Terrible news from Miami Animal Control. They had been experiencing an outbreak and were closed for adoptions, last week. Ten dogs were found this morning (not alive). A couple had a minor cough yesterday, nothing else noted. A strain of strep bacteria was found in all their mouths.

Suggestions: after I go to the shelter or to pull from AC, I always enter thru the laundry room, clothes go right into washer and beeline for the shower. When at dog events, have and use the waterless sanitizer; when interacting with a lot of dogs you do not know, personally. I am not a germophobe, but you never know what you might bring home. Better safe, than sorry.

Iwas thinking about that today. I always wash my hands but when I come in the aussies are sniffing me all over and we have one sick dog. Have to be more careful.

Sometime in the last 16 hours I saw a post on MDS that a dog has strep. I didn’t read the details, but I was surprised because I didn’t know a dog could get strep. Now I can’t find the post. If anyone knows who this is, please please tell the owner how serious step can be.

This has all the vets mystified. To have come on so quickly and deadly. Had never heard dogs could get strep, either!

This is such a heartbreak. I am so sad reading about it. I hope they find the cause and cure it. SOON!!!

I hope they resolve it quick too!, thats where we rescued Mutsy, and where we take the dogs to get their rabies shots, this is the first time reading about this.