Veterinarians say fears about ‘mystery’ dog illness may be overblown
Pets are coming down with a raft of symptoms, everything from a hacking cough to sometimes life-threatening complications.
Most concerning, veterinarians say they cannot identify what’s making the dogs ill, and the go-to treatments for canine respiratory illness, generally called “kennel cough,” appear ineffective.
The list of states with suspected cases of the mystery illness has grown to include most regions of the country.
But veterinarians who study infectious diseases say this may, in fact, not be an outbreak of a singular illness at all. There’s still scant evidence connecting these cases with any common pathogen, let alone an altogether new one.
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