My dog sniffed me. Can he get gastroenteritis from an infected dog?

It is possible for a dog to get infected with Giardia through that method. It is not as common as with drinking the infected water but because the cysts are small they could get in the nose and swallowed. It is not common but possible. If Snowie has any diarrhea, vomiting or anorexia she should get checked out by her veterinarian.

Hi, thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Your dog can get it if your dog eats her stool or drinks water contaminated by the puppies stool. So your dog should be walked in a separate area from the puppy. As long as you prevent that you should be fine. Though it might be best to not bring your dog until the puppy has a confirmed negative stool. People can also get giardia so be careful. Good luck!

Hi, no I would not worry about getting infected, Most cough are caused by virus and bacteria that are species specific therefore will affect mainly dogs. Hope this helps, thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach !

I am sorry Jax is not feeling well. Giardia can be spread and is contagious between dogs. If you had a dog at home diagnosed with giardia it is very possible the other dogs have it too. However I would recommend taking them to the vet for confirmation to make sure you are not overlooking another possibilities. Hope that helps

Yes. They can pass viruses, bacteria and parasites to each other. Your veterinarian can examine the stool under a microscope to help figure out the cause. Sometimes other diagnostics are also needed. Please feel free to post any additional questions.

Hi there. It really depends on the cause. I would say anywhere from 12-24 hours for something like eating something rotten or ingesting something toxic, all the way up to 3-7 days for some infectious diseases like parvo.

Well it depends what the cat was sick with. I'm going to assume the cat was sick with an upper respiratory infection and there isn't anything I would be particularly worried about here. There aren't many contagious diseases we worry about crossing between dogs and cats. I would recommend watching for general signs of disease (lethargy, poor appetite, nasal discharge, coughing/sneezing, vomiting, and diarrhea) in the next week or two just to be safe, but there isn't anything you need to do at this point and a very low likelihood of anything coming from this encounter.