Decatur Warns To Avoid Dog Parks After Local Dogs are Diagnosed with Influenza
Decatur Metro | July 8, 2015 | 8:02 am
The city has posted “Warning” signs at area dog parks, stating that dogs in the City of Decatur have been diagnosed with canine influenza and that “area veterinarians recommend that pet owners avoid dog parks until” the current outbreak of canine influenza subsides.
Chris sent in this photo of the note on the sign of the Glenlake Park dog park yesterday.
Atlanta area pet care facilities and parks have been struggling with the canine influenza for a couple of months now, since the first case was reported back in May.
Check out WSB’s helpful “10 things pet owners need to know” about canine influenza more details on this outbreak along with treatment options.
For once I am glad that the canine members of the Bad Example family are too crazy to play at the dog park. I hope everyone else’s dogs stay healthy.
Our fur baby died last week due to numerous health conditions, but the vet suspects he may have been weakened by the flu. He was lethargic, didn’t eat much and had a high fever with diarrhea, but none of the other symptoms such as sneezing or coughing. We hadn’t been taking him to the parks so he could have picked it up from saying “hi” to other dogs on walks. The vet said she had seen about 30 cases recently with two being fatal. Use abundance of caution to avoid this deadly flu!
Oh, no…I’m so sorry for the loss of your furbaby. 🙁
Thank you so much for your thoughts. We miss him dearly.