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Information on what to do to protect your pet from some possible dangers of living in Greece...
Some of the main threats to pets in Greece are:
- Heat stroke, as temperatures can rise very high during the summer months
- Scorpions and snakes (very common in the countryside)
- Dogs and cats are poisoned or killed all around the country. This is not only a threat to stray animals but to many pets as well. Usually poison or even a piece of glass is hidden inside a piece of meat or some other food and placed in the streets or parks
Common animal diseases in Greece
Leishmaniasis / Kala-Azar disease mainly affects domestic dogs. Symptoms include change in skin surface and diarrhoea. It is carried by a small, yellow sand fly that resembles a mosquito and is around two to three millimetres long. Parasites enter the skin around the eyes.
Canine ehrlichiosis or tick-bite fever is transmitted by ticks, the parasite destroys red blood cells. Symptoms are tiredness, a loss in appetite, strong fever and anaemia.
Dilofilariasis is transmitted by mosquitoes and results in breathing difficulties and a chronic cough.