Did you know? Pets can contract COVID 19
This is an excerpt from the: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update from the Government of Canada
Pets and COVID-19
There have been many reports of infected humans spreading the COVID-19 virus to their dog or cat after a period of close contact. It’s important to take precautions to keep your pets safe.
How to keep your pets safe
It’s important to follow the advice of your local public health authority if you have COVID-19 symptoms or are in quarantine or isolation. To keep your pets safe, you should:
- have another member of your household care for your animals
- if this isn’t possible, wear a respirator (or if unavailable, a well-fitted medical mask) when caring for your pet
- avoid close contact with animals
- do not:
- let them lick you
- snuggle or kiss them
- share food with them
- let them sit on your lap
- let them sleep in your bed
- do not:
- practise good hand hygiene and respiratory etiquette
- wash or sanitize your hands regularly, especially before and after touching animals, their food or their supplies
- avoid coughing and sneezing on your animals
- keep your pet away from people and animals outside your household until you’re no longer in isolation or quarantine
- keep your cat indoors at all times
- keep your dog in a private fenced area or ensure they’re on a leash when you take them outside to go to the bathroom
Learn more about:
- COVID-19 symptoms
- COVID-19: Prevention and risks
- COVID-19: How to quarantine or isolate at home
- Reduce the spread of COVID-19: Wash your hands infographic
- COVID-19 mask use: Advice for community settings
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Business Mentor at Ask For Directions Training and Grow Vantage
Patricia is the Business Mentor and owner of Grow Vantage and a Past President of the Barrie Chamber of Commerce. She applies over 30 years of business experience (from start-up to corporate) to mentor entrepreneurs. Since 2011, she has held over 6,500 coaching and training sessions in-person and online. Through Ask For Directions Training, her entrepreneurial training program (and parent company Grow Vantage), and as a business coach, she works with start-ups who are new (or who have lost traction) to design, launch and grow their businesses. Along with 20 other expert instructors she teaches strategies in marketing, sales, communications, and finance, as well as practical techniques to increase productivity, and manage their businesses. In other words, everything entrepreneurs need to learn to grow and run their businesses successfully, and avoid the costly mistakes they can't even see coming - that lead to delays in growth and getting stuck.
Patricia is the Business Mentor and owner of Grow Vantage and a Past President of the Barrie Chamber of Commerce. She applies over 30 years of business experience (from start-up to corporate) to mentor entrepreneurs. Since 2011, she has held over 6,500 coaching and training sessions in-person and online. Through Ask For Directions Training, her entrepreneurial training program (and parent company Grow Vantage), and as a business coach, she works with start-ups who are new (or who have lost traction) to design, launch and grow their businesses. Along with 20 other expert instructors she teaches strategies in marketing, sales, communications, and finance, as well as practical techniques to increase productivity, and manage their businesses. In other words, everything entrepreneurs need to learn to grow and run their businesses successfully, and avoid the costly mistakes they can't even see coming - that lead to delays in growth and getting stuck.
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