The virus is spread mainly through contact with feces, however, the virus is very stable in the environment and can be spread via
contaminated food bowls, water bowls, litter boxes, and health care workers.
Veterinary studies of raw foods have shown many commercially sold brands carry Salmonella, bacteria which cats and dogs may not show illness from, but will
contaminate the food bowl and pass in the feces, exposing people.
1) Avoid feeding raw food to your pets as raw food has been shown in multiple veterinary studies to be contaminated with numerous parasites and bacteria, which then
contaminate their food bowls and are passed in their feces.
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The virus spreads rapidly through sneezing, coughing, and through
contaminated clothing and objects such as
food bowls or toys.
If your puppy becomes infected, the virus can
contaminate everything your pet comes in contact with including
food and water
bowls, collars and leashes and the surfaces of his kennel.
Any surface the raw
food contacts, such as kitchen counters, cutting boards, knives,
food bowls, or your hands, may become
contaminated if the
food contains a pathogenic organism.
Feeding organic pet
foods ensures that
contaminated crops treated with pesticides don't find their way into your dog's
food bowl.
I am super careful with his
food, nothing is cross
contaminated, his
bowl is thoroughly washed after every meal.
The virus is spread through direct contact between dogs, or through touching
contaminated stool,
food bowls, water
bowls, leashes, surfaces and human hands and clothes.
Contaminated food, toys, water
bowls, and other items can spread the viruses too.
Dog influenza can also be transmitted between dogs via
contaminated objects such as
food and water
bowls, collars, leashes, toys, bedding, and through nose - to - nose contact between dogs.
FCoV is only shed in the saliva for a very few days at the beginning of infection, so it is unlikely your cat's
food bowls will be
contaminated, and I expect you would give them a good wash anyway.
The virus can also
contaminate kennel surfaces,
food and water
bowls, collars and leashes, and the hands and clothing of people who handle infected dogs.
The bacteria are easily carried from one cat to another on human hands and clothing,
contaminated bedding and
food bowls, and un-disinfected cages.
The main route of infection is direct contact of a healthy dog's nose or mouth with urine, feces, or saliva from infected dogs or with
contaminated items such as
food or water
bowls or people's hands.
However it can also be transmitted by
contaminated items such as
food or water
bowls, toys, or people's hands.
However the disease can also be transmitted when a healthy dog's nose or mouth comes in direct contact with bodily secretions from an infected dog (such as nasal discharge or saliva) or with
contaminated items such as
food or water
bowls or people's hands.
If a dog sniffs or licks any
contaminated surface or item like clothing, carpeting,
food / water
bowls, or crate, he will likely become infected.
While infectious bacteria and viruses can't live indefinitely outside a host animal, a feline friend can ingest them if she uses bedding, water and
food bowls, or toys that have been
contaminated.
If you provide water in a
bowl, ensure that the water is kept clean and does not get
contaminated with stool or
food.
The dog flu virus is spread through air,
contaminated surfaces (
food and water
bowls) and humans that have had contact with infected dogs.
Tonsil infections is passed from pet to pet through close contact, coughing, sneezing and through
contaminated food, water
bowls and other objects.
A bleach solution (1:30 — add a 1/2 of cup of chlorine bleach to 1 gallon of water) will destroy the infective virus (use to bleach the water and
food bowls, and other
contaminated items).