OGDEN, Utah — Three dogs have died after a virus outbreak hit a neighborhood pet shelter, which has additionally induced a quarantine of the canine part.
Weber County Animal Services introduced Monday that three of its dogs had contracted canine parvovirus. They stated this meant there wouldn’t be any canine adoptions till April 10 because of quarantine protocols, and so they requested any house owners whose dogs have been on the facility to go retrieve them as quickly as attainable.
On Tuesday, they gave an update that there had been 4 circumstances — and three of these dogs had died from the sickness. The solely surviving canine with the sickness, they stated, is 15-month-old Oliver, who has been receiving remedy at a neighborhood veterinarian since Friday.
“Treatment for dogs with parvo may be very costly and we’re not funded to cowl these prices,” shelter officers wrote, including that if anybody desires to assist, they will donate money towards the prices by calling t Mountain West Veterinary Specialists instantly at 801-683-6201 and asking to donate to Oliver’s remedy.
Anyone wishing to donate in different methods can discover Amazon wishlists and different assets on the shelter’s web site HERE.
The shelter says he’s getting remedy however is just too sick to switch to a different vet clinic.
“When we have now an animal that has parvo, we have now to almost return to the COVID-19 protocols with excessive cleansing and every little thing,” stated Fred Jackson, the interim director of Weber County Animal Services. “We shut the shelter down, cease the animal adoptions as a result of we do not need to launch it again into the group. We need to be sure that we take each precaution we are able to to make sure that the opposite animals in our group are protected.”
