Terrier Club General Forum This was sent to me as High Priority   Click to vote for your favorite post  From:  Message: Phoenix May 09, 2008 at 07:30 This was sent to me as High Priority Please share with all. This came to me from the vise president of rescue group who lives in WI., kindly send out to all . Please be aware of a health alert that has affected two Humane Societies in Wisconsin. The disease started as outbreaks in Las Vegas and Miami Florida and is now in Waukesha Wisconsin. The illness is called streptococcus equi zooepidemicus and is caused by a bacteria. It can be treated by penicillan or amoxycillan if caught within the first hours of symptoms. The shelter was able to successfully treat 2 extremely ill dogs, and currently are treating all of the dogs with anitibiotics as a preventative. It is unknown how illness is spread. In Waukesha, they had 7 dogs die from an extremely fast moving illness. It initially presents as (KENNEL COUGH), but rapidly leads to high fevers -- 106 or 107, labored breathing and then death. From start to finish it's about 10 hours -- which is very scary. Dogs who were seemingly heathy are deathly ill and then dead by the next day. Tissue samples were sent to the state lab, necropsys was done on 2 dogs, and samples were sent to other labs throughout the US before it was diagnosed. I was informed today that kennel cough is making it's way through Chicago area boarding facilities and doggie parks. Keep an eye on your dogs. Lyn and Kirby May 09, 2008 at 12:34 Re: This was sent to me as High Priority Thank you for the information. Hopefully, it will help to save some other pups. john / irene Maxwell May 09, 2008 at 15:50 Re: This was sent to me as High Priority Hope no others become sick sounds like they have it under control john / irene Maxwell Alex Morgan and Cheryl May 09, 2008 at 18:30 Re: This was sent to me as High Priority thanks for the info. i am going to let my dog groomer know so that she can make sure her animals come in healthy and leave the same way. thanks again hugs alex and morgan and cheryl

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