There Is Covid 19 In Dog PoopThese is no debate about whether dogs and cats can get covid 19, they can and they are. They are not being tested, however, based on the vast numbers of people in the US that have had it, the likelihood that a high percentage of the pet population has or is infected. Knowing that, we continue to warn everyone about the dangers of dog poop. Especially the people collecting samples for DNA testing. It is widely know that fecal shedding of covid 19 was an issue in pools and hot tubs making those activities unsafe. In fact, in China covid tests are done on stool samples or with anal swabs. As it appears, there is more covid in poop that in in the nasal cavity. That should alarm anyone when they are near any dog poop. Keep clear and avoid it, don't let your dog get near it, if they lick it, they can get sick and spread it to you. If you are collecting samples wear a mask, safety glasses and gloves as you should always wear when collecting dog poop for DNA testing. If you are picking up after your own pet, use gloves in addition to a dog poop bag. The micro abrasions in the bag can allow covid to pass through the plastic bag and can infect you. Of course, always wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water after any contact with dog poop or dog poop bags. There is a strong belief that covid long haulers are being reinfected by their pets. First getting sick themselves and passing it to a pet, then the pet passing it back to them weeks later. The CDC has put out countless warning about infecting pets, wearing masks around pets and keeping them in separate rooms if humans were exposed to covid. So this is not new information about pets getting sick. But the correlation between dog poop and Covid-19 is something that people need to be seriously concerned about. You may have been vaccinated, but your pets have not and nobody knows how long the vaccine will be effective, so while people may not be getting sick, the pet population could still be very infected and that means any dog poop left in public is a very probable source of Covid infection. |
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