Should you be concerned about pets or other animals and COVID-19?

The CDC has published that there has been multiple confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in dogs and cats. All have been human to animal transmission at this time there is no evidence animals can give COVID-19 to humans. The center for disease control and prevention recommends treating pets as you would your human relatives to prevent them from getting infected. Although we know certain bacteria and fungi can be carried on fur and hair, there is no evidence that viruses, including the virus that causes COVID-19, can spread to people from the skin, fur, or hair of pets.

• Do not let pets interact with people or other animals outside the household.
• Walk dogs on a leash, maintaining at least 6 feet from other people and animals.
• Avoid dog parks or public places where large numbers of people and dogs gather.
• Keep cats indoors when possible to prevent them from interacting with other people or animals. In the event you become positive for COVID-19 and you cannot keep your cat in doors. They should be cared for outside by someone not sick with the virus.

If a family member becomes sick, your pets should also be isolated from the sick family member.

Curbside Update

We have had many clients ask if they can start to come back in to our hospital once they are fully vaccinated. Please understand we also would like to go back to how appointments use to be, we miss you all! But we have a lot of young staff members on our team that won’t even have the opportunity to schedule a vaccine appointment let alone get it for a while. At this time, the CDC hasn’t learned whether vaccinated people can carry the virus to unvaccinated people. Therefore, since our rooms don’t allow for proper social distancing and most of our staff has still not been given the opportunity to get the vaccine. For the time being we will be continuing curbside until further notice. Please go to the CDC website https://www.cdc.gov/ under COVID 19 vaccines - What We Know and What We’re Still Learning for more information.

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