Every dog is susceptible to many deadly and disabling infectious diseases.
As a concerned and responsible dog owner, it is important to understand and prevent these serious threats. Most all of these diseases are quite preventable but very difficult to treat. Also, where dogs are in close contact there is a higher risk of infection. Dogs of all ages are affected but young puppies will have the most severe form of the illness. Symptoms include a sudden onset of vomiting, diarrhea that can become bloody, weight loss, dehydration and death.