passing a stomach virus??????

lorihd@comcast.net · 01-15-2013, 07:05 PM

well a lovely stomach virus has passed threw my house, we are still feeling crappy (lol). Last night poor lexie was sick as a dog, who says you cant pass a virus to your dog

my poor baby girl.

llombardo · 01-15-2013, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by lorihd@comcast.net

well a lovely stomach virus has passed threw my house, we are still feeling crappy (lol). Last night poor lexie was sick as a dog, who says you cant pass a virus to your dog

my poor baby girl.

I agree. My oldest dog always gets sick with the rest of us.

Anubis_Star · 01-17-2013, 11:10 AM

Unless you both have Salmonella or Giardia, it is EXTREMELY unlikely there is a zoonotic illness passing between you and your dog. Trans-species illnesses can be fairly rare. Most likely, it is just a coincidence. Because trust me, you would probably know if you had salmonella poisoning or a giardia infection.

msvette2u · 01-17-2013, 11:16 AM

There was one time I thought my daughter got croup from a dog with kennel cough but I am not 100% sure, because of the unlikelihood of that happening.
I think, too, it was a coincidence.

BUT immunocompromised kids can possibly contract it I think...a friend whose child has CF quit fostering, for her child's health.

stealthq · 01-17-2013, 12:44 PM

Actually, you may very well have.

Assuming you have a norovirus, which is one of the viruses commonly responsible for intestinal illness in humans, there is a study that shows that not only can we pass it along to our dogs, but that the dog can actually get sick from it.

The cases where it is experimentally known to have happened, there were multiple (> 2) people, including children, in the house who were sick. In other houses where there were fewer people sick, the dog did not contract the virus. I suppose there needs to be a LOT of exposure for the dog to pick it up.

Anubis_Star · 01-18-2013, 05:56 AM

GI bacteria tend to be some of the most common zoonotic diseases that are passed, so it's possible. Campylobacter, e. coli, etc... But these tend to present with some pretty severe symptoms, just making it more unlikely. But again, it's possible

ponyfarm · 01-18-2013, 07:22 AM

Poor you..its happened at our house too! Its the pits!

01-15-2013, 07:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
lorihd@comcast.net Knighted Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: hillsborough nj Posts: 2,970	passing a stomach virus?????? well a lovely stomach virus has passed threw my house, we are still feeling crappy (lol). Last night poor lexie was sick as a dog, who says you cant pass a virus to your dog my poor baby girl.

01-17-2013, 11:10 AM	#3 (permalink)
Anubis_Star Master Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Colorado Posts: 722	Unless you both have Salmonella or Giardia, it is EXTREMELY unlikely there is a zoonotic illness passing between you and your dog. Trans-species illnesses can be fairly rare. Most likely, it is just a coincidence. Because trust me, you would probably know if you had salmonella poisoning or a giardia infection. __________________ ~Emergency Vet Tech Berlin vom Spartanville 1/13/13 Zeke 5/25/07 Luther 2008 - 7/23/12 "Take this trouble from me: Make sure my shepherd dog remains a working dog, for I have struggled all my life long for that aim." Max Von Stephanitz

01-18-2013, 05:56 AM	#6 (permalink)
Anubis_Star Master Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Colorado Posts: 722	GI bacteria tend to be some of the most common zoonotic diseases that are passed, so it's possible. Campylobacter, e. coli, etc... But these tend to present with some pretty severe symptoms, just making it more unlikely. But again, it's possible __________________ ~Emergency Vet Tech Berlin vom Spartanville 1/13/13 Zeke 5/25/07 Luther 2008 - 7/23/12 "Take this trouble from me: Make sure my shepherd dog remains a working dog, for I have struggled all my life long for that aim." Max Von Stephanitz

01-18-2013, 07:22 AM	#7 (permalink)
ponyfarm Master Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 985	Poor you..its happened at our house too! Its the pits! __________________ Max Von Zahnderhaus -CGC- DOB 2/14/2012 http://www.pedigreedatabase.com/dog.html?id=1353416 Tim the Collie- RN -DOB 4/01/2010

01-17-2013, 11:16 AM	#4 (permalink)
msvette2u Banned Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Beautiful Pacific NW Posts: 11,005	There was one time I thought my daughter got croup from a dog with kennel cough but I am not 100% sure, because of the unlikelihood of that happening. I think, too, it was a coincidence. BUT immunocompromised kids can possibly contract it I think...a friend whose child has CF quit fostering, for her child's health.

01-17-2013, 12:44 PM	#5 (permalink)
stealthq Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: DFW, TX Posts: 476	Actually, you may very well have. Assuming you have a norovirus, which is one of the viruses commonly responsible for intestinal illness in humans, there is a study that shows that not only can we pass it along to our dogs, but that the dog can actually get sick from it. The cases where it is experimentally known to have happened, there were multiple (> 2) people, including children, in the house who were sick. In other houses where there were fewer people sick, the dog did not contract the virus. I suppose there needs to be a LOT of exposure for the dog to pick it up.

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