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This is just a heads up for anyone in the neighborhood with fur babies. Here is my story. Please take heed and don't let this happen to you.
Last weekend my Papillon Gizmo got really sick. I thought it was because someone fed him chili. After 2 full days of him barfing, we thought we were out of the woods. Not the case, it was still happening on the third. I brought him to the vet on the 3rd day. At first the vet thought he found anti freeze. He was in complete kidney failure when I brought him in. But after extensive blood tests and what not it ended up that he contracted Leptospirosis. This is contracted through WILD animal urine. Raccoon, fox, skunk etc. The vet said that Giz could have stepped in it and licked his paw. That's all it takes. This is also highly contagious to other animals in the house and to people!! There is a vaccine for this. Needless to say Gizmo lost the fight and I am devastated and terrified of letting my other fur kids outside till they're vaccinated.
I just wanted let the neighborhood know that there are wild animals around here that are carrying this disease. And you all should be aware of this happening. There has been an extra abundance of Wildlife in the neighborhood this year with all the construction that's been going on.
I don't want this to happen to anyone else's precious fur babies.