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Dog delivers food to quarantined neighbour

Dog delivers food to quarantined neighbour

A dog in Colorado has been helping its owner’s neighbour get through self-isolation by delivering food supplies to her home.

Dog delivers food during Covid-19

Renee Hellman has underlying respiratory issues and has been advised to quarantine herself completely due to the coronavirus outbreak, making her unable to go food shopping.

“She got the list, she gave it to Sunny, Sunny brought it to me,” Ms Evelth told KKTV. “I went to the store, got her groceries, and he delivered them all to her.”

Ms Hellman has said the visits from Sunny have not only helped her immensely, not just from a practical perspective, but from a companionship one too given that she is home alone.

“It’s been fun,” she said. “It’s been a real treat.

“Little things like Sunny coming over to visit is nice and it makes you feel good. It’s a way of communicating.”

Sunny has also been collecting the post for Ms Evelth, who hopes her story will inspire similar acts of kindness.

“Anybody can do something small, that can be so helpful,” she said.

 

 

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As COVID-19 keeps us apart, we will let the animals in

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As COVID-19 keeps us apart, we will let the animals in

First, the eyes. I pressed mine to the opening of a little wooden house. The park ranger behind me cleared her throat.

“Yeah, watch out because they jum–”

The shiniest eyes bugged out, followed by a little furry body.

An Australian northern quoll is fast, spotty and critically endangered. Ginger Meggs landed deftly on my neck, scuttled across my shoulders and flattened his body against my wrist. Normal quoll behaviour?

“He’s feeling your pulse,” the ranger told me. She asked if maybe I was a calm sort of a person because he stayed there, belly warm against wrist, reading my blood. No one has ever described me as calm. In the human world, I’m excitable. But maybe in quoll time my big human heart is languid, lazy.

I was living alone in a caravan in the Northern Territory Wildlife Park at the time, researching my novel about communication between humans and animals, which begins, a little too presciently, with a new flu pandemic sweeping the country. Ginger Meggs was living alone in an enclosure. We paused there together, sharing my heartbeat.

But now, in the age of coronavirus, we all live alone. Or with a couple of people, max: our bubble buddies that we are happy to share germs with and no one else. While we keep apart to protect each other, there are still many moments of connection online. We can watch author Miranda July dance in her loungeroom. We can learn how to do the #BlackfellaHug on NITV, celebrate Jacinda Ardern or deplore Scott Morrison together on Facebook. But on the last day of on-site work, I can’t hug my crying colleagues. I recently moved from Melbourne to regional New Zealand and can’t get to my family across the deep Tasman Sea. And I can’t cope with the thousands who have already died from coronavirus.

In my riverside town, people tended to holler “hello” of a morning. This week, they’ve been inadvertently reduced to a whisper, as though even a greeting might imply inappropriate social contact. Our bodies move awkwardly in public – we don’t know how to communicate togetherness and solidarity while being so physically separate.

But then a woman appears on the river bend, easy limbed, with a dog keeping pace. She doesn’t break her stride when she sees me, she smiles; she’s not alone because she’s with a dog. And that dog wags, showing us how to be in the world.

“You know who this is all working out very nicely for?” author Ella Holcomb posted online, “PETS! VERY nicely indeed.”

Another Twitter user had to take their dog, Rolo, to the vet because he sprained his tail from excessive wagging at his suddenly homebound humans. (Rolo now has an Instagram account.)

Meanwhile my cousin jokes that, “While the rest of NZ was panic buying toilet paper and tins of tomatoes, we panic bought a dog!”

Dr Liz Walker, CEO of RSPCA Victoria, tells me over a stuttering Zoom connection that, “People with pets have higher self-esteem, are less likely to be depressed, and cope with grief and stress more effectively than non-pet owners. Especially now amid Covid-19, animals give us a sense of connectedness. No matter how bad it gets, animals make you feel safe, they make you feel happy and they’re always glad to see you.”

As countries close down and our home lives get smaller, I too “joke” with my partner that now is the exact right time to rescue a rabbit. I imagine long days of watching Cottontail chewing the furniture and pooing on the rug. And indeed, pets are generally good. For us. But – and if I didn’t think so much about this I’d have a Cottontail with me right now – what about the animals? How do they fare in this new world paradigm?

