Dog Health and Care

Dogs will be available for adoption again at Palm Beach County's animal shelter on Thursday, more than two weeks after an outbreak of a canine virus forced animal control officials to stop the program. The county halted dog adoptions on Oct. 24, after two dogs tested positive for canine respiratory coronavirus, an illness similar to kennel cough that is highly contagious.  

So far, the canine influenza has been confined to shelter, daycare, and kennel situations. With its spread, it may end up hitting dog parks where some dogs have been exposed during kenneling. It is a nose-to-nose and airborne disease. This...  

Background: The aim of this study was to confirm the propagation of various canine distemper viruses (CDV) in hamster cell lines of HmLu and BHK, since only a little is known about the possibility of propagation of CDV in rodent cells irrespective of their epidemiological importance. Methods: the growth of CDV in hamster cell lines was monitored by titration using Vero.dogSLAMtag (Vero-DST) cells that had been proven to be susceptible to...  

Depending on where you live you may have been experiencing flea and tick problems with your dog and may want to have a solution for there pest problem. And the solution is frontline for dogs. Now if you live in the southern states or the west coast or the mid west please understand that flea [...]  

Flu shots are arriving for dogs as well as humans! The Kirkpatrick Veterinary Hospital at 2401 S. Orange Ave., Orlando, has notified its patients that canine influenza vaccine will be available Oct. 19. The veterinarians tell us canine influenza "is...  

The Sault Ste. Marie Humane Society has recently identified a positive case of canine distemper in one of their shelter dogs. Distemper is very rarely seen due to the availability of vaccines and, to the best of the shelter’s knowledge, has not ...