Animal Internal Medicine

Wrote this for my family but thought I would share:
I went to a CE update on the Canine respiratory illness.
Summary:
The surge in October is decreasing rapidly now as did the surge last October.
There is no new scary disease - just an increase in the ones we already know.
So, be sure your dogs are vaccinated for the usuals - distemper every three years; Influenza and Bordetella (Kennel cough) every year.
There is a new effective oral vaccine that combines the latter two now. (Nobivac Oral BbPi) This is safe and effective.
Almost all the dogs that are dying within 2 weeks of getting respiratory disease are in the 8 + years age group, so for younger dogs that are not brachycephalic (I am thrilled to know no one in our family has fallen for the cruel brachycephalic dogs!), it is probably ok to resume dog parks and play date/doggie daycare situations if they are important to your dog/you especially after getting dogs vaccinated.
For older dogs, it is best to stick with smaller exposures to healthy vaccinated dogs you know.

Best foreign body! Clearly true.

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