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24/01/2025

🩵If You Look For It, I've Got A Sneaky Feeling You'll Find That Love Actually Is All Around.🩵

In films a 'meet-cute' is an amusing or charming first encounter between two characters that leads to the development of a relationship between them.

We want to hear about the moment you fell in love. Head over heels with your 'soul companion'.

Whether a cat, dog, bird, reptile or invertebrate, the joy that a companion can bring to your life is one of pure devotion, love, care, companionship and joy. Pet ownership is not without its hardship, but the love they bring is so enriching.

Tell us how you are your companion met, we want to know the veterinary 'meet-cutes'- was it via a wonderful breeder who was invested in you and their brood? Was it a rescue that you simply fell in love with? Was it a chance meeting that changed your life?

Share pictures and share the love

22/01/2025

Are you SURE that your online puppy advert is how it seems?

In 2020, Dogs Trust found that 14% of all adverts reviewed were for imported puppies (29% in England), at least 18% of the imported puppies were confirmed by the seller as being under the minimum 15 weeks of age.

Although none of the original advert text mentioned that the puppy was an import, many of the sellers were happy to share that the puppies had been imported when questioned further, with some even using this as a mark of quality. When Dogs Trust carried out similar research two years ago (2018), sellers were reluctant to say if
puppies had been imported.

However, whilst it is legal to import puppies to sell in the UK, this is only the case if they are correctly imported under the commercial movement legislation (the Balai
Directive). It is likely that many of the puppies found for sale online had been imported on the Pet Travel Scheme which is designed for family pets. Importing puppies for sale under this legislation is illegal and importers are also evading HMRC by choosing this route.

Shockingly, in many cases, the puppies being advertised for sale were too young to have been imported legally under the Pet Travel Scheme or Balai Directive. This has worrying implications for puppies’ welfare and for the control of disease.

To travel to Great Britain from countries within the EU a puppy must be a minimum of 15 weeks of age. This means that the puppy receives a rabies vaccine at a minimum of 12 weeks of age, followed by a 21 day wait period after the vaccination date. For a puppy from an unlisted Third Country, such as Serbia, to comply with EU pet travel rules they must be at least seven months of age on arrival. This allows for the additional requirement of a rabies blood (titre) test to be carried out not less than 30 days after vaccination and three months before the date of travel to an EU country.

The presence of a passport and on a few occasions a health certificate from a vet in the country of origin was used by sellers to give the impression of legitimacy. Closer examination of the paperwork often revealed anomalies such as dates of birth not matching the story being told, but it is likely that some buyers might not
notice this anomaly!

Please, research thoroughly into the animals you are buying on on-line adverts - they may not be as they seem and we MUST stop supporting the purchase of low welfare puppies.

Please support the Puppy Smuggling Bill, alongside Danny Chambers MP

https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2024-11-26/new-law-proposed-to-tackle-illegal-puppy-imports-and-cruel-dog-practices

https://www.dogstrust.org.uk/downloads/puppy-smuggling-report-2020.pdf

22/01/2025

They say comparison is the thief of joy, so what if we told you to STOP comparing your dog to others in their breed and start getting hands on with body condition scoring.

How many times have we seen a Rottweiler that weights 20 KG and another at 50+KG and BOTH are good body condition score. Now imagine what would happen if the 20KG Rottweilers owner, worried that the breed should be 40-50KG start feeding more and more to reach that imaginary target.

How do I know if my dog is overweight?

It sounds like a simple enough question, right? However, the data suggest that this may not be the case. According to the UK Pet Food Obesity Report 2024, vets consider 50% of dogs to be overweight. In contrast, 77% of pet owners believe their pet is a healthy weight, and only 4% think their pet needs to lose weight. The numbers vary by source, but it’s clear that overweight and obesity in pets is a growing problem, and that we struggle to accurately assess whether our own pets are a healthy weight. With overweight pets becoming the norm, rather than an exception, it’s hard for someone to rely on comparing their dog to those of friends and family.

➡Although regularly monitoring your pet’s weight is good practice, the huge variation between breeds and individuals can make it difficult to know what an “ideal” weight is – that’s where Body Condition Score (BCS) is useful.

➡The 9-Point Body Condition System, provided by originations such as Purina or WSAVA, is an easy and practical tool, validated for dogs. It is the body condition system widely used by veterinary professionals, allowing you to assess your pet at home and communicate effectively with your veterinary practice using a familiar scale.

