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In New York, a dog dies from COVID-19: this is the first case in the United States

'30.07.2020'

Vita Popova

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Earlier in New York, the country's first case of a dog infected with coronavirus was detected. Unfortunately, she died. Most likely, the pet was infected from the owner, who also previously transferred COVID-19. The edition writes about it abc7NY.

The Mahoney family from Staten Island in an exclusive interview with National Geographic described the last days of their pet - the first domestic dog in the United States to be diagnosed with COVID-19. It was a 6-year-old German shepherd named Buddy. She began to have difficulty breathing in mid-April.

At Easter, Robert Mahoney received a call confirming that he tested positive for the virus. He had symptoms for several weeks. During this time, Buddy developed a thick mucus in his nose, and the dog began to breathe heavily.

The Mahoney say very little was known about the virus in animals, and much of the response was aimed at saving lives, so they were unable to quickly get the Buddy test done. As they searched for a veterinarian to test the dog for COVID-19, Buddy's condition continued to worsen. He lost weight and became lethargic.

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Buddy took antibiotics and later steroids after she was diagnosed with a heart murmur.

It took a month for the Bay Street Animal Hospital to finally agree to test Buddy, which came back positive.

Another dog in the family, a 10-month-old German shepherd named Duke, was also tested. Her results were negative.

Additional testing just five days later showed that the virus was no longer in Buddy's body, although there were antibodies confirming that the virus did exist.

After the pet was diagnosed with COVID-19, Buddy's condition continued to worsen.

The Mahoney say that every two weeks a new problem arose: the dog could no longer control his bladder, and there was blood in his urine; breathing became much heavier; then he had trouble walking.

On the morning of July 11, Allison Mahoney found Buddy in the kitchen, who vomited blood. “It looked like his insides were coming out. It came from his nose and mouth. We knew that nothing could be done for him, ”Allison said. - He had the will to live. He didn't want to die. "

However, after deciding to euthanize their pet, the family took him to the vet.

A new blood test on the day Buddy was euthanized showed that he most likely had lymphoma, a type of cancer.

The family noted that no one seemed interested in learning about the cause of Buddy's death or learning what role COVID-19 played in her. This is especially surprising given how few cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in animals.

Buddy's death points out that animal testing is optional and widespread, making it difficult to collect data on how prone animals are to contracting the virus.

The Mahoney say the Bay Street crew did their best for Buddy. “I think they are learning too. It's all trial and error. And they tried to help us as best they could, ”Ellison said in an interview with National Geographic.

Mahoney decided to cremate Buddy, and his ashes are hoped to be collected this week.

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