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Jan 2022
Last Updated: 27/01/2022
Killinghall pet shop issues appeal to dog owners over mystery virus
Pharmall Country Store asks dog owners not to bring their pets into the shop due to a mystery vomiting and diarrhoea virus that is affecting dogs in the Harrogate district and beyond.
Pharmall Country Store in Killinghall has urged dog owners not to bring their pets into the shop due to a mystery virus.
There have been widespread reports of vomiting and diarrhoea affecting dogs across Yorkshire, including in Harrogate, in recent weeks.
The shop on Otley Road, which sells pet food and animal supplies, posted on its Facebook page yesterday that it has made the decision to reduce the chance of the virus spreading.
It said:
"Due to the amount of cases of sickness and diarrhoea in dogs in our local area at the moment, we ask that you don't bring your dogs into the shop.
"We don't want any of your doggies getting poorly!
"As you know we LOVE seeing them all but for the time being, we think this is best.
"Stay safe everyone!"
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The Harrogate Vet, on Leeds Road, told the Stray Ferret this month that its vets had seen a three-fold increase in dogs with gastroenteritis.
Sarah Woods, one of the vets at the practice, said:
“It is not unusual for viruses to spread but this is different in terms of the sheer number of unwell dogs we are treating — around a dozen a day.
“We do not want dog owners to panic or change anything they are doing.
“Dogs that have symptoms of vomiting and diarrhoea just need to avoid popular areas to prevent the spread.”
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