FIREFIGHTER FOR 21 YEARS. BRN:IA FRONT STREET ANIMAL SHELTER IS TEMPORARILY CHANGING ITS OPERATIO.NS THAT IS BECAUSE ONE OF THE DOGS TESTED POSITIVE FOR A DANGEROUS BACTERIAL INFECTION. THE SHELTER TELLS US, THE BACTERIA CAN CAUSE INFECTED DOGS TO START BLEEDING INTO THEIR LUNGS AND AIRWS.AY THEY SAY DOGS IN SHEERLT ENVIRONMENTS ARE USUALLY FOUND DEAD IN THEIR KENNELS BEFORE SYMPTOMS APPEA IN ORDER TO PREVENT SPREADING THIS DEADLY INFECTION TO OTHER DOGS, THE SHELTER WILL NOT BE ACCEPTING ANY HEALTHY STRAY DOGS FOR AT LEAST TWO WEE. THE SHELTER WILL CONTINUE TO RESPOND TO REPORTS OF CKRSI INJURED DOGS, AND WORK WITH CLINICS AND SHELTERS TO HELP THOSE ANIMAL FRONT STREET IS CONTINUING TO HOLD DOG ADOPTIONS BUT DOGS N ONLY BE ADOPTED TO HOMES THAT DO NOT OWN OTHER DOGS AND CAN B
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'Desperate need for help': Sacramento animal shelter temporarily not accepting stray dogs after deadly infection found
The shelter is also seeking emergency foster homes to temporarily house dogs to prevent the spread of the bacterial infection commonly known as strep zoo
A dog at the Front Street Animal Shelter has tested positive for a highly contagious and deadly bacterial infection commonly known as strep zoo, now the shelter needs your help in fostering dogs to prevent the spread of the infection. Streptococcus zooepidemicus can cause hemorrhagic pneumonia, meaning infected dogs can start bleeding into their lungs and airways, the shelter said in a release on Thursday. Often, dogs in shelter environments are found deceased in their kennels before symptoms of strep zoo appear, according to the shelter. To prevent the spread of the deadly infection, for at least two weeks, Front Street said it will not be accepting any healthy stray dogs into its shelter.The shelter is asking anyone who finds a stray dog to attempt to locate the owners by posting to Facebook lost and found pets pages, Craigslist, Nextdoor, talking to neighbors, and hanging large found-pet posters in the area. “Studies suggest that 92% of stray dogs have a home – right now we need the public to help those animals get back to those homes,” Front Street Animal Shelter manager Phillip Zimmerman said. “Allowing the dog to enter the shelter could be dangerous for that dog.” The shelter said it will continue to respond to reports of sick, injured and dangerous dogs by partnering with other local veterinary clinics and shelters to house and treat those animals.“Reducing the number of dogs in the shelter helps stop the disease from spreading," Zimmerman said. The shelter is also seeking emergency foster homes to temporarily house dogs to prevent the spread of the infection to dogs currently at the shelter, which is at capacity."Our shelter is in desperate need of help – we need temporary homes for dogs to get them out of our extremely full shelter," the shelter said in a social media post on Saturday. It says large dogs are most in need of foster homes.According to the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine program, healthy dogs in a home environment have little to no risk of infection, so if you have dogs in your home, you can still foster."While all dogs tested have come back negative, out of an abundance of caution any dog leaving to foster will get an antibiotic shot that will kill the bacteria," the shelter wrote. If you would like to help, the shelter is asking you to come by to pick up a dog on Sunday, Jan. 9th from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m., you can also sign up to be an emergency foster home by visiting here.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
A dog at the Front Street Animal Shelter has tested positive for a highly contagious and deadly bacterial infection commonly known as strep zoo, now the shelter needs your help in fostering dogs to prevent the spread of the infection.
Streptococcus zooepidemicus can cause hemorrhagic pneumonia, meaning infected dogs can start bleeding into their lungs and airways, the shelter said in a release on Thursday.
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Often, dogs in shelter environments are found deceased in their kennels before symptoms of strep zoo appear, according to the shelter.
To prevent the spread of the deadly infection, for at least two weeks, Front Street said it will not be accepting any healthy stray dogs into its shelter.
The shelter is asking anyone who finds a stray dog to attempt to locate the owners by posting to Facebook lost and found pets pages, Craigslist, Nextdoor, talking to neighbors, and hanging large found-pet posters in the area.
“Studies suggest that 92% of stray dogs have a home – right now we need the public to help those animals get back to those homes,” Front Street Animal Shelter manager Phillip Zimmerman said. “Allowing the dog to enter the shelter could be dangerous for that dog.”
The shelter said it will continue to respond to reports of sick, injured and dangerous dogs by partnering with other local veterinary clinics and shelters to house and treat those animals.
“Reducing the number of dogs in the shelter helps stop the disease from spreading," Zimmerman said.
The shelter is also seeking emergency foster homes to temporarily house dogs to prevent the spread of the infection to dogs currently at the shelter, which is at capacity.
"Our shelter is in desperate need of help – we need temporary homes for dogs to get them out of our extremely full shelter," the shelter said in a social media post on Saturday. It says large dogs are most in need of foster homes.
According to the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine program, healthy dogs in a home environment have little to no risk of infection, so if you have dogs in your home, you can still foster.
"While all dogs tested have come back negative, out of an abundance of caution any dog leaving to foster will get an antibiotic shot that will kill the bacteria," the shelter wrote.
If you would like to help, the shelter is asking you to come by to pick up a dog on Sunday, Jan. 9th from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m., you can also sign up to be an emergency foster home by visiting here.
