DAD IN HONOR OF NATIONAL SINGLE PARENT DAY, WHICH IS TOMORROW.
>> Tati: WE ARE ALL 4 PETS AT
"LIVE IN THE D."
AND WE INVITE THE VET FROM OUR
SPONSORS, THE MICHIGAN HUMANE
SOCIETY TO ANSWER OUR QUESTIONS
ABOUT THEIR PETS.
BECAUSE OF THE HEALTH CONCERN,
DR. KELLY MEYERS IS JOINING US
LIVE VIA SKYPE FROM THE MICHIGAN
HUMANE SOCIETY IN ROCHESTER
HILLS.
HILLS. HEY, DOC, HOW ARE YOU?
>> GOOD, HOW ARE YOU?
>> Tati: IT’S GOOD WE’RE ABLE TO
CONNECT THIS WAY BECAUSE A LOT
OF PEOPLE HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT
THEIR PETS DURING THIS HEALTH
CRISIS.
CRISIS. WHAT DO THEY NEED TO KNOW ABOUT
THE VIRUS, AND CAN THEY GIVE IT
TO THEIR PETS OR GET IT FROM
THEM?
THEM? >> YEAH, THIS IS A REALLY COMMON
QUESTION.
QUESTION. SO FIRST OF ALL, THEY’RE
LEARNING NEW THINGS ABOUT THE
VIRUS EVERY SINGLE DAY, SO WE
NEED TO FOCUS ON THE THINGS THAT
WE KNOW.
WE KNOW. AND RIGHT NOW, WE KNOW THAT THE
VIRUS IS MOSTLY TRANSMITTED
THROUGH DOPLETS.
THROUGH DOPLETS. SO IMAGINE SITTING IN FRONT OF A
WINDOW COUGHING HARD, YOU WOULD
SEE SPRAY ON THE WINDOW.
AND THAT’S IMPORTANT BECAUSE
IT’S THE SPRAY THEY’RE TALKING
ABOUT.
ABOUT. THE VIRUS LIVES IN THE MOIST
ENVIRONMENT.
ENVIRONMENT. SO IF YOU COUGH ON A SURFACE, SO
THEY’RE TALKING ABOUT WIPING
SURFACES.
SURFACES. IF YOUR PET IS ON YOUR LAUGH AND
YOU COUGH, THE SPRAY SETTLES ON
YOUR PET.
YOUR PET. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT YOUR PET’S
HAIR AND SKIN ARE FAIRLY POROUS.
IF YOU PUT A PAPER TOWEL OVER
THE WINDOW, IT WILL ABSORB THE
VIRUS AND MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO
SPREAD.
SPREAD. SO THE VIRUS FALLS ON THE PET,
IT’S POROUS AND SOAKS IT UP.
SO THERE’S LESS VIRUS THERE.
THERE HAVE BEEN TWO DOGS IN HONG
KONG THAT HAVE GOTTEN THE VIRUS
ISOLATED FROM THE WET PARTS OF
THEIR SKIN CALLED THE MUCUS
MEMBRANE, LIKE UP IN YOUR NOSE,
THE WET PART OF YOUR SKIN.
THEY ISOLATED IT FROM THE
OUTSIDE SURFACE OF THE PET, NOT
WITHIN THE PET.
THE PETS ARE NOT SHOWING
CLINICAL SIGNS.
CLINICAL SIGNS. THEY’RE NOT SHOWING IT.
AND AS WE LOOK AT IT, IT LOOKS
LIKE PETS, NO PROBLEM.
NOW, IT CHANGES A LITTLE BIT
WHEN YOU’RE SICK.
WHEN YOU’RE SICK, IF YOU HAVE
BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH THIS VIRUS,
YOU WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, JUST
LIKE YOU WOULD WITH YOUR FAMILY
MEMBER, ISOLATE YOURSELF FROM
YOUR PET.
YOUR PET. AND DON’T GET IN YOUR PET’S
FACE.
FACE. ALL THE MOIST PARTS OF THE SKIN,
AND PETTING THEM AND HAVING THEM
ON YOUR LAP IS OKAY.
>> Tati: HOW DO THEY KNOW IF
THEIR PET NEEDS MEDICAL
ATTENTION?
ATTENTION? >> WHEN THEY NEED MEDICAL
ATTENTION RIGHT NOW,
VETERINARIAN OFFICES ARE STAYING
OPEN TO BE THERE FOR THE PETS.
BUT THEY MIGHT BE MODIFYING HOW
THEY’RE AVAILABLE.
