Some of you may be leery about adopting animals from a shelter in light of recent troubles at the Horry County animal shelter.
However, local shelter workers and veterinarians say, there's no need to panic or avoid adopting shelter animals.
“Pet lovers please continue to be pet lovers".
Michelle Lopinto, director of the North Myrtle Beach Humane Society says, that just because the county’s animal shelter recently shut down because of the canine distemper virus, it doesn't mean all shelters have the same issue.
“Please go to your local shelters” she says, “please even when this whole thing is taken care of with Horry County’s animal shelter please go back out there and help those people”.
She says, animal lovers especially those that take in pets from her shelter can breathe easily because she, along with the shelter’s employees and volunteers, take caring for an animal's health very seriously.
"Anything that comes into the shelter whether it's a dog or a cat, is vaccinated immediately".
That's why Dr. Dwitte Cottingham of the Village Veterinary Clinic in Myrtle Beach says, that those types of vaccinations are important, so that pets and their owners don't have to suffer consequences later on.
"If we keep our pets vaccinated and adopt only pets that have had at least two shots 3 or 4 weeks apart we should be ok with this”.
As for the distemper virus, Dr. Cottingham says, "It’s a classical old canine disease, it's been around a long time, I don't think we need to fear it".
He adds, that if anyone is looking to adopt animals then they should do so, only if they can spend a few dollars to get the proper treatment needed to keep their furry friends in good health
If you are interested in adopting your next pet, go to the shelter’s website at www.humanesocietynmb.com.
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