Tetanus In Dogs

A veterinarian explains what is tetanus in dogs: symptoms, treatment, ....

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Pets & Animals

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• Dogs
• Veterinarian
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[NeverendingUniverse1]

Thank you very much! That was very interesting!

[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.

[harmonem]

@bombol89 The bacteria is in the body making the toxin, which causes the spasms. You have to get rid of the bacteria in order to stop the toxins from being produced.

[thesmartest96]

I bet the dislike is tetanus itself.

[bombol89]

why do you give antibiotics when there is no bacteria in the body,just the toxin?

[kidgecartoon]

Excellent video!

[TheAeromuse]

awwwww poor dogy :(

[zahleable]

cool

[Silentgenius01]

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

[dunndunno]

@dunndunno 

[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]

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.