Dr Siobhan O’Sullivan, an animal welfare expert from UNSW, says that in times of crises, “we’re looking out for the humans, but animals are considered dispensable for some. There’s no doubt that you’re still vulnerable when you’re a nonhuman animal, even as a companion animal”. Some people, for instance, have asked vets to put pets to death because they’re concerned that they might carry the virus. New research that cat-to-cat transmission is possible not only increases fear, but makes a pet’s position as beloved family member increasingly tenuous. When it comes down to it, will we continue to protect our companions?

Walker agrees that while it’s natural to seek support from your companion animal, “it’s also important to prioritise downtime for everyone, including animals, so that when this ends – and it will – animals can cope with the changes in the household. Cats sleep for 18 hours and if you’re home when you were once out, you’re disturbing their sleep patterns. I would get cranky too!”

If we’re to eradicate coronavirus globally, isolation will drag into months; for some of us, the birds that we see hanging around outside the window could become our only non-screen living contact for the day. Maybe having more time to watch animals and observe that they have their own lives and needs, will give us a new appreciation for them. “That feeling of connectedness that you get from animals, and watching them do their thing … it’s extremely comforting. A lot of people get a whole lot of joy out of watching animals experience happiness and freedom,” Walker says. Can we stop, look around ourselves, realise that we aren’t the centre of the universe, and try to be a different way in the world?

Our Zoom chat is broken by a terrifying screech as the New Zealand government sends an emergency alert to every mobile phone in the country, marking the beginning of phase four: total isolation: “Follow the rules and STAY HOME. Act as if you have Covid-19. This will save lives”. For the next four weeks, I’m allowed to see people on the screen and my partner in person – no one else.

But I know that when I go for my sanctioned solitary river walk, I will still see life. Everywhere. Like a scene from the novel I just published, where a strange new flu enables us to understand other animals, my senses will be heightened to them. In the skies, crawling between rocks, hopping in the long grass and waddling at the end of a lead. From their perspective, my presence might mean very little – they have their own thing going on – but my heartbeat will slow, calm for a moment. It will mean the world.

• The Animals in that Country by Laura Jean McKay is out now through Scribein paperback or as eBook

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Researchers at Monash Institute found Ivermectin can kills COVID-19 cells

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Researchers at Monash University found Ivermectin can kills COVID-19 cells

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  • The anti-parasite drug killed off the cells within two days and is widely available
  • Scientists are moving towards human trials but expect it to be at least a month

An anti-parasitic head lice drug – Ivermectin available around the world has been found to kill COVID-19 in the lab within 48 hours.

A Monash University-led study has shown a single dose of the drug Ivermectin could stop the SARS-CoV-2 virus growing in cell culture.

‘We found that even a single dose could essentially remove all viral RNA (effectively removed all genetic material of the virus) by 48 hours and that even at 24 hours there was a really significant reduction in it,’ Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute’s Dr Kylie Wagstaff said on Friday.

While it’s not known how Ivermectin works on the virus, the drug likely stops the virus dampening the host cells’ ability to clear it.

The next step is for scientists to determine the correct human dosage, to make sure the level used in vitro is safe for humans.

‘In times when we’re having a global pandemic and there isn’t an approved treatment, if we had a compound that was already available around the world then that might help people sooner, Dr Wagstaff said.

‘Realistically it’s going to be a while before a vaccine is broadly available.’

Scientists expect it could be at least a month before human trials.

Before Ivermectin can be used to combat coronavirus, funding is needed to get it to pre-clinical testing and clinical trials.

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Ivermectin is an FDA-approved anti-parasitic drug also shown to be effective in vitro against viruses including HIV, dengue and influenza.

The study is the joint work of Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute (MBDI) and the Peter Doherty Institute of Infection and Immunity.

The study findings have been published in Antiviral Research. 

Ivermectin is used to treat head lice, scabies, and river blindness and is widely available.

You can buy different types of quality Ivermectin of different brands at Homelabvet, you can buy the drug in powder, in tablets, in oral or injectable solution.

