Zoonotic Diseases in Pets

Zoonotic Diseases are a shared threat between you and your pet!

There are several zoonotic diseases that affect people. These include:

• Cat scratch disease cat scratch fever)
• Enrilichiosis
• Giardia
• Leptospirosis
• Lyme disase
• Rabies
• Ringworm

Zoonotic diseases that can be transmitted from your pet to humans. There are proven ways to protect both you and your pet from these diseases.

To protect your family:

• Wash your hands often when touching, playing with or caring for pets.
• Never handle the stool of any animal without wearing disposable plastic gloves or using a plastic barrier.
• See your veterinarian and make sure your pet is protected against zoonoses and other disease threats in your are.

To protect your pet:

• Ask your veterinarian abot flea and tick control.
• Brush and inspect your pet for ticks after each oting.
• Don't let your pet drink from standing water outdoors.
• Don't let your pet come into contact with feces or urine of other animals,
• Remove food, garbage or nesting materials that may attract disease-carrying widlife.
• Make sure your pet is up-to-date on all vaccines that yourveterinarian recommends.