6 yr Ital Greyhound has runny nose and reverse coughing sporadically since a pup. Anyone else have a pet w this issue?

6 yr Ital Greyhound has runny nose and reverse coughing sporadically since a pup. Anyone else have a pet w this issue? Asked by ruthie122051 63 months ago Similar Questions: yr Ital Greyhound runny nose reverse coughing sporadically pup pet issue Recent Questions About: yr Ital Greyhound runny nose reverse coughing sporadically pup pet issue Pets > Dogs.

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These could be symptoms of a flu outbreak in dogs that has been more common in horses. This issue of Greyhound Magazine from 2005 includes this informative article about a new study of flu viruses transmitted across species barriers. Prior to seeing this jump from horses to dogs, it was understood that influenza A viruses were only found in wild waterfowl were seen jumpin to domestic poultry, pigs, horses and humans.

For this list to include dogs has troubling implications for transmission to humans, especially in this day of worries about a bird flu pandemic. That we have not heard any more about this "dog flu" outbreak in the last year or two suggests that it was an isolated incident related to dog tracks in Florida, Texas, Arkansas, Arizona, West Virginia, Kansas, Iowa, Colorado, Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Sources: http://greyhoundmagazine.com/managearticle.asp?C=20&a=1429 .