Leptospirosis is an infectious disease that can be contracted by humans and animals
Rats are the main spreaders of this disease. The urine excreted by rats or other infected animals, as well as the water contaminated by urine, are The main source of pollution, sewage may cause infection when it comes into contact with mucous membranes. To put it bluntly, when walking the dog, if the dog smells or licks the grass or debris stained with the urine of sick mice, it may become infected.
1. During the hot and humid rainy season, the possibility of dogs being exposed to sewage, the source of infection, is increased. We need to pay special attention to this point in this season!
2. It is also very unwise to let your dog "wild swim" in wild rivers with unknown sanitary conditions, such as reservoirs or streams!
Symptoms after Leptospira infection
The mortality rate of some acute infection types is as high as 60% to 80%, and chronic disease may lead to liver and kidney failure.
The following symptoms will appear after infection: Dogs infected with leptospirosis The main symptoms are short-term fever, anorexia, vomiting, jaundice, hemoglobinuria, bleeding, abortion in female dogs, etc. The incubation period is generally 5-15 days. Generally, after infection, different symptoms will appear depending on individual differences.
1. The acute hemorrhagic type is the one with the most rapid onset and the highest mortality rate. The main symptoms are high fever, malaise, and bleeding, and the mortality rate is as high as 60%-80%.
2. The other two types are jaundice type and hematuria type. The onset is slightly slower than the acute hemorrhagic type. After high fever and vomiting, they affect the liver (jaundice type) and kidneys (hematuria type) respectively, but they can also affect dogs. causing serious damage to the liver and kidneys.
3. There are also some dogs with chronic infection that have no obvious symptoms, but may develop secondary acute renal failure.
Symptoms of Leptospira infection in humans: The main symptoms of Leptospira infection in humans are fever, headache, myalgia and other cold symptoms; while infection in cats generally manifests as mild nephritis and hepatitis, a rare acute disease, may be because cats used to eat mice as their staple food, and have developed immunity to this bacteria through genetic selection.
The treatment method is also very simple, mainly treating bacterial infections with antibiotics and using other supportive therapies to maintain liver and kidney function.
How to prevent Leptospira
Among the common vaccines currently on the market for pet dogs, there is a vaccine called the eight-combination vaccine that contains two types of Leptospira. The same brand also has a separate Leptospira vaccine, which also immunizes against two types of Leptospira.
Leptospira bacteria are widely found in nature, but they are also relatively easy to kill.
1. Several can survive in sewage, river water, and moist soil.months, surviving in urine for dozens of days. However, it can be effectively killed by sunlight, heating, disinfectant, etc., and it is also very sensitive to various antibiotics.
2. To prevent dogs from being infected with leptospirosis, you need to pay attention to the cleanliness and hygiene of the dog-raising environment, and do not let dogs live in an environment where sewage flows across the ground and mud is everywhere.
3. The storage of feed is also very important. Dog food that is broken or may be contaminated by rats must not be fed to dogs again.
4. Try to keep dogs from sniffing the grass after rain and the urine of strange dogs whose health conditions are unknown.
5. Don’t let dogs “swim wildly” and don’t let them play in small ponds.
6. Do not feed your dog’s food directly on the ground, and clean up the remaining food in time after eating.
7. Rat eradication is very important! Rat eradication is important! Rat eradication is important!
