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Coronavirus / pets

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Our own experience is that our Havanese tend to be HUGE "germ vectors" in our house in a more casual way, just because EVERYONE tends to snuggle and kiss them all the time. So if, God forbid, someone in the family gets Covid 19, I think we will have to keep all the dogs away from that person, just for that reason, whether the dogs can "carry" the disease in the way normally meant or not. ;)
 
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Our vet's office just sent out a letter saying that for the time being, all animals brought for appointments would be brought from the car into the clinic by a vet tech. The owners were not allowed into the clinic. They were to stay in their cars and could communicate with the vet by phone, then give their payment info to the office staff the same way. I think this is a great way to limit human-to-human contact, keep the vet office staff as safe as possible and still be able to provide veterinary services for our pets who need them.
 
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I received an email from our pet hospital last week that video visits will be done if you think your pet is ill. All regular visits, dental cleaning and unnecessary surgeries will be rescheduled. If it is determined your pet needs to seen and you have COVID-19 they need to come via a pet taxi service. Only one person can accompany a pet during a visit.
The Bay Area will be under a shelter in place at midnight for the next three weeks. They are requesting you only leave your house to take care of essential errands. Grocery stores, pharmacies and hospitals will be open. Many restaurants have been closing, but now there will be only take-out. This is going to a difficult time for a lot of businesses. Ny thoughts are with the healthcare professionals on the frontline.
 
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That is correct, and that's what the article that Dave posted says. The nitty-gritty for those who don't want to open it and read it:

"TESTING PETS
Again, there is currently no evidence that companion pets or other domestic animals can spread SARS-CoV-2 to humans or other animals.

IDEXX Laboratories tested thousands of pets for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. None of them were infected. However, using an abundance of caution, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has established guidelines and protocols if pets do need to be tested. According to the USDA's announcement:

"There is no evidence to support that domestic animals including pets might be a source of infection with SARS-CoV-2… Because the situation is ever-evolving, public and animal health officials may decide to test certain animals out of an abundance of caution. The decision to test will be made collaboratively between local, state or federal public and animal health officials.""
 
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The veterinary community seem to be among the very few scientists who regularly organize emerging information into context for the general public in an objective manner.

Is there already a way that this kind of information is compiled in one place? It seems like some kind of database where studies and their status with regard to peer review, as well as linked articles like this that provide context and educational information, would be really useful right now. I know the CDC links or publishes studies that influence their recommendations, but if they publish more I don’t know how to find it. Maybe a “how to” guide on where to find reliable information! The problem to me seems to lie within emerging information, because once it is confirmed, organizations such as WHO and the CDC make statements.
 
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