Hi Shirene,
Most of the dogs transported from the Bahamas to Florida shelters following Hurricane Dorian had Ehrlichia, Anaplasma, and heartworm infections. To my knowledge, none had distemper or parvo. However, I just received information this week from shelter colleagues in the Bahamas that they are experiencing a big increase in parvo cases and the disease is very severe.
Based on this new information about parvo incidence, I recommend quarantining the Bahamian dogs for at least 7 days.
Good luck!
Cynda Crawford
UF Maddie's Shelter Medicine Program
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cynda crawford
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-22-2021 09:55 AM
From: Shirene Cece
Subject: Dogs from the Bahamas
Yes, that was the protocol I found.
thanks so much
Shirene
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Shirene Cece
Original Message:
Sent: 07-22-2021 09:49 AM
From: Kim Domerofski
Subject: Dogs from the Bahamas
Shirene,
Is this the University of Florida Maddie's Shelter Medicine protocol for receiving animals from the Bahamas you're referring to? https://sheltermedicine.vetmed.ufl.edu/wordpress/files/2019/09/UF-Recommendations-for-Receiving-Animals-from-the-Bahamas.pdf
@cynda crawford @Julie Levy Can you connect Shirene with any shelters who received animals from the Bahamas in 2019 or provide any insight you received from those shelters?
Thanks!
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Kim Domerofski (she/her)
Community Manager
Maddie's Fund
Original Message:
Sent: 07-21-2021 05:45 AM
From: Shirene Cece
Subject: Dogs from the Bahamas
We are going to be getting a flight of dogs from the Bahamas in the near future. I saw that UC Davis has a protocol for these dogs from 2019. Just wondering if any shelters that received dogs from the Island can help us with what they found were the challenges and how they handled it. If anyone has a protocol they would be willing to share that would be great
Shirene
scece@michiganhumane.org
#TransfersandTransport
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Shirene Cece
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