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Mysterious respiratory illness has Vt. veterinarians, dog owners on alert
By Hailey Morgan
Published: Feb. 28, 2023 at 5:20 PM EST
ESSEX, Vt. (WCAX) - Dogs are getting sick and in some cases dying from a respiratory illness, and veterinarians say they don't know what it is. The news has some dog owners worried.
“It is you know a concern a little bit,” said Tabatha Rucinski of Winooski.
News of a mysterious illness circulating among dogs in our area has pet owners on alert.
“Definitely being at dog parks because you never know. It's like kids, you never know what other dogs have,” Rucinski said.
In the last four weeks, Burlington Emergency & Veterinary Specialists say they have seen 21 cases of moderate to severe respiratory infections and that current vaccines aren't preventing the disease. In two cases, dogs have died.
“A lot of times we will see like kennel cough go around. It will be dogs that get boarded or go to the dog park. But I am seeing this in dogs that like to stay home and don't go anywhere. You know, obviously, this thing is pretty contagious,” said Dr. Erin Forbes of the Mountain View Animal Hospital.
Forbes says she has been getting calls from pet owners about the illness as often as twice a day.
The dogs show symptoms like sneezing, eye discharge, foamy saliva, lack of appetite, fever and a cough.
Veterinarians say they don't know what the illness is or where it came from but it is contagious...
Mysterious respiratory illness has Vt. veterinarians, dog owners on alert
By Hailey Morgan
Published: Feb. 28, 2023 at 5:20 PM EST
ESSEX, Vt. (WCAX) - Dogs are getting sick and in some cases dying from a respiratory illness, and veterinarians say they don't know what it is. The news has some dog owners worried.
“It is you know a concern a little bit,” said Tabatha Rucinski of Winooski.
News of a mysterious illness circulating among dogs in our area has pet owners on alert.
“Definitely being at dog parks because you never know. It's like kids, you never know what other dogs have,” Rucinski said.
In the last four weeks, Burlington Emergency & Veterinary Specialists say they have seen 21 cases of moderate to severe respiratory infections and that current vaccines aren't preventing the disease. In two cases, dogs have died.
“A lot of times we will see like kennel cough go around. It will be dogs that get boarded or go to the dog park. But I am seeing this in dogs that like to stay home and don't go anywhere. You know, obviously, this thing is pretty contagious,” said Dr. Erin Forbes of the Mountain View Animal Hospital.
Forbes says she has been getting calls from pet owners about the illness as often as twice a day.
The dogs show symptoms like sneezing, eye discharge, foamy saliva, lack of appetite, fever and a cough.
Veterinarians say they don't know what the illness is or where it came from but it is contagious...