Tetanus In Dogs

[kidgecartoon]

Excellent video!

[TheAeromuse]

awwwww poor dogy :(

[zahleable]

cool

[Silentgenius01]

Awww, I'm so glad this dog got better! :-)

[dunndunno]

We love our Kojac very dearly and this video has given us hope that after this dreadful experience, he might be alright after all. He is currently presenting all of the symptoms presented in this videos, except for the tremors.

[dunndunno]

@dunndunno

[dunndunno]

Thanks for posting this video and for your efforts to raise awareness of such cases. We are currently going through this very same situation with our 1 and 1/2 year old pit bull. We live in the tropics (Rep of Panama) where the bacteria is present in soil, however; none of the vets we consulted during the onset of the symptoms picked up on the diagnosis, and had never even seen a case as such.

[89PogaN]

Very good video, it helped me , cuz I'm studying patology for my examn

[nednetterville]

Thank you. Very helpful. My Airedale dog ran into a very sharp, rusty sickle mower blade and suffered a fairly deep puncture wound. I didn't realize she was wounded until the next morning when i found the dried blood matting her hair. I cleaned her wound with hydrogen peroxide and press some neosporin into the puncture. Are there any other measure I can take to prevent tetanus?

[fortysixandtool]

veterinarian should be using gloves, it is a CONTAGIOUS disease, indeed!

[twytify]

@fortysixandtool

Clostridium tetani, the bacterial agent involved in causing the generalised tetanus seen in the dog, is NOT CONTAGIOUS. It is commonly found in the environment and can only cause disease if the bacteria can enter through deep penetrating wounds. The vet would not have been protected by wearing gloves.

[lilnastiaaa]

very very interesting! good joB!

[ps3fan420]

Yesterday I stepped on a rusty tac outside that went through my shoe and punctured my toe, I have been paranoid that I might have tetanus since. How likely is it that I am infected?

[1blaircamp]

@ps3fan420

it's unlikely since a big rusty object should be droven through the body otherwise..you are allright

[curtis2002dodge]

I lost a very good Pitbull dog to Tetanus. Little to no warning signs. The only thing we noticed was a really tight face and the hair on his back stood up (short haired dog). It was too late to treat the dog by the time the Vet diagnosed it. It took them a full week to diagnose it...

[mikeiscoold]

@curtis2002dodge that story did actuly made me....kinda sad i feel sorry for you i lost a verry good german shepard to rabies

[1234567890janoy12345]

hi doc. if u got bitten or scratched by a dog with tetanus, will u get infected to?

[kazumazkan]

@1234567890janoy12345 yes you would

[bestrickie2]

Hi & once again, well done for your hard work with animals & this video is so interesting/useful & I've learned a lot from it. Please visit my website & if you don't mind, I'd like to put in my own words what I've learned from you. Please upload more videos on animal health. Web address: ricksanimalcorner.tripod.com

Cheers from Rich (in UK)

[bestrickie2]

WELL DONE you've done a WONDERFUL job you know your stuff & I'm so glad that poor dog is better & she's back to her old self such a lovely looking dog. Well done again. I've been affiliated to animal welfare for year including my valuable time spent with RSPCA & other. Cheers from Rich in UK

[FilmerOfBobcats]

Superficially this resembles rabies as well. I didn't know tetanus was survivable, even with treatment. I'm so glad it can be done. Once they've actually had the disease, do they now have an adequate immune titer for life?

[sonacx111]

why the human can not be saved by this solution ? please answer

[L3g3ndkill4]

interesting..

[gillespied30]

Great video! I am doing a presentation for Microbiology and this video had so much useful info, dog looks great :)

[bader14111]

I know the tetanus organism transmitted by any contact with infected body >> the qustion is: why this person touches the dog without gloves???

[fedcen]

@bader14111 The persons touching the dog are vaccinated. And they probably don´t have any cuts or wounds that permit entry of the bacteria.

[princessaquannia]

i had a dog die of tetnus a couple years back. the vet didnt know what to do and gave her an expired dose of whatever. =[.

[mandysere]

Great video. Our Jack Russel Eddie has just been diagnosed with Tetnus and your video reassures me he is getting the correct treatment, and has had a correct diagnosis. Also great to see the dog on your film recovered fully.Thank you

[MrJiggles112]

Imagine that, but in humans... :(

[negativefps]

Great video, thank you

[fudge867]

poor thing, so cute as well

[Hotrodder2b]

Thanks for the information. My family is going through this right now with my dog, Dandy. Sad to see him struggle to eat, drink and walk. I hope he is as happy as the dog in the video soon!

[c3a1t20h8y25]

O_O

[aznxkigga]

poor dog has no idea what the hell happened to it.

[zardozcs]

It's so pleasing to see the dog well again at the end of the video. It's heart breaking to see the dog shaking, but it's not painful is it? It looks to me like it's just muscle jitters.

[lokinkid]

Its like you are flexing as hard as you can for the whole time.

[wooshra]

@zardozcs it is painful...

[GhettoBlaster100]

that thing be foaming at the mouth

[carmaj156]

foaming mouth is rabies

[GhettoBlaster100]

i know but it's still foaming at the mouth at :52

[Kayleigh27]

I like how he sounds when he says "Tetanus "

[carmaj156]

Wow dogs are really resistent to the desease, he's suffering but still can walk and even shake his tail. To us it is almost death presentation card.

[rocsoledade]

very beatiful black dog!!!

[hlamp]

The structure of rusted object at a microscopic level are ideal for the growth of tetanus. It's just easier for tetanus to thrive on rusty object.