There are three simple steps in evaluating your pet’s BCS.

1. Check the ribs
2. Check the waist
3. Check for abdominal tuck

Dogs have an ideal BCS of 4-5 which means you can:

✅Easily feel the ribs, with minimal fat covering
✅Easily see the waist from above
✅Clearly see the abdomen is tucked up and much narrower than the chest when
viewed from the side.

✅You can find descriptions from 1-9 along with the typical appearance at each score in the charts attached. If you are concerned that your pet is not a healthy weight, speak to your veterinary practice for advice.

19/01/2025

From leadership, communication and breaking down the concept of ‘gold standard’ and moving towards contextualised care aka ‘vetting’- join us for an insightful conversation that flows through a versatile journey of learning and experiences over years of vetting.

In this podcast we are joined by Vet Voices On Air's own Ami Sawran, as we talk to Simon and Sam. Simon, is a veterinary surgeon with 30 years’ experience in the industry, Simon wants to see "healthier pets and happier vets". Sam Joseph is the co-founder of StreetVet and also Clinical Director & Veterinary Surgeon of Creature Comforts' Notting Hill clinic.

During the episode the two talk about all aspects of career, leadership, happiness and team dynamics. They feel that leadership is someone you want to follow and be part of, sometimes that means leading with vulnerability and talking about your pressures too.

Over the years of vetting, they have found that lack of foundations being laid without preparing teams for the current changeable veterinary landscape, means old habits and cultures makes it hard to change. They feel that this results in lots of firefighting going on with people trying to dig themselves out of a negative work situation - is starting your own practice the answer? To create your own culture? It's hard when you don't feel like you have control of your own destiny.

Simon and Sam feel that communication is the foundation of this, not only being vulnerable as a leader but also how we talk and interact with our clients. They think If we paid as much attention to how we run a consultant but as we do clinical CPD, then a lot of challenges would fall away as your confidence grows in communication and interpersonal skills. To embrace technology, artificial Intelligence is going to help their practices to see what communication works, and what doesn't, and how we can be more empathetic in our interactions which will help the customer and professional interactions, by analysing language.

Furthermore, they ask, is 'gold standard' a source of stress?

Should we use contextualised care to ‘reset’ how we manage care? Gold standard could cause friction between client and professional - when someone wants to aim for ‘gold standard’ as they believe it to be the ‘best’ but barriers prevent it. So, guided and balanced decision making, and ensure the best outcome for the patient. Pragmatism should be considered a useful tool, and treating the pet in the context of what is best for the pet and the client.

Simon says:

💬What is contextualised care? It's basically vetting. We as a profession understand there are levels of care that can be offered, and that is the right care for that owner and that patient at that time.

🎤Listen here for a journey through time, and vetting

https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/veterinary-voices/episodes/Creature-Comforts-e2th1ku

18/01/2025

Sensitive Topic

Pregnancy Loss 🩵

As many as 1 in 4 women can experience a loss, and each loss is experienced totally uniquely.

However, often people feel isolated, and others around them do not feel able to speak about it, avoiding the subject for fear of upsetting the individual.

Although not for everyone, asking someone how they are, and if there is anything you can do to help can really impact how supported they feel.

This article is a personal account, as well as evidence based suggestions on what your friends, colleagues, management and even veterinary organisations can do to support people experiencing pregnancy loss.

Today, we are thinking about each and every one who has experienced this. You are not alone, and we are sending you our deepest love.

https://vnj.bvna.org.uk/vnj-volume-39-6-december-2024/0113243001732272474/p10

17/01/2025

Antimicrobial resistance is a huge problem in both human and animal medicine.

17/01/2025

The VMD is aware of media reports and concerns, including those raised on social media, following cases of serious adverse events in dogs administered Librela.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/librela-solution-for-injection-in-dogs

Anti-Nerve Growth Factor monoclonal antibody therapy is a relatively new therapy, but thousands of cats and dogs have already gained benefits and improved quality of life, and superior pain management from its use.

