Diseases Your Dog Can Get Outside
Updated: February 21, 2024
Most of us love socializing our dogs and taking them anywhere, but just when we think they are safe with us, we might be kind of wrong about that. Why? Because outside, our dogs become vulnerable to diseases that are easily spread through direct contact of toys, collars, saliva, pee, poop, etc. of infected dogs or animals.
The following is a list of the most common diseases your dog can get outside the safety of your home.
Parvo
Parvo is very contagious as it is easily spread through direct contact of your dog to an infected dog, and also to people who have touched parvo-infected dogs. The parvovirus will attack the gastrointestinal tract of your fur-baby, causing him to vomit, pee, and poop with blood.
To prevent parvo from affecting your dog, you M U S T vaccinate him for parvo as it is considered as a core vaccine and is a must for every dog. It is given as a 4- or 5-way vaccine (DHPP or DHLPP) Distemper, Hepatitis (Adenovirus), Leptospira, Parainfluenza and Parvovirus. The first shot is given as young as six weeks old and is then given in a 2 to a 4-week interval (totaling three times). A booster shot is administered one year after the last interval dose, then again every three years.
"The parvovirus attacks the gastrointestinal tract, causing your dog to vomit, pee, and poop blood."
Distemper
Another highly contagious virus is the canine distemper virus that's usually spread through virus particles present in the air or through respiratory secretion of infected dogs.
Distemper-infected dogs develop sudden fever, runny eyes, colds, cough, seizures and eventually paralysis. At the moment, there's still no cure but there are vaccines you can give your fur-baby to protect him from this life-threatening disease. Just like the parvo vaccine, distemper vaccine is also a core vaccine given as 4- or 5-way (DHPP or DHLPP) vaccination.
Kennel Cough
Kennel cough can be caused by either bacteria or viruses or both and is very contagious. You will know your dog has a kennel cough when you notice him having a nasty nose & constantly making a dry, hacking cough.
Rabies
Any mammal can be infected with the rabies virus and can be life-threatening once they show signs of it. Rabies can be passed on through infected saliva contaminating your fur-baby's wound or through the bite of an infected animal. In pet gatherings, it is made sure that every dog attending has been vaccinated with the anti-rabies vaccine. Dogs are first vaccinated for rabies between 3 and 6 months of age. They need a booster one year from that date. They are then vaccinated every three years.
What Can You Do About It?
Diseases your dog can get outside can be prevented in many ways.
Keep vaccines updated. To prevent your dog from easily acquiring these diseases, vaccination is key. Vaccines help deter many diseases that harm your fur-baby. Vaccinating your pet has long been acknowledged one of the easiest approaches to help him live a long, healthy life. Vaccines actually contain antigens that are similar to that of the disease-causing organism and this stimulates your fur-baby's immune system so that if ever your dog faces the real thing, his immune system is able to recognize it and fight it off.
Provide immune support supplements. Multifunctional SoftSupps® are supplements for dog, crafted to have a significant amount of active ingredients compared to other leading dog multivitamins, offering your fur-baby the optimal amount of ingredients. It also contains Immune Complex that may help provide antioxidant support to promote immune health in your fur-baby.
Know who your dogs socialize with. As pet parents, we always want to keep our fur-babies happy by socializing them with other people and other dogs.
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But it's also our responsibility to make sure our dogs are socializing with healthy dogs, to avoid acquiring any contagious diseases.
Diseases your dog can get outside can cause a lot of worries and stress and it makes you not want to bring your dogs in social settings anymore to avoid these diseases.
"Vaccinating your dog is one of the easiest ways to help him live a long, healthy life."
But it really doesn't have to be that way. There are methods and approaches you can do to make sure that your dog gets the best of everything - a happier and healthier life.
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Micka Virtudazo is a full-time content creator at Pet Parents® who lives with thirteen adorable American Bullies and a Shih Tzu-Maltese mix named Gretel. She especially enjoys writing how-to articles as she feels through this she can connect to other pet parents on a more personal level.
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