Illinois issued a new health alert today after 2,500 pets were reported dead.

According to Maura Hohman of Today.com, dogs in a few states throughout the nation are developing an unidentified respiratory disease that has occasionally been lethal.

Oregon, Colorado, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, California, Indiana, Illinois, Washington, Idaho, Georgia, and Florida have all reported cases,

either formally or anecdotally.

Although Stephen Kochis, chief medical officer for the Oregon Humane Society,

claims that they are “not seeing an uptick in respiratory disease outside of the ordinary expectation for pets that would get respiratory disease,” veterinarians tell Rebecca Carballo of the New York Times that they have seen more dogs with these symptoms in recent months.

The cause of the sickness is unknown to experts.

The state’s veterinary medical association reports that symptoms in Oregon,

where the highest number of cases have been reported since mid-August, fall into three categories:

acute pneumonia that rapidly worsens, chronic pneumonia that also doesn’t respond well to antibiotics, and respiratory illness that lasts 6–8 weeks and either doesn’t respond or doesn’t respond well to antibiotics.

Williams tells FOX 12 Oregon, “First and foremost, it would be prudent to make sure your dog is fully vaccinated.” Instead of worrying, the Oregon Veterinary Medical Association advises dog owners to exercise caution.

Williams advises the AP not to panic.

As they investigate the potential causes of the sickness, labs nationwide have started sharing their results. According to a statement from Colorado State University veterinarian Amanda Cavanagh, “we are actively learning about this illness, its causes, transmission,

and potential treatment measures to protect our beloved pets.”

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