Canine Brucellosis - Page 1

Can anyone tell me anything about this?  Is there any certain time a female should be tested for this?

Thank you,
Haley

Males and females should always be tested before mating, even if its the first time. Their mother could have had it and passed it on to her litter. It causes sterility and high puppy mortality. It is very, very difficult to cure.

Have you googgled it?

No i haven't googled it yet.  Thank you for replying!

Haley

Some states have laws regarding animals that test positive for brucellosis, ranging from mandatory neutering to euthanasia....which may be why some folks don't get their animals tested. As far as I know, there is no foolproof cure, & it causes intrauterine fetal death & abortion, sterility in male dogs, & can be passed through urine, & other bodily fluids. There are instances where humans have been infected, & human infection is difficult to treat. There's a lot of good information on the web about brucellosis. It's a nasty disease, well worth the effort to contain. Always test your dog before mating, & insist each breeding partner is tested before each breeding, or at least between breeding partners. jackie harris

Jackie,

Can you please direct me to where I can read about the cases of brucellosis being passed to humans. I didn't know that.

Thanks,

Jen

For some reason I cannot seem to be able to cut & paste urls into these message boxes...but if you type cdc into your browser, you should be able to pull up the Center for Disease Control's website. Type Brucellosis into their search bar, & it will give you several articles to chose from. The top article, when clicked on gives you general info on Brucellosis in humans. It is rare in the USA, but not unheard of. Handling bodily fluids from infected animals would put you at risk, especially semen, blood, & placentas. Also the State of Georgia has an agricultural disease web site that has some interesting info on it. Hope this helps. jackie harris

Test done no more than  a few  days before breeding  to assure that the dog is a new test candidate...If not done recent you have no proof dog was not infected by breeding how many females..before it got to you....could have been bred yesterday...it is a gamble.....stud and female both tested.