Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease and can be transmitted to humans, which can lead to liver failure, kidney damage, meningitis, even death
Leptospirosis is an illness that's transmitted mostly by urine from rats and other wildlife, then passed on to other species. Now, local animal care centers are noticing an increase in case"This is our lovely Ozzie with his sibling," Olson told NBC 7 on Thursday.Sign up for NBC San Diego newsletters.
When Ozzie wasn't feeling well initially, Olson knew something wasn't right, so she took him to an animal hospital. There, a veterinarian tested the dog for leptospirosis , and the test came back positive.Dogs can be infected by simply walking through puddles, rivers, streams, ponds or wet, dewy grass and then licking their paws.
"Historically, people think, 'Oh, my dog doesn't go hiking or to rural areas,' but we see it a lot in urban areas because we have wildlife and rodents who can shed the bacteria," Hedge said."So it can be in a puddle of water after rain, so dogs anywhere are thought to be at risk for the disease." "Untreated, it can be quite dangerous for dogs and people," Hedge said."As soon as your dog has clinical signs, they are shedding bacteria in their urine."For animals, there is a vaccine for lepto, which Hedge recommends.
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