[fourdez]

Originally Posted by Hannah

I just read in the NY Times that there is a canine virus going around that can be fatal and incurable! Of course I had just taken Jackson to the groomers this morning.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/22/na.../22canine.html

Thank you for this article, now I'm really concerned because the village of Chestnut Ridge, where 88 dog have come down with this disease is where I live. Its a small village in upstate New York so for 88 dogs to have this is really scarey.. no more walks for Desi. Below is the paragraph. The Best Friend Kennel is around the corner from my house.

"In Chestnut Ridge, north of New York City, about 88 dogs became sick by early September, and 15 percent of those required hospitalization, said Debra Bennetts, a spokeswoman for Best Friends Pet Care, a chain of boarding kennels. The kennel was vacated for decontamination by Sept. 17.

About 17 of the infected dogs were treated at the Oradell Animal Hospital in Paramus, N.J., where one died and two more were still hospitalized, a staff veterinarian said."