Freelancer journalist makes a personal little research about how and from what countries people search about COVID-19 treatment, so the popular words of searches are farmaco ivermectin, ivermectin coronavirus australia, antiviral research, antiviral research ivermectin,ivermectina covid, monash university, monash university covid, ivermectin comprar, farmaco coronavirus, ivermectina covid 19, messaggero, ivermectina comprar, ivermectin, who makes ivermectin, ivermectin kills covid, ivermectin SARS cov 2, ivermectin y coronavirus, cura coronavirus, ivermectina compresse, ivermectina nombre comercial, biomedicine discovery institute and etc…

As we can see by this research language the most searches are made from Italy and US.

For example, if you need you can buy different products with this main ingredient:

Iverhelm 3,5% (Ivermectin) powder 100gr by Homelab, Iverhelm 3,5% (Ivermectin) powder 50gr by Homelab.

Iverhelm 3,5% is a very effective and quality anti-parasitic drug-like Helmintazole 200 or Helmintazole 222 but the main ingredient in Helmintazole 200 and Helmintazole 222 is Fenbendazole and the main ingredient of Iverhelm is Ivermectin.

Ivermectin Sterile Solution 1% 100ml for injection, Profiverm euro 1% Ivermectin 100 ml injectable, Profiverm euro 1% Ivermectin 50 ml injectable, Profiverm euro 1% Ivermectin 10 ml injectable, Profiverm Ivermectin 1% oral 1 Liter, Profiverm Ivermectin 1% oral 100ml, Profiverm Ivermectin 1% 10 ml, Profiverm Ivermectin 1% + Vitamin E, Brovermectin Ivermectin 1% injectable 100ml, Brovermectin Ivermectin 1% injectable 50ml, Brovermectin Ivermectin 1% injectable 20ml, Brovermectin Ivermectin 1% injectable 10ml.

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Some questions about pets during a pandemic COVID-19?

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In the middle of a pandemic, it’s those closest to us that we worry about most: our friends, families and… pets. 

The most pressing question for many pet owners is whether their beloved animals can catch the new coronavirus.

The World Health Organization says no. 

There is no evidence to suggest that COVID-19 in the form it appears in humans can be passed onto companion animals and similarly, no evidence of a pet transmitting the virus to humans. So even if you have the disease, you shouldn’t worry about passing it to your pets. 

But senior vet Sean Wensley, who works for veterinary charity PDSA, says regular hygiene measures are still important.

“There’s no evidence of any ongoing transmission of the disease by our pets,” he told Euronews.

“Nevertheless, as we seek to understand the disease, we think it’s really important that we apply the usual hygiene measures that we ought to be applying all the time, so washing our hands before and after contact with our pets, their leads, their food, their poop, but that’s just all good precautionary advice.”

Even if our pets don’t seem to be physically threatened by the disease, there’s still the matter of making sure they’re cared for properly while under lockdown. In most European countries that have introduced mandatory social-distancing measures, there are exemptions to the stay-inside directive if you need to walk your dog. But it’s important to keep the walk as short as possible and avoid other people. Most parks and dog run parks are closed to keep human contact to a minimum.

“When we’re able, if we’re not self-isolating because of suspected signs of coronavirus, and are therefore still able to take our dogs for a walk, we should make sure they’re kept on a lead, we wash our hands before we take them out and we crucially keep them two meters distance or whatever your local government advice is, away from other dog walkers,” explained Wensley.

If you’re self-isolating because you think you might have COVID-19 but can’t keep a greyhound indoors all day with you, it’s okay to reach out for help, said Wensley. Asking a friend or family member to take your dog for a walk is a good move, as long as both people take precautions.

Again, pets can’t get the disease, but items like their collar or lead could transmit it if an infected person touches them.

“That person shouldn’t come into your house, you should maintain a two-meter distance from them, and just be sensible, wash your hands, wipe your pet down, before you transfer them, ask them to bring their own lead with them.”

And just like us, pets aren’t overly fond of big changes in routine. Whatever lockdown measures look like in your household, it’s likely that the routine isn’t exactly the same as it was before the pandemic. That could be a recipe for stressed-out pets, according to Wensley.

“For some pets, having people around in the house that they wouldn’t normally have, perhaps children, if there’s a change in routine that can be stressful for some of our animals. Cats are particularly prone to that.”

