Frequent Diseases in Dachshunds
April 1, 2009 by admin
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That is a little misleading since no disease is truly common in Dachshunds The overwhelming majority are born healthy and live long, mostly disease-free lives.Almost every dog can develop minor health issues even if they receive vaccinations and excellent life-long care. Even dogs that receive their vaccinations and excellent life-long care can develop some minor health issues in their lifetime.
Nevertheless, there are some conditions that tend to occur more frequently in Dachshunds that in other breeds.
Diseases of the Adrenal Gland
Reasons not to get pet insurance
Although pet insurance can save you money, there are also reasons not to get pet insurance for dogs and cats.
For one thing, insurance companies usually don’t cover senior dogs. That makes it difficult because usually that’s the kind of dog you’d want insurance for anyway, not a healthy 3-year-old dog. There are a few companies that offer coverage for an older dog, but that’s if the dog has been insured every year from a younger age. Petplan pet insurance will cover dogs older than 8 years old for life if they have been enrolled in the program continuously since at least age 7.
Salmonella and Our Pets
Salmonella and Our Pets -With the recent Peanut Butter Recall, Salmonella once more has become headline news. Salmonella is a bacterium that can affect both humans and animals and can be passed from human to animal and animal to humans (reverse zoonotic disease). Most infections occur through ingestion of contaminated food or water or through close contact with an infected host. In the Peanut Butter recall, contaminated peanuts were used as a flavoring or an additive in products including pet food and treats. Luckily, most dogs and cats infrequently develop disease, but handling the infected treats and then handling food or not washing your hands after handling infected products can transmit the bacteria to humans.
Signs of Samonellosis can include acute diarrhea, cramps, vomiting and dehydration. Babies, the elderly and immune suppressed are more susceptible to infection and can be exposed by contact with pets or humans harboring the bacteria without showing symptoms. The disease can cause severe debilitation and sometimes death in those that are most vulnerable. Salmonella is most often found in raw meat, poultry, eggs and sometimes vegetables
