• Recently there have been multiple news items about tigers at the Bronx Zoo in New York having the Covid-19 virus. Several reporters have incorrectly stated that “tests that could be used to save human lives are being used on cats”. This is inflammatory and just plain wrong.


  • It’s flu season for people, but what about dogs? You may have heard about “dog flu”, or canine influenza. This is a novel virus that infected dogs in the United States starting in 2004; it is thought to have “jumped” from horses to dogs.  The signs of most dog flu cases are lethargy, fever, low appetite, sneezing, and coughing.