Nerve growth factor (NGF), a critical mediator of nociception, is a novel analgesic therapeutic target. Bedinvetmab, a fully caninised monoclonal antibody (mAb), binds NGF and inhibits its interaction with trkA and p75 neurotrophin receptors. Similarly, Frunevetmab, a felinised anti-nerve growth factor monoclonal antibody, effectively decreases osteoarthritis (OA) pain in cats.

https://www.vetvoices.co.uk/post/anti-nerve-growth-factor-and-monoclonal-antibody-therapy-in-cats-and-dogs

As with any new medication, veterinary professionals and the pharmaceutical companies are in that 'balancing act' between gaining important post-marketing surveillance that is absolutely essential to see how medications react when rolled out to a wider population, and the other side of medication scaremongering and animals missing opportunities to gain improved quality of life because their owners fear medication. Case selection is critical, and all mediation administration may carry small risk, which is why it is important to have a balanced conversation with your veterinary team.

Scaremongering can be both terrifying to owners, and hugely persuasive against medication use. We love our animals so much that the prospect of inadvertently harming them can be overwhelming and upsetting. We understand this worry, especially when faced with so much conflicting information. Not all medications are appropriate for every individual animal, this is essential to recognise in any treatment plan.

To help share a more balanced, evidence-based position, we have written a article covering the current evidence. The evidence-base is extensive, and it is impossible to cover every aspect, but we hope that this article gives both veterinary professionals and owners the opportunity to explore these claims in a more balanced way.

https://www.vetvoices.co.uk/post/anti-nerve-growth-factor-and-monoclonal-antibody-therapy-in-cats-and-dogs

16/01/2025

The Puppy Conundrum: What is ethical breeding?

As the Kennel Club Assured Breeders Scheme closed down at the end of 2024, how do we ensure that prospective puppy owners are educated on what constitutes an ‘ethical breeder’.

Do you believe that there is such a thing as ‘ethical breeders’?

Join Veterinary Surgeons Sean McCormack and Alison Skipper, with Veterinary Voices own Robyn Lowe, as they delve into challenging topics around the Kennel Club, pedigree dogs, health testing, societies purchase habits (sometimes compulsive, and based on aesthetic and fashionable breeds over health) and the future of puppy breeding and purchasing.

What are the ‘green flags’ of a good breeder - how do we stop the UK puppy demand supporting illegally imported puppies, or unethical and unscrupulous breeding methods and establishments or organisations?

https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/veterinary-voices/episodes/The-Puppy-Conundrum-What-is-ethical-breeding-e2smv85

Is that puppy advert as it seems?

“The available estimates indicate that Europe’s pet trade (cats, dogs, exotic) is the third most profitable illegal trade in the EU, after narcotics and weapons,”

The crimes it encompasses are numerous and complex, including smuggling, tax evasion, market fraud, consumer fraud, animal abuse, and danger to individual and public health.

The volumes are staggering: some eight million new dogs are required annually to supply the European market, but only about 1.1 million are produced by official breeding facilities. A smaller portion are adopted from rescue shelters or acquired from acquaintances, but that still leaves a vast, secretive supply chain that supplies millions of dogs every year.

The sales take place primarily on the internet, and the hand-offs are made in cars parks, highway service stations, and rented houses. The markup value can be no less staggering as that in the drug trade: a Hungarian puppy farm can create a French bulldog for 20-40 euros that, in one month’s time, will sell to a British buyer for 5,000-8,000 euros.

https://www.occrp.org/en/feature/the-canine-connection-europes-illegal-dog-trade

The Dogs Trust has been investigating this for a number of years and the information is shocking.

Check out the latest report:

Key finding include:

❎The total number of imports found was 91 (England 78, Scotland 13, Wales 0)- This works out as 29% of adverts in England, 7% in Scotland and 0% in Wales
❎14% of all adverts reviewed were for imported puppies
❎At least 18% of the imported puppies were confirmed by the seller as being under the minimum 15 weeks of age. Many others were suspected of being underage
❎Adverts for imported puppies were found on all four of the classified websites
❎The youngest puppy advertised was only 7 weeks of age when it entered Great Britain, too young to legally leave its mum
❎None of the puppies confirmed as having been imported could be viewed with mum
❎Only two of the 91 adverts for imported puppies included a photo or video of mum
❎None of the original advert text stated that the puppy had been imported, this was only revealed by further conversation

https://www.dogstrust.org.uk/downloads/puppy-smuggling-report-2020.pdf

Read more here:

https://www.dogstrust.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do/our-views/puppy-smuggling

16/01/2025

BSAVA announce award winners for 2025

The BSAVA has today (16th Jan) announced the winners of their awards for 2025. The awards aim to acknowledge the unsung heroes within the veterinary profession who have made significant contributions to veterinary science, research, clinical practice, education, and the welfare of small animals.

