/
