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Dogs sick from mysterious illness have more than tripled at shelter in Gwinnett
April 12, 2015 10:59 PM MST
The number of dogs becoming sick from a strange illness that forced the shutdown of a Gwinnett County shelter has more than tripled in under 24 hours, officials said Saturday. But still only one has died since police reported the incident Friday. There are 19 animals at the shelter that are showing symptoms of the illness, according to Gwinnett County police. On Friday, police said only five of the 150 dogs in the shelter were sick...
...For the past two weeks, the dogs at the shelter have been getting very ill, very quickly, Pihera said. And so far, one has died, she said.
?The dogs were happy and playful one day and the next day they appeared extremely sick,? Pihera said Friday. ?Their symptoms are coughing, sneezing, and mucous coming from the nose.?
After one of the dogs died from the illness, officials decided to close the shelter and the director contacted the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine to determine exactly what has been causing the dogs to be sick, she said.
The testing at UGA is expected to take four days, Pihera said Friday. During that time, no animals will be allowed into the shelter and none will be allowed to leave, she said.
Dogs sick from mysterious illness have more than tripled at shelter in Gwinnett
April 12, 2015 10:59 PM MST
The number of dogs becoming sick from a strange illness that forced the shutdown of a Gwinnett County shelter has more than tripled in under 24 hours, officials said Saturday. But still only one has died since police reported the incident Friday. There are 19 animals at the shelter that are showing symptoms of the illness, according to Gwinnett County police. On Friday, police said only five of the 150 dogs in the shelter were sick...
...For the past two weeks, the dogs at the shelter have been getting very ill, very quickly, Pihera said. And so far, one has died, she said.
?The dogs were happy and playful one day and the next day they appeared extremely sick,? Pihera said Friday. ?Their symptoms are coughing, sneezing, and mucous coming from the nose.?
After one of the dogs died from the illness, officials decided to close the shelter and the director contacted the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine to determine exactly what has been causing the dogs to be sick, she said.
The testing at UGA is expected to take four days, Pihera said Friday. During that time, no animals will be allowed into the shelter and none will be allowed to leave, she said.