There is a deadly flu virus that is spreading in dogs. Info about it has appeared in recent articles in the NYTimes, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, and some national TV news broadcasts. It started in 2004 with Greyhounds in Florida who ate contanminated horsemeat. It is highly contagous...sp
read through the air....and is creating widespread concern at dog shows, kennels etc. The mortality rate is 5% - 8%. For more info, you can do a search...dog flu...on Google, Yahoo etc. One of the most comprehensive articles I have seen on it is at
http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/dogflu.asp Suzanne (Mommy to)
Sophia, 5 1/2 yr. old Great Pyrenees
Riggs, 9 1/2 mo. old Newfoundland (very proud grandson of Josh, winner of the 2004 Westminster Dog Show)