symptoms of dog flu symptoms
Canine flu symptoms may include: 1  Persistent cough. 2  Nasal discharge â not just your dogâs normal wet nose. 3  Fever. Eye discharge â look for goopy, mucus-like discharge or a noticeable increase if your dog normally has eye discharge.  Reduced 1  appetite. Reduced activity, lethargy.
Dog flu symptoms resemble kennel cough symptoms, which is also an illness that you should talk to your veterinarian about as soon as you notice symptoms. Most cases of dog flu are mild, but severe cases do occur. In these cases, dogs develop pneumonia, difficulty breathing, and a high fever. Luckily, the mortality rate of dog flu is relatively low, with less than 10 percent of dog flu cases resulting in fatalities.
Dog flu outbreak: How to protect your pet. 1  Pet owners are worried about a dangerous strain of dog flu spreading through western states. 2  Symptoms The most common symptoms of dog flu are high fever, cough, runny nose, watery eyes, sore throat and loss of appetite. Dogs who catch it usually feel lousy for about two weeks. Steve Gilberg, a digital marketer in Chicago, said his 6-year-old pug-Chihuahua mix, Joey, got an especially bad cough last spring.
What is canine influenza (dog flu)? Canine influenza (also known as dog flu) is a contagious respiratory disease in dogs caused by specific Type A influenza viruses known to infect dogs. These are called canine influenza viruses.. Dog flu is a disease of dogs. No human infections with canine influenza have ever been reported. There are two different influenza A dog flu viruses: one is an H3N8 virus and the other is an H3N2 virus.