Tips Dog

A few months ago a newspaper published the news of Asia includes a hospital CEO who corrected the previous news about the cause of death of a patient. He explained that the patient had died not because of HIV / AIDS but due to Toxoplasmosis. There is no information whether the victim was Toxoplasmosis cats, dogs or other animals. There is no information one way or the infected victims.

Until now, there are many people who think that Toxoplasmosis is a disease in cats and can not infect dogs. This assumption is wrong! Since the discovery of the first case nearly a hundred years ago, the experts agree that this disease can also infect humans, dogs and other animals. Indeed cat ’sentenced’ as the primary host, where ookista (oocyst) Toxoplasma gondii breed in intestinal and issued with faeses. Given the durability of this incredible ookista of extreme weather (hot / cold) then this will ookista able to survive for months. Spread through the air and water will cover a wide area, so this likely will ookista contaminate foodstuffs (meat, vegetables) and water. Toxoplasmosis disease eventually (would) infect humans, cats, dogs and other animals when humans ignore sanitation, health and the environment.

Mode of transmission in dogs: Generally a result of consuming raw meat (no / less mature) that has been contaminated with Toxoplasma gondii ookista either provided by the owner or meat prey / carrion or lick / eat the cat home faeses patients. A puppy is usually infected through the placenta while still in their mothers womb.

The signs of the patient dog Toxoplasmosis: Nothing specific. Visible only common symptoms when a dog suffering from an illness, such as: loss of appetite, fever, weight loss, coughing, difficulty breathing, decreased motor coordination, easily startled, depression, diarrhea and paralysis. This is often confused with signs of other diseases such as distemper, so the diagnosis is serological (blood test) is the main choice. In surgical carcass (autopsy) Toxoplasmosis sufferers will find the damage to brain tissue, lung and liver. Lear preparations with special coloring of the organs above will show a ookista Toxoplasma gondii.

Can humans catch Toxoplasmosis from dog person?. Until now there has been no evidence that dogs can spread person to person, although this disease, including zoonoses (diseases of animal origin that can infect humans.) Humans are generally infected with this disease from eating meat or cat that is not cooked, vegetables and / or drinking contaminated water ookista Toxoplasma gondii.

Prevention: prevention measures so that this disease does not attack the dog, among others:

1. Give the cooked meat / cooked and clean drinking water;

2. Dog’s body is always in a clean, bathed when dirty;

3. Cages should be clean, free from faeses, urine and garbage;

4. Places to eat and drink and equipment is always clean cages;

5. Use rubber gloves when caring / care of the dog;

6. chasing away cats, birds and rats that roam around the cage;

7. Dog health check on a regular basis.