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Kids and Dogs. Healthy dogs help keep us happy, safe, and healthy But Sick dogs can make us sick. Diseases Bites Emotional Health. Kids Health. Dogs Health. Diseases. Gut Diseases. Kids and dogs can shares gut diseases like: Giardia Salmonella
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Healthy dogs help keep us happy, safe, and healthy But • Sick dogs can make us sick
Diseases • Bites • Emotional Health Kids Health Dogs Health
Gut Diseases • Kids and dogs can shares gut diseases like: • Giardia • Salmonella • Cryptosporidium • Campylobacter • Dogs eating Kimbies spreads those germs directly
Worms • Worms can cause gut disease in dogs • Worms can make cysts in kids eyes • Young worms (larvae) can leave itchy trails • in kids’ skin
Itchy skin • Transient mange from dogs can make people itchy • Itchy skin can lead to skin sores and streptococcal diseases like rheumatic fever
Keeping our dogs healthy… …helps keep us healthy too
Bites • Dog bites happen every week in many communities. • Some are very serious • Bites often get infected too • And the fear lasts even after the bite has healed.
Dogs can make people • Worry • Shame • Frustrated… Dogs can increase or reduce stress • Dogs can be part of the cycle of violence, • or…
They can be part of teaching kids to care for other living things, and themselves
Sick, sad dogs can make us sad and sick But…
Healthy happy dogs help keep us happy and healthy www.amrric.org 08 8948 1768 info@amrric.org