Animal Magnetism

11/18/2021

Scientists suspect SARS-CoV-2 originated in an animal, but humans are now the primary reservoir and have probably transmitted the virus to pets, zoo animals, farmed mink and farmed and wild deer. Mice, raccoons, skunks and other animals near a mink farm were found to carry various other coronaviruse...

11/18/2021

This is an X-ray of a dog’s bent front leg. See that tiny white spec? That’s a microchip! It has migrated down the leg....far from where it was inserted, between the dog’s shoulders. This is actually quite common.....

When lost pets are scanned, the entire body SHOULD be scanned to catch any that have migrated. But, as an owner, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY AT THEIR YEARLY VET EXAM, to ask for a quick scan to make sure that: (1) the chip is still working, (2) the location of the chip is good, and (3) that the chip info is correct.

Remember microchips save lives and reunite families with their pet.... just have it checked regularly!

11/16/2021

Zoos and mink farms are vaccinating their animal residents for COVID-19 with an experimental vaccine initially developed by Zoetis for dogs, but veterinarians are not recommending vaccinations for pet cats and dogs. The risk to pets is so low that it is not worthwhile to vaccinate them, says veterin...

10/27/2021

Just another reason to be vaccinated.

People that are infected with SARS-CoV-2 can pass the virus to their pet cats, dogs, ferrets and hamsters, but there is no evidence that pets have transmitted SARS-CoV-2 to people, though infected mink can infect people, says veterinarian James Gilkerson from the Australian Veterinary Association. P...

09/21/2020

Ok, this is something worth paying attention to...

Eight cats whose owners had a confirmed SAS-CoV-2 infection had antibodies for the virus in their blood, and the owners reported that all eight had shown signs of respiratory or other illness, researchers reported at a conference. Two of 10 dogs whose owners had confirmed infections also had coronav...

09/17/2020

Horses exposed to wildfire smoke can develop coughing and impaired respiratory function, and horses with existing respiratory or cardiac conditions could be at higher risk, says veterinarian Erica McKenzie, a professor of large animal medicine at Oregon State University's College of Veterinary Medic...

07/30/2020

A small number of pets have been infected with the novel coronavirus, and AVMA President Dr. John Howe says "It's extremely unlikely that a pet is going to get COVID-19." Pets are highly unlikely to transmit the virus to people even if it gets on their skin or fur, according to the Mayo Clinic, and....

06/09/2020

https://consumer.healthday.com/infectious-disease-information-21/coronavirus-1008/two-cats-are-first-u-s-pets-to-be-sickened-with-covid-19-758395.html

05/19/2020

Here's another really great article about your pets and covid-19.