• Abortion of partially autolysed fetuses at 45-55 days of gestation.
• Early embryonic death may also occur but is usually missed and the bitch will be presented as having failed to conceive.
• In males there may be scrotal swelling due to epididymitis and loss of fertility.
• Constant licking may lead to moist dermatitis on scrotum.
• May also see lethargy, generalised lymphadenitis and loss of libido.
• Rarely, infection has also been associated with osteomyelitis, discospondylitis or recurrent uveitis.

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