Do pet owners need to be concerned about the mystery dog illness over the holidays?
A mystery respiratory illness that is affecting dogs has sent some dog owners into a panic before the holidays.
The San Diego County Health and Human Services says they are monitoring the disease but have no cases.
Dr. Zarah Hedge, chief medical officer for the San Diego Humane Society says she's aware of the unknown respiratory illness outbreak in dogs that's stumping veterinarians across the country, but it hasn't hit San Diego.
“At this time, there's no reason to panic. I think it's just a matter of risk and in all honesty, I'm not afraid to take my own dog out to places,” said Hedge.
But some dog owners are afraid to even take their dog to a park, groomer, or board them during the holidays.
CBS 8 spoke to some at the San Diego Humane Society’s vaccine clinic who say they are not worried but taking precautions.
“I’m just being cautious. I want to take her out to those places to kind of look for things like that. That could be around other dogs and such,” said Hedge.
Hedge says don't get this confused with the shelter's Strep zoo respiratory outbreak that happened last month. A spokesperson for the SDHS says they’ve given all animals vaccines to treat the outbreak but there is still a temporary halt on dog surrenders until January 2 as they continue to clean the kennels.
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