Can dogs get e-coli

Answer 1

Yes, dogs can get both E. coli and Giardia. E. coli is a bacterial infection, typically in the gastrointestinal tract although urinary tract infections and skin infections are not unheard of. Giardia is a protozoal parasite that can be found in water; infections are typically limited to the gastrointestinal tract.

Answer 2

I suppose that dogs can get any disease or illness, though the fact that strays forage through trash cans and continue to live might prove me wrong.

Ans#2

There is what is referred to as the species barrier, this is why we can not become infected by the same strains that affect the family dog.

Ans#3

Dogs can, and do, get e-coli. All mammals have e-coli living in their gut. E-coli is a member of the normal flora of the intestines. This bacterium is Gram-negative and has a cell wall that releases toxins when the bacterium dies. These toxins cause the problems associated with the ingestion.

E-coli is not a particular concern for dogs because the bacteria that they ingest are easily digested by the dogs' digestive system that is more robust than a human's.

The recent e-coli infections in humans result from the vero cytotoxin. for more information on this, follow this link: http://www.amm.co.uk/files/factsabout/fa_vtec.htm

Dogs can get e-coli, my aunts dog died that way, they get it usually from drinking out of puddles that have been sitting there for a while.

Answer 3

yes even horses can get it and well they are animals

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Answer 4

Yes. Some animals suffer more from than parasite than others.