The Bourgelat Award – Professor Paulo Steagall MV, Ms, PhD, DACVAA

This year’s Bourgelat Award goes to Professor Paulo Steagall in recognition of his exceptional contributions to pain management awareness and raising the global animal welfare standards. Alongside his collaborative work involving shelters, he is also recognised as a fantastic mentor to his students. He is currently Professor of Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia at the City University of Hong Kong, and a board-certified specialist by the American College of Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia.

The Simon Award – Richard Meeson

Richard was nominated for the Simon Award for his outstanding contributions to veterinary surgery, including shaping clinical practice to improve patient outcomes, actively advancing knowledge in feline orthopaedics, and his commitment to veterinary education. Richard is also dedicated to the veterinary community, where he was a trustee and committee member for BVOA for seven years.

The Woodrow Award – Professor Holger Volk DVM, PGCAP, PhD, DipECVN, FHEA, FRCVS

The Woodrow Award goes to Professor Holger Volk for his innovative work in neurology, and his team’s efforts on nutritional effects on epilepsy and the use of faecal transplants to treat non-responsive epileptic patients. He is currently Professor of Small Animal Diseases and the Head of Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Hanover.

The Blaine Award - Dr Eleanor Raffan BVM&S PhD CertSAM DipECVIM-CA MRCVS

This award is sponsored by Royal Canin.

Dr Eleanor Raffan is the recipient of the Blaine Award for her significant contribution towards the advancement of small animal science, through world-leading laboratory-based research in canine genetics. Eleanor started the GOdogs research group in 2014 and has been working on veterinary genetics with a strong emphasis on translating those findings into human biomedicine. She is currently Assistant Professor in Systems Physiology at the University of Cambridge.

The Bruce Vivash Jones Veterinary Nurse Award – Tina Parnell RVN

This year’s Bruce Vivash Jones Veterinary Nurse Award goes to Tina Parnell in recognition of her dedication and determination to provide excellent veterinary nursing education. Tina has undertaken her own further education to enhance her teaching skills and has driven forward the improvement of the veterinary nurse education experience through numerous channels. She is a lecturer in veterinary nursing at the Atlantic Technological University.

The Ray Butcher Award – Carole Haile

Carole was nominated for the Ray Butcher Award in recognition of her dedicated contribution to the veterinary community. She has supported vets and vet nurses across the UK, advancing their skills and careers, building their confidence and providing them with opportunities professionally through her role as Volunteers Manager at BSAVA.

The J.A. Wight Memorial Award – Mark Morton BVSc DSAS(orth) MRCVS

Presented annually by the Blue Cross Animal Welfare Charity.

The J.A. Wight Memorial Award is awarded to Mark for his innovative work and inspirational leadership skills. He is the initiator and clinical lead of the RCVS Knowledge Canine Cruciate Registry, which has led to worldwide data capture on all aspects of the disease, allowing the management of canine cruciate disease to be transformed within clinical practice globally. Alongside being a surgical specialist, Mark is a teacher, mentor, researcher, and pioneer in quality improvement and operation efficiency.

The Amoroso Award – Professor Pawel Bęczkowski DVM, PhD, DipECVIM-CA, DAiCVIM, FRCVS

Sponsored by Hill’s Pet Nutrition.

Pawel was nominated for the Amoroso Award in recognition of his exceptional dedication and leadership in teaching and education. He has fostered lifelong learning in his students and provided them with experiences which have enhanced their learning abilities and opportunities. In his current academic role, he provides pre-clinical and clinical teaching in internal medicine to undergraduate veterinary students in Hong Kong.

The Melton Award - Frederik Volz

Frederik is the recipient of the Melton Award in recognition of his research article; Effect of intra-articular platelet-rich plasma or hyaluronic acid on limb function recovery in dogs with TPLO for cranial cruciate ligament rupture: a randomised controlled trial, which was published in the Journal of Small Animal Practice (JSAP). He is a resident of the European College of Veterinary Surgery (Small Animal) at the newly merged Small Animal Clinic at LMU Munich.

The Dunkin Award - Miriam Guedra Allais BVSc MVetMed DACVECC DECVECC MRCVS

The Dunkin Award is presented to Miriam Guedra Allais for her research article; Intravenous fluid therapy compared to no treatment following blood donation in cats: a randomised controlled trial, which was published in JSAP. The study reported results of a pragmatic randomised controlled trial, the findings of which will impact the management of many feline blood donors in the future. Miriam became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care in 2023.

