Dog flu in Florida

corgi-traveler wrote:

dturm wrote:
The newer flu vaccine for dogs protects both H3N8 and H3N2 strains. The current outbreak in FL is the H3N2 strain. I'd recommend vaccinating your dog (making sure the one used has the H3N2 component) and avoiding places where there are lots of dogs, pet stores, dog parks, dog shows, etc.

Doug, DVM

This past week I called every vet clinic in town. Nobody has the bivalent vaccine. We've got a lot of travel slated for the next couple of months, I'd really prefer my pack had the vaccine!

Maybe I'll call my Vet first, and make sure they have it? I'm assuming it could be ordered?

dturm wrote:
The newer flu vaccine for dogs protects both H3N8 and H3N2 strains. The current outbreak in FL is the H3N2 strain. I'd recommend vaccinating your dog (making sure the one used has the H3N2 component) and avoiding places where there are lots of dogs, pet stores, dog parks, dog shows, etc.

Doug, DVM

This past week I called every vet clinic in town. Nobody has the bivalent vaccine. We've got a lot of travel slated for the next couple of months, I'd really prefer my pack had the vaccine!

dturm wrote:
The newer flu vaccine for dogs protects both H3N8 and H3N2 strains. The current outbreak in FL is the H3N2 strain. I'd recommend vaccinating your dog (making sure the one used has the H3N2 component) and avoiding places where there are lots of dogs, pet stores, dog parks, dog shows, etc.

Doug, DVM

Thank you for that info - even though we tend to avoid heavy dog-exposed places, while traveling, it's almost impossible to avoid dog walks at rest stops, etc as we go/return from snowbirding (although we try to find those end spots and utilize the edge of the lawn rather than wade (literally) into the lake of dog poo at the "dogwalking area")

The newer flu vaccine for dogs protects both H3N8 and H3N2 strains. The current outbreak in FL is the H3N2 strain. I'd recommend vaccinating your dog (making sure the one used has the H3N2 component) and avoiding places where there are lots of dogs, pet stores, dog parks, dog shows, etc.

Most dogs recover from the illness within a few weeks, but about 20 percent develop pneumonia, which can be serious and require veterinary care, according to the University of Florida. If you think your dog has dog flu, call your veterinarian to discuss whether your dog needs to have a diagnostic test for the virus.

Doug, DVM

My vet suggests staying away from dog parks, and be cautious where my standard poodle meets other dogs...sort of difficult when most of us have dogs and cats, et cetera. It's evidently a virus and antibiotics won't touch it just bacteria-based stuff. The vet on this site will probably have good advice and help, as he always does, what to watch for, temperatures, and stuff like that. All welcome advice.