THEY’RE AVAILABLE. SO PRETTY MUCH EVERY VET MARRY
HOSPITAL HAS STOPPED PREVENTIVE
CARE AT THIS POINT IN TIME TO
MAKE SURE WE HAVE ENOUGH PPE.
AND THE PPE CAN BE MORE FOR THE
HOSPITAL, GOWNS AND GLOVES,
RIGHT?
RIGHT? AND FOR THE SAFETY OF THE STAFF,
BECAUSE WE WANT OUR VETERINARY
HOSPITALS TO BE THERE THROUGH
THE WHOLE TIME.
AND SO WE NEED TO DECREASE THE
NUMBER OF PEOPLE COMING IN,
DECREASE THE CROWDING WITHIN THE
FACILITIES, AND SO EVEN SOME
VETERINARY HOSPITALS HAVE GONE
TO SORT OF A CURBSIDE SERVICE,
IF YOU WILL.
SO ALLOWING THE CLIENT TO STAY
IN THE CAR, AND REMOVING THE
PET, BRINGING THEM INTO THE
HOSPITAL FOR CARE.
AND THEN UTILIZING TECHNOLOGY
JUST LIKE THIS OR PHONES OR
TEXTING OR E-MAIL TO COMMUNICATE
WITH THE CLIENT, TAKING PAYMENT
OVER THE PHONE.
>> Tati: AND SPEAKING OF
TECHNOLOGY, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF
QUESTIONS FROM OUR VIEWERS.
SO LET’S GET TO THOSE.
OUR FIRST QUESTION FROM JANICE,
HER DOG OZZY LOVES TO GO TO
TIGERS GAMES AND HANG OUT IN THE
D BUT HE SUFFERS FROM
ENVIRONMENTAL ALLERGIES AND SHE
WANTS TO KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY
ECONOMICAL MEDICATIONS TO TREAT
THEM?
THEM? BECAUSE WE’RE ALL SUFFERING FROM
ALLERGIES RIGHT NOW, INCLUDING
OUR PETS.
OUR PETS. >> YEAH, FOR SURE.
ALLERGIES ARE REALLY
FRUSTRATING, FRUSTRATING FOR
VETERINARIANS AND PEOPLE.
IF OZZY HAS BEEN STRUGGLING WITH
ALLERGIES, WORK WITH A
DERMATOLOGIST AND FIND OUT WHAT
HE’S ALLERGIC TO, BECAUSE
SOMETIMES IT’S FOOD OR
ENVIRONMENTAL.
ENVIRONMENTAL. AND IT MIGHT SEEM MORE EXPENSIVE
IN THE BEGINNING BUT COULD BE
LESS EXPENSIVE IF WE GET THEM ON
IMMUNOTHERAPY OR INJECTIONS AND
IN THE LONG RUN WILL BE LESS
EXPENSIVE.
EXPENSIVE. >> Tati: MONICA’S 9-MONTH-OLD
MOOSE LIKES TO CHASE HIS TAIL
NONSTOP.
NONSTOP. SHOULD SHE REDIRECT HIM OR LET
HIM HAVE HIS FUN?
SHE IS CONCERNED ABOUT HIM
BECOMING TOO OBSESSIVE.
>> HE IS ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE!
FOR MOOSE, BECAUSE HE’S YOUNG, I
WOULD START DOING FIRST IS
TRYING TO UTILIZE GAMES TO
DISTRACT HIM WHEN HE STARTS
DOING THAT BEHAVIOR, WHETHER
IT’S A KONG WITH PEANUT BUTTER
OR ANOTHER TOY.
IF HE’S FINE AND GOES TO THE TOY
WITHOUT THERE BEING ANY ISSUE,
THEN IT’S PROBABLY MORE A
BEHAVIORAL THING AND WORK TO
HELP HIM BECAUSE HE MIGHT BE
GETTING FRUSTRATED.
GETTING FRUSTRATED. SO WORKING WITH A TRAINER ONCE
HE GETS THROUGH THIS.
IT COULD BE MEDICAL.
IF YOU’VE GIVEN HIM THE PUZZLE
TOY AND HE’S STILL HAVING
ISSUES, HE NEEDS TO BE SEEN, FOR
SURE, BECAUSE HE COULD BE HAVING
PAIN OR DISCOMFORT BACK THERE.
>> Tati: THANK YOU, WE
APPRECIATE YOU JOINING US VIA
SKYPE.
SKYPE. >>> THE MICHIGAN HUMANE SOCIETY
HAS VETERINARY CARE SERVICES IN
WESTLAND, ROCHESTER HILLS,
HOWELL, AND DETROIT.
TO LEARN WHAT THEY HAVE TO