DoomsdaysCW<p>Veterinarian Warns of Flu Symptoms in Dogs Pet Parents Should Never Ignore</p><p>Dr. Mark discusses dog flu symptoms, prevention, and treatment—and what you should know about the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BirdFlu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdFlu</span></a>. </p><p>by Nataliya Vaitkevich, Canva<br>Feb 22, 2025 8:05 AM EST</p><p>"With all the recent stories about the outbreaks of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AvianFlu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AvianFlu</span></a> among <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cats</span></a>, we are often asked about how prone our dogs are to this new variant.</p><p>"It is not impossible for a dog to catch bird flu, but it is extremely unlikely. The dog flu that was first identified in Chicago in the US is caused by the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/H3N2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>H3N2</span></a> variant, but the avian flu that has caused the cases in cats after eating raw food or drinking raw milk is caused by a different variant, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/H5N1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>H5N1</span></a>.</p><p>"The only H5N1 cases that have been identified in dogs involved direct contact. One was in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Thailand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Thailand</span></a> and was probably spread to the dog after eating an infected <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/duck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>duck</span></a>, and the other was in Canada, where the dog only got sick after eating an infected wild <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/goose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>goose</span></a>. No cases have been reported after eating raw dog food.</p><p>"The other causes of flu in dogs are much more common than the H5N1 variant, and a vaccine for those types has already been developed. Canine flu (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CIV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CIV</span></a>) is caused by H3N8 or H3N2, unlike the H5N1 strain that is making eggs so expensive."</p><p><a href="https://pethelpful.com/dogs/veterinarian-warns-flu-symptoms-in-dogs-pet-parents-should-never-ignore" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pethelpful.com/dogs/veterinari</span><span class="invisible">an-warns-flu-symptoms-in-dogs-pet-parents-should-never-ignore</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HPAINews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HPAINews</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BirdFlu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdFlu</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AvianInfluenza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AvianInfluenza</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PetHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PetHealth</span></a></p>