I've been seeing a lot of media articles appearing on a mysterious new dog flu that is going around kennels and adoption centers. It's something that has been around in horses for many years but has recently spread to dogs.
Most dogs who get it get flu-like symptoms we all associate with humans - fever, cough, congestion - and some don't get any symptoms at all; however, the mortality rate appears to be around 10%, which is pretty high. If you are boarding your dog any time soon or adopting a new dog, check out their cleaning routines and walk through the facilities just to see for yourself things look OK. That doesn't guarantee anything but you should be able to spot any obvious issues.