[brujonagual]

it´s not the structure of the rusted object, its because clostridium tetani is an anaerobic bacteria.

[MoonCross10]

pity the dog

[girlsenseproductions]

o i hoped it lived!!!!

[oXGaMeRXo]

yeah it lives, you can see that by the end..

[mandymaus]

I really appreciated this video. I have always been wondering why dogs dont get routinely vaccinated against tetanus.

My dog had been bitten in the scrotum 3 weeks ago and I treated him with Penicillin for a week IM to forestall any infections and got a T-shot from my Vet.

Thank you this information. :)

[Kracg999]

lol, in the scrotum.

[nakivian6011]

is that dog a lab mix

[guilhermeappolinario]

i've seen on quite a few places that the scientific name is spelled wrong.

the binomial scientific name has it's first name (that is the genre) with capital letter. the second name, which is the specific epithet ALWAYS starts with non-capital letter.

just would like to remember you and everyone else. btw, nice explaining on tetanus here.

[Gutsyndicate]

what if he bites you and you get rabies?

[imgordonfreeman]

its tetanus.

[kizesa]

My dog just got tetanus and just wondering how long should we keep them in recovery room as we have donated our laundry for the cause and feel's that it is more torture than care and how un exited do they have to be.

We live on a farm, so she has never been inside and having a cold snap coming should we keep the pup warm with synthetic warmth.

[Automail12345]

Well, tetanus is caused by an endospore forming bacteria Clostridium Tetani. The spores it produce contain the toxins, and it is very scary.

[catnip824]

Such a beautiful dog! Poor thing!

[NeverendingUniverse1]

Thank you very much! That was very interesting!

[leotheonlyone]

Sorry, was referring to the idiot americanchicano. Not this vid's general viewers and commenters who's more open minded here.

[Omniaier]

Tetanus is caused by bacteria actually. Its an extremely common bacteria that is pretty much everywhere. And its rare because most of us develop an immunity once we are exposed to it (or are vaccinated).

[americanchicano]

This is really bad....don't you all get it? This is animal research!!! This VET is full of $#!^ - the dog was intentionally infected w/ the Tetanus virus to demonstrate the side affects of this awful disease and illness for the monetary and publicity purposes of this VET and VETSTORIA. This is like the BEAGLES in NJ and the PLUM ISLAND animal research. Of course, as he says at the end "Tetanus is very very rare in dogs and animals".....which is why he had to inject the virus into this poor dog!!

[cyanide444]

It's rare because of environmental reasons, not genetic or protein reasons.

[leotheonlyone]

Obviously you've never heard or even seen a tetanus case clinically. Do you realize tetanus is caused by THE TOXIN from a bacteria, not a virus? Do you think they did this intentionally by puncturing it through the dog's foot rather than (easily) just shove it down the dog's stomach or injecting it through the vein?

Think before leap, stupid. I'll say this is the most client-friendly informative video of tetanus in a real life case, and definitely not an experimental one.

[GeneralRomMohc]

That WAS quite informative. Glad the dog's okay.

[XVIncognito]

Thank you so much for that!

[dylan942]

more like penar amirite?

[belcatar]

Very informative! You covered exactly what I wanted to know about tetanus in dogs. Thanks!

[greencoupedeville]

Oh, and hydrogen peroxide, while quite effective as a wound cleanser, is also quite aggressive against healthy tissue, so moderation in it's use is necessary.

[greencoupedeville]

1. The dog was cured. Watch it again and pay attention to the end.

2. Have your pet[and yourself]vaccinated.

3. Italian? He sounds more like a South African to me.

[montevideobadboy]

Very informative video, I was unaware that animals could get tetanus so I stand corrected.

[Sultadashin]

I just found out once the cut skin exposed with rust such as nails, it will be terrible going on with body. it's better to use aluminum.

[mmmmmarcus]

Rust has nothing to do with tetanus.

[mmmmmarcus]

Clostridium Tetani, a bacterium. You are actually far more likely to be infected by an animal bite/scratch, or an insect bite than a rusty blade/nail. Far more common in soil.

[mmmmmarcus]

it CAN be a rusty object, but it has to be exposed to tetanus to become a threat. Rust alone wont cause tetanus.

[rorabokele]

may be in places like the more developed countries, speaking of developing countries which some half the world is actually the risk of contracting tetanus from a rusted object is far higher than a dog bite. its almost a direct proportionality. By the way where do you find rusty blades and nails, in the backyard and soil where they rust away in the soil where C.Tetani is found. but Rust as an entity has no correlation with Tetanus. I agree with you on that.

[carmaj156]

In a word, dirt.

[carmaj156]

I meant the clostridium tetani, the bacteria that lives in the DIRT, and mostly horse shit.

[Berialavrenti]

really?????

[kzundiverus]

Bacteria does.

[paintballpatrick]

aww

[basesurge]

Good Job.

[vetstar3]

congratulation!!good job!

by an italian vet student ;)

[bounty93]

Damn you scared me. I was freaked out my dog would get tetanus.

[bounty93]

Are you sure. Maybe they already cured it and it is getting better.

[lprules01234]

poor thing

[ThisisnotCoco]

Aww poor thing.

[bounty93]

poor doggy. I hope he was healed.

[dahoss65]

Thanks for this informative video.

Just one question though. Why flush with Hydrogen Peroxide instead of a Betadine type solution? Is it because of the foaming action that helps to remove any debris that are deep inside? Because contrary to popular usage and belief, Hydrogen Peroxide is actually quite weak in its antibacterial effects and is genrally not recommended for the treatment of fresh wounds.

Thanks again!

[spiketown11]

terrible