What is Canine Leptospirosis?
Leptospirosis is a bacterial infection that’s spread through infected urine. The most common ways it infects dogs is through the urine of other dogs or through contact with mice or rats. Active working dogs are more at risk of contracting leptospirosis because they are more likely to come into contact with animals carrying it and they are also more likely to travel through moist and muddy areas where these bacteria thrive. The bacteria primarily affect the dog’s liver and kidneys and the effects can be serious if the dog is not given quick treatment by a professional vet. Leptospirosis can also be passed to humans, although this is relatively rare. In humans it’s more commonly known as Weil’s disease. What Are The Symptoms of Leptospirosis in Dogs? These are some of the possible symptoms of canine leptospirosis. Remember that an infected dog may not show all of these symptoms, and many of these can be symptoms of other diseases than leptospirosis. It can take up to 3 weeks between infe
