VOMITING OUTBREAK IN DOGS UPDATE.<\/p>\n
What we know so far.<\/p>\n
Area:<\/p>\n
Suspected cases spread from Thirroul to Albion Park and have been occurring over the last month. We became aware of our first cases last week and then contacted most of the vets in the area to alert them and collate data if needs be.<\/p>\n
Hot zones appear to be centered around Lakelands Pk, Kanahooka Pk and the lake side of Port Kemble.<\/p>\n
A second hot zone seems to be Al Pk\/Pk Rail where dogs who have not left their yards also affected. We do not have the street addresses of most of these cases so cannot narrow down the zone.<\/p>\n
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Size\/Age:<\/p>\n
Most but not all dogs have been Toy to Medium size, 1-3 years old. More recent reports in are of 3 Labradors affected.<\/p>\n
Possible causes:<\/p>\n
Bacterial: unlikely given some dogs on antibiotics when fell ill and many have not needed any antibiotics to recover.<\/p>\n
Contaminant from Council spraying: We did contact Wollongong council where most of initial cases occurred, but now with a cluster in Al Pk, unless Shellharbour using the same product-this is less likely.<\/p>\n
Food: Always possible but we have no common link as yet.<\/p>\n
Virus: Probably. Given so many people out walking in such huge numbers and every day not just weekends, then a virus is possible. \u00a0We are not suspecting Covid-19 or Parvo.<\/p>\n
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Advice:<\/p>\n
Avoid the hot spots if you can: but If you could avoid walking your well dog for a couple of days, that may help stop the spread.<\/p>\n
If your pet is or has been unwell, consider avoiding walking it Anywhere for a good 7 days post recovery.<\/p>\n
Leave your walking shoes at your front door if safe to do so.<\/p>\n
Email \u00a0us via [email protected]<\/a> with your street name, dog\u2019s age, size, food you feed and where\u00a0 you walk your pet so we can build the data map.<\/p>\n