Brucellosis ? Help!!!
Druby is a rescue and I was planning to neuter him as soon as was given the all clear on his heartworm condition. The good news is that Druby's heartworm treatment was successful and he is now negative on those. Now what to do if he positive on the brucellosis. Vet says with the neuter and some anitibiotics he should be a healthy pet, but would always be considered a "carrier." Thoughts? He has been around my son's dogs (intact male muts that he rescued as young pups) but not a lot direct contact. (A couple of times they have played together.) Danger to them? My wife has fallen in love with Druby, (I stayed in the doghouse for several days when I first brought him home.) and can not bear the thought of having to put down another dog. (OEM had to be put down this summer.) She is telling me NO MORE DOGS. |
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| That's a pretty uncommon disease in the US. According to the CDC, there's only between 100 and 200 cases per year. Hopefully he won't turn out to be part of that small number. |
| The licking and biting the scrotum was an excellent indication of brucellosis. Sounds like the vet has done more than just a quick clinic test.....as those do give false positives. A blood, lymph node, etc test will be more reliable.....and that sounds like what you are waiting on.
If positive, what to do! Since the organisms is mostly in the testes, neuter is mandatory. But that still doesn't eliminate the disease totally from the dog. Only action is the high powered and expensve doxy, et al antibiotics.......and then for months. While on antibiotics, the dog can be reinfected. Also other dogs might pick this up through urine contact......might. (yes, I realize humans can also get this disease, but I suspect it would most likely come from handling highly infected aborted fetuses, etc) maybe not. Does your son's dogs live with you, visit often? If Druby will be an only dog, kept away from dog parks, limited or no contact with other dogs........I think he could be a fine pet. However I would make certain he was trained not to lick humans and you were more "secretion aware" than most pet owners. I hope the Brucellosis test comes back negative!!! |
ButtersStotch wrote: That's a pretty uncommon disease in the US. According to the CDC, there's only between 100 and 200 cases per year. Hopefully he won't turn out to be part of that small number.
I believe the disease is becoming more prevalent for some reason. It's on the suggested list of breeding pre-tests for Norfolk Terrier bitches. Do you know if Druby was a stud dog before he went into rescue? Even though they can get the disease from casual contact, it seems to be more common as a STD. Bitches who contract the disease often end of producing still born puppies. |
| My son's dogs do live with us. They are strictly outside, but do share a chain link fence of about 40 feet with Druby. (They do not get too close to the fence because I had to put up an electric fence wire to keep them inside their fence.) I'm sure they have had some contact with urine, etc, but it would be limited. My son is hoping to rehome them soon. |
VerveUp wrote: ButtersStotch wrote: That's a pretty uncommon disease in the US. According to the CDC, there's only between 100 and 200 cases per year. Hopefully he won't turn out to be part of that small number. From what I read, all dogs being bred should be tested regularly. Druby probably had unlimited "casual sex" based on what I know of his background. He was not a traditional rescue - long story, but I did post it somewhere on here a few weeks ago I believe the disease is becoming more prevalent for some reason. It's on the suggested list of breeding pre-tests for Norfolk Terrier bitches. Do you know if Druby was a stud dog before he went into rescue? Even though they can get the disease from casual contact, it seems to be more common as a STD. Bitches who contract the disease often end of producing still born puppies. |
| The quoting on that last message really confused me... |
| That was 1st attempt to use quotes. Obviously failed. |
| Hi,
Just wondering how Druby is doing? I have been thinking of him and wanted to send you positive thoughts. Marianne and the boys |
| Thanks for the good wishes. Apparantly they worked. My wife took a call from the vet. a couple of hours ago that Druby has "scrotal dermatitus" and not brucellosis. (VERY GOOD NEWS) The lab was just slow in getting the vet the results. He is still wanting to neuter Druby as treatment. (No problem with that). Other good news is that there is no chance that he has exposed other dogs, (US) etc.
Thanks again! |
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