Hate to do this so soon after my last one, but this is just rich Remember to keep your common sense

[MarionP]

I know, and of course if you don't want to read it, don't. On one level this is just too funny. Then you start, perhaps unwisely, reflecting. Items 1-4.

1. retractionwatch.com/2020/10...

2. retractionwatch.com/2023/08...

And a couple of others just for fun. Well, not really.

3. cen.acs.org/policy/publishi...

4. deevybee.blogspot.com/2023/...

Just remember that Elsevier is I think the largest publisher, as a conglomerate owner/publisher of journals, of science research journals in the world...if not number one, it is the top few anyway. They are like the Apple of science research journals.

The first two are a wraparound of the same ongoing story.

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{ Also, number 5, I hope the link works, from today's Washington Post. It is supposed to be free to the recipients. Anyone who loves their dog...my dog is our best support therapy, followed in equal measure by our cats. Although this so far is limited to the US (maybe Canada), it's so serious precisely because its transmission route is unknown and almost no veterinarians are aware of it, and the one lab which is doesn't know what it might be or what might work, so far nothing does. So if you love your dog(s), reading this will give you enough info to start tracking it. Our dog is now not allowed near other dogs, others who contact dogs, environments that have had other dogs, and even our vet has had to promise to sterilize all contact areas at their clinic, including when our cat has his teeth worked on tomorrow since the suite and the vets and the waiting areas all may be contaminated with dog. Thankfully they are taking this as seriously as we are, instead of thinking we are cranks.

The disease is causing chronic coughing and pneumonia in potentially hundreds of dogs across several states. For some owners, it has meant an untimely goodbye.

Article title: A mysterious illness is sickening dogs in several states. Some are dying.

By Kelly Kasulis Cho

November 21, 2023 at 6:07 a.m. EST

LINK: wapo.st/46o4oy2 }

[SilentEchoes]

Whenever someone uses "trust the science" for propaganda or a defense - I don't.

[MarionP in reply to SilentEchoes]

You are uncommonly wise.

[MBAnderson]

Please forgive my ignorance, but what do the last 4 links have to do with the story in the WAPO?

[MarionP in reply to MBAnderson]

You mean the 5th link don't you? Just happened to be cruising and noticed it sorry just threw it in. You are correct, the dogs don't have Parkinson's. But a lot of people have comfort animals and this is a deadly disease, evidently contagious and nobody knows what is killing the dogs yet, or how to treat it, except the lab thanks it's spread from dog to dog. So you can save yourself a lot of grief by taking precautions until it's known better what to do. Epidemiology says when you don't exactly know how it spreads, it can be from dog to dog, or from dog to handler to second dog, or dog to environment the dog was in to second dog. But I'm thinking about people who have dogs and wouldn't be happy to lose theirs only to find it was very preventable if they only just early took precautions. If you're not a dog lover, except maybe if you're from a country that likes to eat dog meat, and you don't have to bother. Those to whom it applies will immediately see and appreciate it. People in Florida don't have to be bothered, they can just assume a Gator got their dog.

[MBAnderson]

Thanks much. We are dog lovers. We love our dog, Margaret, more than life itself.

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[DachshundFan in reply to MBAnderson]

I need to dig up the picture of our twenty pound cat relaxing while sitting on our twelve pound Dachshund.

Our vet here is worried about leptospirosis.

[MarionP in reply to DachshundFan]

People and pets get it, from urine spread so I can see where your vet is concerned. But if your vet is concerned, you should be concerned, and do something about it...Treatable and easily diagnosed because they can do tests for it... if you're willing to spend a couple bucks for tests. Not treating it is abuse. If left untreated will kill the animal but first torture the animal.

Here's the information sheet: cdc.gov/leptospirosis/index...

[gomelgo]

A friend recently told me her little and still fairly young Papillon died of exactly this!!! So even though it's not a PD post, it was helpful to me. I will be ever more vigilant with my Ollie now thanks to this link.

in the car ...

[MarionP in reply to gomelgo]

Yes it is a PD post, think about it for a while.

By the way, if you are tremor dominant, just put your hand on your dog and let your tremor go. Your dog will think it's the best time she ever had. Virtually no effort on your part. Me, my arm gets tired from petting my dog, more tremor is better in that case.