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catbyte

(34,376 posts)
Sat Jul 4, 2020, 06:32 PM Jul 2020

Damn. Covid-19 has hit my veterinarian's office.

At least 3 people test positive for COVID-19 at Lansing Riverfront Animal Hospital

Jul 4, 2020 / 04:53 PM EDT

Lansing, Mich. (WLNS) — At least 3 individuals who visited the Riverfront Animal Hospital in Lansing between June 23 and July 2 have tested positive for the coronavirus, Ingham County Health Department reported.

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People with symptoms, which may develop up to 14 days after exposure, should seek immediate testing for COVID-19 and isolate themselves while awaiting results. People without symptoms may request testing if desired. Asymptomatic infections do occur and can be contagious. Symptoms of COVID-19 include cough, shortness of breath and fever.

“Riverfront Animal Hospital is now a known public exposure site to for COVID-19. Everyone who entered the vet clinic from June 23-July 2 should monitor themselves daily for symptoms,” said Ingham County Health Officer Linda S. Vail. “I strongly encourage everyone in our community to wear a mask and stay 6 feet away from others. We will likely continue to see public exposures like this one. Anytime you are in public, there is that potential.”

Contact tracing is ongoing and the health department suspects additional cases. Riverfront Animal Hospital is currently closed and will remain closed pending further investigation.

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https://www.wlns.com/news/at-least-3-people-test-positive-for-covid-19-at-lansing-riverfront-animal-hospital/

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Thank heavens the last time I was there was when Rosie's allergies flared up the first week of May but I love everyone there and am very worried about them. They were very careful, too, making us wait in our cars until we saw the doctor. Everyone wore masks and social distanced. In other news, now they've traced 152 COVID-19 cases to Harper's Bar in East Lansing that's less than a mile from my home. It is everywhere. People not taking precautions are fools.







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Damn. Covid-19 has hit my veterinarian's office. (Original Post) catbyte Jul 2020 OP
K&R SammyWinstonJack Jul 2020 #1
Sorry to hear, Cat! SheltieLover Jul 2020 #2
Hope they figure out the source. tanyev Jul 2020 #3
Talked to a friend that is a tech safeinOhio Jul 2020 #4
They talk about being asymptomatic and then recommend people with symptoms get tested soothsayer Jul 2020 #5
My vet does curbside service. You put your pet by the door for them to collect. Afterward, tblue37 Jul 2020 #6

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)
2. Sorry to hear, Cat!
Sat Jul 4, 2020, 06:38 PM
Jul 2020

Hopefully, all will be ok.

My vet has been doing parking lot service with masks for months. Yet, when a tech came out to administer a rabies vaccine one day, her mask was down around her neck. 🤬

tanyev

(42,552 posts)
3. Hope they figure out the source.
Sat Jul 4, 2020, 06:44 PM
Jul 2020

Just because they were careful at the office, though, doesn’t mean all staff were that cautious in their off time. Or maybe a super spreader brought their pet in for an appointment.

safeinOhio

(32,674 posts)
4. Talked to a friend that is a tech
Sat Jul 4, 2020, 06:50 PM
Jul 2020

at MSU Vet clinic and she says they are getting a large number of animals coming in. Regular clinics are closed and people are waiting to lo long to take pets in. They have been short on help and she can’t get a day off and wore out.

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)
5. They talk about being asymptomatic and then recommend people with symptoms get tested
Sat Jul 4, 2020, 06:52 PM
Jul 2020

Everyone who went there should get tested. Full stop.

Hope you and your pet are ok, OP. And the vet people.

tblue37

(65,336 posts)
6. My vet does curbside service. You put your pet by the door for them to collect. Afterward,
Sat Jul 4, 2020, 06:57 PM
Jul 2020

They bring the pet back and leave it by your car. (I am referring to pets in carry cases. They do leash tie-offs for bigger ones not in carry cases.)

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