Post by bluemingidiot on Nov 22, 2023 14:34:22 GMT
Hundreds of dogs across at least five U.S. states — Colorado, Rhode Island, Oregon, New Hampshire and Massachusetts — thought to have contracted a mysterious respiratory illness that experts are scrambling to understand. Very little is known about the illness, but veterinarians say it usually starts with a cough that might last for weeks, then progresses to pneumonia (visible on X-rays) and severe respiratory distress. The disease generally does not appear to respond to antibiotics, and in acute cases of pneumonia, poor outcomes are seen in as little as 24 to 36 hours,
