Flu Masks for Dogs
November 10, 2009 by Heather R.
Filed under Pets
With the news last week of an Iowa cat that contracted the H1N1 flu virus, pet owners in China are becoming a little more fastidious with their pet care: they’re dressing their dogs up in jackets and masks donated by the FBI!
Though there have been no reported cases of canines catching the H1N1 virus, the extra precautions do decrease the airborne risks of catching any illnesses, and they also prevent the dogs from contact exposure with other dogs which can help keep them from catching the canine flu, or H3N8.
I know neither of my two dogs would stand for this, and would have the mask off within seconds and the jacket wiggled out of not long after!
What do you think? Would you get a set of vest and mask for your dog, or just try and avoid contact with other animals for a while first?
[image: newscom/wenn]
