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Originally Posted by dawn27

Leptospirosis - This is a bacterial disease transmitted through urine of infected animals. It infects the kidneys and causes weakness, vomiting, high fever and loss of appetite.The vaccine does not cover all strains of Lepto. Early treatment with antibiotics or a combination of antibiotics usually results in good prognosis. Lepto can be transmissible to humans. If you are in a location where your animals may come into contact with such animal as raccoons, opossum, skunks or rats it is recommended that you get them vaccinated against the Lepto virus.

I have my dogs treated every spring. I would rather treat against it rather than have then infected and go through the process of treating it after the fact. Im my eyes prevention is the best policy.

That is exactly how I feel