VETERINARIAN

Some of the tests from sick dogs in Northern Michigan have come back positive for canine parvovirus, a highly contagious virus that can affect all dogs.

More laboratory tests have only continued to confirm that the illness sickening and killing dogs in Michigan was canine parvovirus, a highly contagious virus that can affect all dogs.

State and federal agencies are investigating an illness that has sickened and killed dozens of dogs in Otsego County after they showed signs of a “parvo-like” illness.

Some of the tests from sick dogs in Northern Michigan have come back positive for canine parvovirus, a highly contagious virus that can affect all dogs.

Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is taking a closer look into its own animal shelter after several accusations of neglect from the community.

Pet adoptions went through the roof during the pandemic and now many veterinarian offices in Metro Detroit are having to put new clients on a wait list.

In the very beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic there were sporadic reports of a dog or cat testing positive for the coronavirus -- SARS-CoV-2. However, there was very little focus on how often it happened, which pets were at risk or if animals could spread the virus to humans.

Gretchen Whitmer is directing veterinary services that use personal protective equipment (PPE) to minimize their use as much as possible to ensure availability of PPE for health care workers. The order prohibits all non-essential veterinary procedures starting on April 2, 2020, and encourages veterinarians and veterinary technicians to practice telemedicine as much as possible to slow the spread of COVID-19. And now it directs vets that use PPEs to minimize their use as much as possible to ensure availability of PPE for health care workers. “We are working every day to make sure our health care workers have the supplies they need to fight COVID-19,” said Whitmer. “We must all continue to work together to secure more personal protective equipment so we can slow the spread of the virus.