Animals do not spread Covid-19

Judea enjoys days at home by cozying up in her mama’s soft blanket.

Our world is fighting a medical warfare, and we are receiving so much information and tips on how to keep safe and healthy. What we need to know is that our precious animals do NOT spread the virus. Covid-19 is a person-to-person transmission. Pets do not need to be abandoned in any way.

Recently, I received an audio recording that listed some of things that we can be doing to help ensure our safety.

Because the Covid-19 restricts airways and lungs with thick mucous these are the tips:

1.   Drink lots of hot liquids. Sip warm liquid every 15-20 minutes to wash the virus into the stomach that will destroy the virus.

2.   Gargle with saltwater, lemon, or vinegar.

3.   Bathe from head to toes as soon as you come in from being out of the home. Do not touch anything or sit down. Any detergent or soap kills the virus. Wash your clothing immediately, and spray your shoes with disinfectant. Go to the shower without touching anything in your home.

4.   Wash metallic surfaces very carefully because the virus can last on these surfaces for up to nine (9) days. Be careful about touching handrails, etc. and be sure to wash handles and surfaces at home regularly. In addition, wipe all handles and surfaces in your car as soon as you come home.

5.   Don’t smoke.

6.   Wash hands every 20 minutes for at least 20 seconds with any soap that foams.

7.    Eat fruits and vegetables, trying to elevate zinc levels as well as vitamin C levels.

8.   Try to stay healthy, not getting other viruses or colds which weaken the system.

9.   Avoid eating and drinking cold things.

10.   Be aware of sore throat and perform the above precautions as soon as it becomes symptomatic. The virus passes into the lungs 3-4 days after getting a sore throat.

11. Retrieve your mail with latex gloves and wipe your mailbox. Wipe all mail before bringing it into your home and opening each item.

This is a very important video that outlines how to bring items into the house.

Heidi also enjoys her cocoon.

Hogan's Hope: News Article on Deaf Puppy

This blind, deaf puppy was just rescued from the snow by a kind delivery driver

From Mother Nature Network

MARY JO DILONARDO December 17, 2019

The puppy has been named Starla. (Photo: Speak! St. Louis)

Winter is a tough time of year for our precious animals who are destined to live outside in the harsh elements of cold temperatures, lack of shelter, and little or no food. Mary Jo DiLonardo offers us an uplifting story that warms the heart and hopefully encourages us to be on the lookout for the less fortunate animals who need our love and attention. Special appreciation is given to those who love and accept our animals for who and how they are. Thank you, Mary Jo!

“This time of year, delivery drivers are rushing around, darting in and out of their trucks as they race to drop off packages for the holidays. But one UPS driver picked up a very special package this week on his route in rural Missouri.

He was heading down the highway when he thought he saw something alongside the road. Not sure if he was right or not, he decided to stop, just in case. He found a tiny white puppy nearly hidden in the snow.

He warmed up the little dog in his truck and took it to the local shelter, where they soon discovered that the young Australian shepherd was hearing and vision impaired. She’s likely a double merle.

Merle is a beautiful swirled pattern in a dog's coat. Some disreputable breeders will breed two merles together in hopes of getting popular merle puppies. Those puppies have a 25% chance of being double merle — which results in a predominantly white coat and usually means they have hearing or vision loss or both.

When double merle puppies are born, they are often discarded.

Fortunately, for this little one, a guardian angel in a delivery truck saved the day.

‘We see this all the time’

Starla the rescued puppy sleeps on her way to her foster home. (Photo: Speak! St. Louis)

At the shelter, they knew the puppy would need special care. They reached out to Speak! St. Louis, a rescue that specializes in blind and/or deaf dogs. Volunteers at Speak quickly agreed to take in the miracle puppy; they named her Starla.

The shelter has to hold Starla for a few days just in case someone claims her, but no one really thinks that will happen.

In the meantime, she is being treated for all sorts of worms, which is typical for a puppy. Fortunately she has tested negative for parvo, an often-lethal disease found in young puppies.

‘We see this all the time," Judy Duhr, director of Speak, tells MNN. "These puppies are cast aside because of their preventable disabilities. But they deserve to live a happy and healthy life just like any other dog. Society needs to see their worth.’”