Canine Influenza Virus Causes Canine Flu

Dogs can also have the flu viruses and colds and can spend few days with very high temperatures.

The virus attacks the dog. Canine influenza is highly infectious and contagious to other dogs. So scientists recommend completely isolate animals showing symptoms of canine influenza.

One of the main and most characteristic symptom is cough. If you feel that our dog has a bad cough we should leave it at home for two weeks and we treat him without fear, because the canine flu does not spreads to humans. It would be like the dog always cold. Besides only 20 percent of dogs against this disease, most only a little cold or constipated.

We must take other security precautions at home if we have more animals, since they are at risk if you can get the virus. And not immediately inform the animal hospital or vet before taking him directly to the place.

Now there is a canine flu vaccine, but is still being developed and researched on it. It is therefore necessary that we as owners, cattle from the disease since there is a death rate of between 5 and 8 percent of dogs infected with this type of flu virus.

So still time to prevent our pets are getting sick and infect most animals that are in the neighborhood. Because we can we realize the symptoms too late.