¿La leishmaniosis en perros se transmite a humanos? | ¡Fuera mitos! 🐶⚕️👨‍⚕️

There are many people who are deeply prejudiced about Ishmael. If you are one of those people, I hope that today something will click in your head and you will change your point of view. Hello, I'm Carlos, a clinical veterinarian at Small Animals. Welcome to the Happy Pets and Families channel. All people who live with an animal, in theory, love them and want their whole life to go well and for them to have no problems. But when we talk about ishmaniasis in dogs, animal welfare ends up taking a backseat because excuses start to start. A puppy that has a chronic illness, what about the treatment? How will it affect me? Or how will it affect my family or my other dogs? Because in the end, we humans are the ones who see problems where there are none and find small or big difficulties when we find an illness that one of them suffers from. And in the end, the usual suspects end up paying for this. The dogs and cats that are trying to find a family. Today, my mission is to clear up any doubts you may have when adopting a puppy with tick borne illness so that you can forget about the drama and ensure that tick borne illness doesn't prevent a puppy from finding a home. Well, this is a Ren who you can see looking a little relaxed because he's already run around the dog park with his sister Sia. Aren wasn't very lucky in the past. He was a puppy that was rescued from the street. And when they rescued him, they found out that he had tick borne illness and also had another disease that is also transmitted by ticks. Our hearts broke when we heard his story. From what we learned, it's possible that he got infected with tick borne illness due to the carelessness of his previous owners who later abandoned him. Hi Aaron. Today we're with Vero from the Adosta Mestizus association who's going to explain what it's like to live with an animal that has tick borne illness and that also has no problem living with other canine siblings.

Aren is a 5 year old Spanish greyhound. He was rescued a couple of months ago. He was a rescue of 16 greyhounds. They asked for help from associations and as always, he was there. We did tests on him and he tested positive for Liquia and Lizmania. Do you know what lismoniasis is? Lysmaniasis is a disease caused by a parasite called Lismania. This parasite is transmitted by mosquito bites between animals such as dogs. Why is there so much fear of lismoniasis? Well, it's simply due to misinformation. First of all, it's not a disease that carries a death sentence.

I think people think that lysmaniasis is like leukemia and they think they're going to have to be with their dog as if it were going to die tomorrow. That's not the case.

It is true that it is transmitted to people and also between dogs, but it is not at all easy for a person to catch it unless they have a slightly weakened immune system.

People always ask me about it and I say, no, he has lismoniasis. And you are not afraid that he will infect you? Well, no, he has his collars, he has his pipettes. It is not very complicated for him to infect me or other dogs, which is very, very complicated.

In the case of dogs, not all animals respond in the same way. And there are some animals that are infected with lismoniasis and end up suffering from the disease, and there are others that can get infected but can even eliminate it. Goodbye. Having two animals living together, one with lysmaniasis and the other not, does not pose any type of risk to the animal that is healthy.

For me, having a foster dog with lismoniasis is no different from all the others I have had. I have two dogs and different dogs pass by my house every day. And there is no risk that he has Liz mania. So the others should be careful. He caught it on the street just like the others can. Basically, it will depend on whether there are mosquitoes in the area and that they can transmit Liz mania to him, and not on whether there is an animal nearby that has it.

The thing is that a mosquito can bite us in any pond. I mean, right now I got bitten by a mosquito and it has lismania. And it may not be because of the mosquito, therefore it does not depend so much on the disease itself, but rather on the individual. That is why it is more common in certain parts of the world, usually in places where people do not eat a complete diet or where their immune systems may be slightly weaker. Although we are privileged, because in developed countries it does not occur as frequently. And how can you know if your little one has it? The symptoms that you will be able to see in a dog are very varied from animals that apparently have nothing wrong with them. And you end up seeing it through a routine analysis that you do at the clinic to animals that may have some symptoms, for example, skin with an unsightly coat, scaling, or some wounds that do not heal. Obviously, even if I tell you that the skin may look a little worse or that it has a little scaling that does not mean that an animal has leishmaniasis. You do not have X rays in your eyes, nor do we. So we always need to do an analysis or a quick test that can tell us if the animal has been in contact with the parasite. This may seem like a lie, but I have to say it because people seem as if just because they show you a photo, you must know what they have. Let's see. I really appreciate your collaboration, but many times you send me questions and doubts, or even photos so that I can make a diagnosis and that can't be done remotely because I'm not examining the patient and I don't really know what's wrong with them. In the end, you need to do tests to find out what's going on. The simplest test to know if an animal has lismoniasis is a rapid test with a few drops of blood. We can know in a matter of 10 minutes whether or not the animal has the disease. If the test comes out negative, what I recommend is that you vaccinate your dog against lismoniasis to prevent it from getting it, because only animals that are negative can be vaccinated. If the test comes out positive, what will probably be needed is a slightly more in depth laboratory analysis. From that moment on, if necessary, your dog will be given treatment and will have regular check ups to see how your dog is responding to the disease and how it is doing.

It has to take one pill in the morning and one in the afternoon. He sleeps the same, he eats the same, he will live the same as the others. What needs to be done is an analysis from time to time to see how the level is and that's it. In other words, there is nothing else that can be done about it.

Can leishmaniasis be cured? This is one of the big questions that always ends up coming up in the consultation. Unfortunately, leishmaniasis has no cure. But this does not mean that animals that are infected no longer have any hope. If effective treatment is given and the disease is monitored. In the end, a dog's quality of life can be very good and its life expectancy very long. So its well being will not depend so much on the disease, but rather on you. If you are able to give it the necessary care and if you are fully committed to it, treating it well.

