Caution urged for holiday travel with dogs due to virus

  • Health officials recommend owners check with a veterinarian if their dogs show symptoms of the “mystery” respiratory illness.
    Health officials recommend owners check with a veterinarian if their dogs show symptoms of the “mystery” respiratory illness.
    LANSING With holiday travel approaching, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is urging dog owners to be aware of a “mystery illness” that is sweeping the nation. The illness affects dogs’ respiratory systems, causing an unusual increase in coughing, sneezing, loss of appetite, eye and nasal discharge, fever and lethargy. The disease is untreatabl...

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