“The one top tip I would give for those pets, and indeed all pets actually, because of the change of routine, is to make sure they’ve got somewhere that they can go to get away from the rest of the household and commotion, if they want to.”

Whether it’s a pet bed, or under your bed, Wensley said it’s important to identify a place where your pet can minimize their stress.

“I think we all need to in these trying times,” he said.

Materials by: euronews.com

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Risk of people spreading COVID-19 to pets and other animals

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Key Points of COVID-19 to pets

  • Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses. Some cause illness in people, and others cause illness in certain types of animals.
  • Coronaviruses that infect animals can sometimes be spread to people, but this is rare.
  • We do not know the exact source of the current outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The first infections were linked to a live animal market, but the virus is now spreading from person to person.
  • CDC is aware of a very small number of pets outside the United States reported an external icon to be infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 after close contact with people with COVID-19.
  • We do not have evidence that companion animals, including pets, can spread COVID-19.
  • We do not have evidence to suggest that imported animals or animal products imported pose a risk for spreading the 2019 novel coronavirus in the United States.
  • Further studies are needed to understand if and how different animals could be affected by COVID-19.

Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses. Some coronaviruses cause cold-like illnesses in people, while others cause illness in certain types of animals, such as cattle, camels, and bats. Some coronaviruses, such as canine and feline coronaviruses, infect only animals and do not infect humans.

Risk of animals spreading COVID-19 to people

Some coronaviruses that infect animals can sometimes be spread to humans and then spread between people, but this is rare. Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) are examples of diseases caused by coronaviruses that originated in animals and spread to people. This is what is suspected to have happened with the virus that caused the current outbreak of COVID-19. However, we do not know the exact source of this virus. Public health officials and partners are working hard to identify the source of COVID-19. The first infections were linked to a live animal market, but the virus is now spreading from person to person. The coronavirus most similar to the virus causing COVID-19 is the one that causes SARS.

The virus that causes COVID-19 spreads mostly from person to person through respiratory droplets from coughing and sneezing. At this time, there is no evidence that companion animals, including pets, can spread COVID-19 to people or that they might be a source of infection in the United States.

Risk from imported animals and animal products

CDC does not have any evidence to suggest that imported animals or animal products pose a risk for spreading COVID-19 in the United States. This is a rapidly evolving situation and information will be updated as it becomes available.

Regulation of imported animals and animal products

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) play distinct but complementary roles in regulating the importation of live animals and animal products into the United States. CDC regulates animals and animal products that pose a threat to human health; USDA regulates external icon animals and animal products that pose a threat to agriculture; and FWS regulates external icon importation of endangered species and wildlife that can harm the health and welfare of humans, the interests of agriculture, horticulture, or forestry, and the welfare and survival of wildlife resources.

Stay healthy around animals

In the United States, there is no evidence to suggest that any animals, including pets, livestock, or wildlife, might be a source of COVID-19 infection at this time. However, because all animals can carry germs that can make people sick, it’s always a good idea to practice healthy habits around pets and other animals.

  • Wash your hands after handling animals, their food, waste, or supplies.
  • Practice good pet hygiene and clean up after pets properly.
  • Talk to your veterinarian if you have questions about your pet’s health.

Risk of people spreading COVID-19 to pets

CDC has not received any reports of pets or other animals becoming sick with COVID-19 in the United States.

CDC is aware of a very small number of pets outside the United States reported an external icon to be infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 after close contact with people with COVID-19. To date, there is no evidence that pets can spread the virus to other animals or people. CDC is working with human and animal health partners to monitor this situation and will continue to provide updates as information becomes available. Further studies are needed to understand if and how different animals could be affected by COVID-19.

Protect pets if you are sick

If you are sick with COVID-19 (either suspected or confirmed), you should restrict contact with pets and other animals, just like you would around other people. Although there have been no reports of pets or other animals becoming sick with COVID-19, it is still recommended that people sick with COVID-19 limit contact with animals until more information is known about the virus. This can help ensure both you and your animals stay healthy.

  • When possible, have another member of your household care for your animals while you are sick.
  • Avoid contact with your pet including, petting, snuggling, being kissed or licked, and sharing food.
  • If you must care for your pet or be around animals while you are sick, wash your hands before and after you interact with them.