Here at Garden Ridge Animal Hospital we have decided to stay open with curbside appointments so we can serve the pets and still maintain social distancing. And lots of sanitizing.
Curbside appointments work like a “drop off” but the human stays in the car. We use phones to communicate and pay. We are still getting our supplies from our distributors and prescription foods and can still fill prescriptions. And we work closely with our online pharmacy, Vetsource, to make online shopping easy and convenient.
We are close to rolling out a Telemedicine option for minor illnesses. Stay tuned.
We are getting a lot of calls about if COVID-19 is zoonotic. We have no evidence that it is, but the one 17 year old Pomeranian in Hong Kong that tested positive back on February 24 was just released after 2 negative tests. Then went home, died, and no autopsy was performed. It is very easy for this virus to linger in droplets one an animals fur or feathers and allow transmission person to person just like a door knob or light switch. Don’t let pets be around a coughing person.