Taking it to the vet for checkups, taking its medication, that's it. The truth is that right now it is a completely normal dog.

And what can you do for your dog with leishmaniasis so that it leads a normal and healthy life? If you are at that point right now where you have just been given bad news because you have been told that your dog has lismoniasis, the first thing I have to tell you is to listen to your vet. They will give you a series of guidelines that will keep lysmaniasis at bay, but you have to follow them very carefully because otherwise the disease could end up getting out of control. Another very important aspect is that even if your dog has lismoniasis, you have to continue deworming him an anti parasite collar that protects him from other mosquitoes coming and biting him. And it also protects the other dogs, because even if he has a very low level of the disease and it is practically impossible for him to spread it, since mosquitoes do not bite him either, he cannot be a source of infection for the other animals.

And the others also have their collars.

And their pipettes, their pills. Everything is much better for them and for everyone else who passes through the house. Finally, as I always say, when there is any type of illness, the most important thing is that you keep the rest of their health as good as possible. For this, what I recommend is that you give them a healthy, balanced, varied diet. And if your dog is well fed, their immune system will be much more powerful to defend themselves against leishmaniasis. If your dog's test has come back negative for leishmaniasis, it is in your hands to prevent them from getting it. Because the most important weapon is prevention. The first thing you have to do is prevent mosquitoes from biting them, like I do when I go to the beach where I wear dodon up to my eyebrows. You have to provide them with an anti parasitic system that prevents mosquito bites. Another way you can prevent mosquito bites is to not take them out for a walk either at dusk or dawn. I don't know if it's ever happened to you that when you walk through the park first thing in the morning, you find that there are loads of mosquitoes like clouds. What you have to do is always try to wait for that time to pass a little. If your lifestyle still forces you to take your dogs out at those times at dusk or dawn, what you have to do is avoid areas with high humidity, such as parks, gardens or areas with stagnant water. And if you can't take them out in any of these places, the only option is the street. And if you also want to be very careful when you have them inside the house, what I recommend is that you install mosquito nets to prevent mosquitoes from entering your home. Well, I know that I have just given you a huge mishmash of information. But now I am going to tell you about my personal experience treating animals that suffer from leishmaniasis. When I explain the results of the analysis to the owners, most of them are a little lost, as I am sure you are right now. So don't worry. That's normal. What I do have to tell you is that almost all animals that receive treatment and are well cared for by their family ultimately have a very long life expectancy and don't have many complications because the treatment is only given at very specific times in the animal's life. It's not a treatment that you have to give every day or pills that you have to give them for the rest of their life. This illness doesn't have to be an obstacle for you because they can have a full life and they'll be with you for a very long time if you give them the chance. Right now, you can see that they're doing great, that they can have a perfectly normal life, and that although you see them a little relaxed now, it's because they haven't stopped all morning. As you can see, Oren, although he's currently in foster care, gets along perfectly well with other dogs. He has a very good and friendly personality. He's a completely normal, healthy dog. He's a super good dog. He gets along well with all animals. He greets dogs on the street. The only thing he doesn't like is cats. His lab results are stable for lismoniasis, so. So right now he's looking for a family. We've tried to find someone to take him in, but no one wants to take him in. With lismoniasis. If you're someone who cares about animal welfare, the next time you're looking for an animal to adopt, you have to keep in mind that there are many associations that have animals with illnesses that need a home. Lismoniasis or anything else shouldn't stop you, because these are precisely the dogs that most need a home where they're loved and protected from injury.

He can travel to Italy, Germany, Holland, Denmark, wherever. We have a family that loves him. We'll send him to him, no problem. We've worked with many places like that before, and the truth is that we're going to do the same paperwork that we do here, and if at any point something fails or whatever, he'll come back the same as he was.

For Ren, having a second chance is important. Although he finally has a happy life and is being cared for wonderfully, Aren is looking for a family who will pamper him and share their life with him. We would like to thank the abasdomestises association for letting us tell Aren's story and Vero for giving us a little of her time and reminding you that it is very difficult for these types of animals with health problems to find a foster home or an adoption. So if you want to collaborate with them, we have left all the necessary information below so that you can get in touch and remember that you do not have to adopt him forever, but rather simply give him a temporary foster home that can greatly help these animals to be able to rehabilitate themselves and to be able to fight their illness well. But our goal is for Aren to find a family. Come on. We are going to achieve it. Come on. Run. Bye. And that's it for today's video. If you liked the video, give it a like and share it with everyone. Subscribe to the channel if you haven't already. Don't ask me to leave here until you subscribe, okay? Okay. And if you click the bell while you're at it, YouTube will notify you every time we upload new content. Thank you very much for following the Happy Pets and Families channel, and I'll see you in the next video. And now let's move on to the question of the week. Julio tells us that he has a kitten who is about nine months old. You can read about it below. And that she has the following problem. At night, she wakes him up sobbing and runs around the house with the different toys she has. The truth is that anyone who has a cat has probably seen earthquakes that happen at a certain time of night. And many times the problem is that they try to get our attention. They do this so that we wake up or get up, and in the process give them a little food to calm them down. What I recommend, Julio, is that at those times, you don't pay too much attention to your little one, because that's precisely what she's looking for. And if you listen to her, she will eventually repeat her behavior until it becomes almost unbearable. So what you have to do is let her run around and play around a bit on her own, and she will get tired of doing it and you will be able to sleep and rest peacefully. Well, this is easier said than done, but it is the best option to prevent her from learning to wake you up all the time. So a lot of patience, that's all I can tell you. Sorry. And to everyone else, if you want your questions to appear in the Question of the week. What you have to do is ask us your doubts in the comments of the videos and we will select one to answer each week until next week.