Las Vegas, NV (KXNT) - The Animal Foundation announced on Tuesday that all dogs in their care have been cleared of Canine Pneumovirus.
TAF credited the swift response of their team, to manage the spread of the virus both in the shelter and our community.
“This effort was successful because of prompt identification and response, and having support internally and externally with animal protection services and our partners, who tailored their protocols to assist in what we were dealing with. That’s why we were able to keep the other animals in our care safe and ultimately healthy,” Dr. Casey Miller, Chief Veterinarian at The Animal Foundation said.
With strict protocols in place, all infected and exposed dogs were isolated and quarantined respectively. Specific team members worked in isolation rooms apart from healthy animals, disinfecting every walkway and play yard, creating separate pathways to reduce potential exposure to the virus in the shelter.
Once dogs were no longer an infectious risk to other dogs they were moved from isolation to adoptions.
“The great teamwork by medical and animal care staff at The Animal Foundation maximized lifesaving while achieving the quickest resolution possible. The UF Shelter Medicine Programis very proud of their accomplishment,” said Dr. Cynda Crawford, a Fredrica Saltzman Endowed Professorship Chair in Shelter Medicine and a Clinical Associate Professor in Shelter Medicine at the University of Florida's Maddie's Shelter Medicine Program.
TAF has once begun once again to adopt dogs out, and have more than 100 currently up for adoption. A link to available dogs can be found here Las Vegas, NV (KXNT) - The Animal Foundation announced on Tuesday that all dogs in their care have been cleared of Canine Pneumovirus.
TAF credited the swift response of their team, to manage the spread of the virus both in the shelter and our community.
“This effort was successful because of prompt identification and response, and having support internally and externally with animal protection services and our partners, who tailored their protocols to assist in what we were dealing with. That’s why we were able to keep the other animals in our care safe and ultimately healthy,” Dr. Casey Miller, Chief Veterinarian at The Animal Foundation said.
With strict protocols in place, all infected and exposed dogs were isolated and quarantined respectively. Specific team members worked in isolation rooms apart from healthy animals, disinfecting every walkway and play yard, creating separate pathways to reduce potential exposure to the virus in the shelter.
Once dogs were no longer an infectious risk to other dogs they were moved from isolation to adoptions.
“The great teamwork by medical and animal care staff at The Animal Foundation maximized lifesaving while achieving the quickest resolution possible. The UF Shelter Medicine Program.
A list of adoptable animals can be seen here.