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Quebec Haze Presents Health Threat to CNY Pets Local Vet Says to Take Caution

By Jeremy Striano

SAMMY ST. JEAN: OUR NCC NEWS REPORTER JEREMY STRIANO IS LIVE IN STUDIO TO TELL US HOW THIS HAZE IS NOT ONLY AFFECTING US, BUT THE ONES WE LOVE.

JEREMY STRIANO: Michael, Sammy, the province of Quebec has given a lot of great things in life like the Expos, the Canadiens, even poutine. Yet this haze will be one thing that will go down in infamy for us and our pets.

STRIANO: In a decade that has already seen a global pandemic, a regional air quality warning might not have been on everyone’s bingo card. The haze surrounding Central New York is not only a threat for us humans, but for our pets as well. For Dr. Jamie Lovejoy, a veterinarian at Stack Veterinary Hospital in Syracuse, she says that this truly something out of the ordinary.

DR. JAMIE LOVEJOY: In a decade that has already seen a global pandemic, a regional air quality warning might not have been on everyone’s bingo card. The haze surrounding Central New York is not only a threat for us humans, but for our pets as well. For Dr. Jamie Lovejoy, a veterinarian at Stack Veterinary Hospital in Syracuse, she says that this truly something out of the ordinary

STRIANO: It’s no secret that the haze is affecting everyone in the eastern part of the United States, even our furry friends as well. But, the biggest piece of advice for us pet owners is treat our pets just like ourselves.

LOVEJOY: I know that it gets frustrating, I know that they hate it, my own personal cat was very upset with it this morning because he wasn’t allowed to go for his walk, but it is better for their health to just not be exposed.

STRIANO: Lovejoy also says that this haze is a threat to pets that have any type of cardiovascular or respiratory disease. Pets that fall under those circumstances must be on close watch at all times.

LOVEJOY: Those dogs and cats we’re going to be a little bit more, you know, aware of and keeping them inside where there’s air conditioning, where there’s, you know, ventilation and where we can keep the air as purified as possible is going to be really helpful for them.

STRIANO: However when all is said and done, Lovejoy’s biggest piece of advice is as simple as could be:

LOVEJOY: Right now, I want you guys to treat your pets like you’re treating yourselves. Take the same precautions for your pets that you are taking for yourself. Please take the same precautions for yourself that you are doing for your pets.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NCC News) — The Canadian province of Quebec has given a lot of great things in life like the Expos, the Canadiens, even poutine. This haze, however, will be one thing that will go down in infamy for Central New Yorkers and their pets.

The haze has been a nuisance to not only to people, but to pets, too. Experts say dogs and cats should be treated just like humans. Dr. Jamie Lovejoy, a veterinarian at Stark Veterinarian Hospital in Syracuse, said that this inconvenience is not only a problem for people, but also for dogs and cats.

“This is definitely something that we really haven’t come in contact with before,” Lovejoy said. “I think we’re all kind of learning about this together right now and it’s difficult because there’s going to be different recommendations for different pets.”

It’s no secret that the haze is affecting everyone in the eastern part of the United States, even the furry friends as well. But, the biggest piece of advice for pet owners is treat your pets just like yourselves. Lovejoy reiterated this point, saying that it is all that we can do right now.

“Right now, I want you guys to treat your pets like you’re treating yourselves,” Lovejoy said. “Take the same precautions for your pets that you are taking for yourself. Please take the same precautions for yourself that you are doing for your pets.”

The haze has been a major concern to people, and now pets, that have cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. Pets that fall under those circumstances must be on close watch at all times.

“Those dogs and cats, we’re going to be a little bit more, you know, aware of and keeping them inside where there’s air conditioning, ventilation,” Lovejoy said. “Where we can keep the air as purified as possible is going to be really helpful for them.”

The more time spent in purified air, the better.

 

 

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