Shiloh
Editor, Senior Moderator
Source: https://wsvn.com/news/local/dog-own...sterious-disease-strikes-pets-in-miami-beach/
Dog owners demand answers after mysterious disease strikes pets in Miami Beach
January 10, 2020
MIAMI BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - Dog owners are demanding answers after some canines contracted a mysterious disease in Miami Beach.
Kaia is a healthy girl now, but a few weeks ago, she got really sick.
“All of a sudden, the dog looked lethargic and was not acting right,” dog owner Mary Beth Mazzotta said. “We rushed her to the veterinarian.”
Mazzotta said she was shocked to learn that her daughter’s dog wasn’t the only canine in peril. She said several dogs had recently shown up sick at her vet’s office with no explanation. Two of them did not survive.
“We want to know what the city is going to do about it,” Mazzotta said.
Mazzotta is not the only one concerned.
“I just want to see the city get more involved and identify what it is that is causing these illnesses,” dog owner Michael Atisha said.
The city was aware of the issue, as they alerted residents on social media last week about reports of a dog disease affecting dogs walking along the West Avenue Baywalk.
However, in an email Friday, a city spokesperson explained the Department of Health and Miami-Dade Animal Services looked into it, but nothing related to the mysterious dog disease turned up...
Dog owners demand answers after mysterious disease strikes pets in Miami Beach
January 10, 2020
MIAMI BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - Dog owners are demanding answers after some canines contracted a mysterious disease in Miami Beach.
Kaia is a healthy girl now, but a few weeks ago, she got really sick.
“All of a sudden, the dog looked lethargic and was not acting right,” dog owner Mary Beth Mazzotta said. “We rushed her to the veterinarian.”
Mazzotta said she was shocked to learn that her daughter’s dog wasn’t the only canine in peril. She said several dogs had recently shown up sick at her vet’s office with no explanation. Two of them did not survive.
“We want to know what the city is going to do about it,” Mazzotta said.
Mazzotta is not the only one concerned.
“I just want to see the city get more involved and identify what it is that is causing these illnesses,” dog owner Michael Atisha said.
The city was aware of the issue, as they alerted residents on social media last week about reports of a dog disease affecting dogs walking along the West Avenue Baywalk.
However, in an email Friday, a city spokesperson explained the Department of Health and Miami-Dade Animal Services looked into it, but nothing related to the mysterious dog disease turned up...