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Canine Influenza Seen in Michigan
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Three cases of canine influenza have been reported in our state this week: 2 in Kent County, 1 in Macomb County. Read more details
here.
Coughing, runny nose, fever, and lack of appetite are common symptoms. Most cases are mild.
AVMA answers Canine Influenza FAQs here.
ASPCA covers
Canine Influenza Virus: Diagnostic, Treatment, and Control
here
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Maddie's Fund offers a free on-demand webcast that includes an overview, how to protect dogs in your care, and what shelters should be doing regarding the virus. More information and registration is
here.
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Counties in the News |
St. Joseph County
: County board of commissioners and Animal Control Advisory Board members are reaching out to Otsego County for information and ideas from Melissa FitzGerald, animal control director in Otsego County. FitzGerald and a grass-roots group of concerned citizens,
Friends for Life of Otsego
County,
have built a successful No Kill shelter. See the story
here.
Macomb County:
Animal control regulations have been u
pdated for the first time since 2003. Animals acquired
by the
shelter will be micro
chipped to ensure that more lost pets are reunited with their families, the sale of exotic pets has been banned county-wide, and
animal control will ensure that best practices are in place by requiring age-appropriate vaccines to decrease the likelihood of illnesses like canine influenza breaking out in kennels.
Find details
here
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Michigan Pet Fund Alliance Mission
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The single mission of the Michigan Pet Fund Alliance is to stop the killing of healthy and treatable homeless cats and dogs in Michigan shelters.
MPFA is an all-volunteer
organization collaborating with shelter and rescue organizations to achieve No Kill through training, technical
assistance,
education and advocacy.
For more information:
877-FUR-PALS
(877-387-7257)
Contributions are tax deductible.
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