How to care for Pets in corona virus pandemic ?
1. Specify person, family member or friend to care for pets. Better to have only one person who interact with pets
2. Avoid interaction or appoint another member or person when animal caretaker or you are ill.
3. Avoid direct contact with pets specially with any of body secretion.
4. If its important to interact with pets then wash your hands before and after you interact with pets
5. Wear mask and special clothing that can be discard if any secretion drops on it.
6. Keep your animal clean and hygienic.
Feed them feed supplement that contain vitamins specialy vitamin c or ascorbic acid to boost their immunity.
7. Look for any illness in pets do visit your vet in case of any illness or behavior change in pets.
8. During transport or traveling keep your pets isolated in clean and close container or jet boxes.
9. Keep pets vaccination upto date as that help to keep them healthy and avoid catching any other illness.
10. Reduce traveling, outside walks and social exposure of pets.
In case of any queries do contact your concerned veterinary hospital or veterinary doctor
WHO and US center of disease control and prevention have stated that ” no evidence at this time” Pets can be source of infection for other animals or humans