Leptospirosis (Weil’s disease include) is a collective name of diseases caused by Leptospira. Leptospira bacteria are mobile, which are capable of wounds through the mucous membrane of nose or mouth and even through the skin penetrate the body.
One of those Leptospirosis is Weil’s disease. This disease is common in both humans and animals (dogs and rats, for example). The main infection source is water that has become contaminated with urine of infected animals. Leptospirosis can sometimes for months or even years to be excreted by animals, the dormant infection in the kidney is present. Especially the kidneys, but also the liver are often lasting damage. Sometimes a very fast with leptospirosis symptoms as a
dog with very high fever, mucous membranes yellow and dark yellow urine.
Prevention of Leptospirosis
Leptospirosis is not only dangerous to your dog, but also for the environment of your dog. Precisely because Leptospirosis is a disease which is also a risk to humans, is an annual vaccination of all dogs to guess. Leptospirosis because not only is Weil’s disease, thought to date can only be sustained if the dog in or near the water, it is also a dog who never swims still useful to the animal to protect against the effects of Leptospirosis.
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