BSAVA PetSavers Clinical Research Abstract Award – Shona Bloodworth BSc MSc PhD

Presented for the most valuable Clinical Research Abstract associated with a BSAVA PetSavers-funded study, this year’s award goes to Shona Bloodworth. Shona was nominated in recognition of her abstract; The influence of care approaches on owners' decision-making regarding routine vaccination for companion animals. She graduated from the University of Bristol with a BSc in Physiological Science in 2018, and following this embarked on a PhD at the University of Liverpool, combining her lifelong passion for animals with her science and public health training.

BSAVA PetSavers Annual Research Award – Sam Khan BVetMed PhD MRCVS

Sam is the recipient of this year’s Annual Research Award in recognition of his research paper; Recovery of ambulation in small, nonbrachycephalic dogs after conservative management of acute thoracolumbar disk extrusion. Sam graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in 2017, and during a rotating small animal internship at the Queen’s Veterinary School Hospital, he developed an interest in neurology and canine spinal cord injury which led to undertaking a PhD focusing on conservative management of canine disc extrusions, which he completed in 2023.

BSAVA Honorary Secretary, Adam Gow said: “We had many outstanding nominations this year, and the awards have gone to some exceptional individuals. A huge congratulations to all our well-deserved winners, we look forward to presenting and celebrating the awards at Congress and Expo in March.”

13/01/2025

➡Risk factors for Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome

➡How can we avoid extreme conformation and breed for longevity, health and welfare in brachycephalic dogs?

💬Conformational risk factors of brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome (BOAS) in pugs, French bulldogs, and bulldogs

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5538678/

We all know that many brachycephalic breeds are appealing to prospective owners, and although the trend of buying these breeds is reducing slightly they are still incredibly popular. Because of their popularity, breeders who are working hard to breed flat faced breeds with less extreme conformation and improved health cannot keep up with demand - so unscrupulous and unethical breeders take their place.

We know that brachycephalic dogs have health conditions linked to their conformation. We should be doing everything in our power to breed away from these issues.

Take a look at the study above, it is interesting to note that within the breeds seen, BOAS risk factors varied!

Although brachycephalic dogs can include, but not limited to, English Bulldog, French Bulldog, Pug, Chihuahua, Shih Tzu and more there are breeds within this group of flat faced breeds who are 1) experiencing a trend of extreme breeding and public desire for extreme conformation and 2) experience different issues associated with brachycephalism.

For example, we know that these issues are not simply just related to Brachycephalic Obstructive airway syndrome but also some of these breeds may be more predisposed to dystocia, spinal/ neurological disorders (linked to the bob or corkscrew tail), ocular disorders, sleep disorders and skin disorders.

Again, there are some breeds typically not associated with brachycephalism that are also presenting with BOAS, and even within these brachycephalic groups there risk factors can vary.

BOAS can be related to a number of conformational issues such as mega glossa, inverted saccules, stenotic nares, soft palate obstructions, chondromalacia of larynx and more.

If we can understand the conformational risk factors we can start to work towards breeding these dogs for healthier conformation. This includes ensuring they have a tail, open nares, elongating the snout while also trying to ensure that this correlates with internal structure positive change.

This study also bring up factors such as eye width, neck length and shoulder width as possible factors (and various ratios associated with these measurements).

Therefore when looking to pick a puppy, we can look at their features alongside health tests to ensure that breeders are making positive change in their breed.

➡Pugs
Among the direct measurements, the BOAS (+) dogs had significantly greater eye width. Pugs with moderately/severely stenotic nostrils had greater odds of being BOAS (+) than those with open/mildly stenotic nostrils. There was a clear trend that the higher the functional grade, the higher the proportion of high-BCS

Conformational factors EWR (Eye width ratio (EWR): eye width / skull width and Skull index (SI): skull width/ skull length were significantly associated with BOAS after adjusting for other factors. There was a tendency for dogs with higher EWR and SI to be more likely BOAS (+)

➡ French Bulldog

French bulldogs that had moderately/severely stenotic nostrils had greater odds of being BOAS (+) than those with open/mildly stenotic nostrils. Neck girth ratio (NGR): neck girth (NG) / chest girth (CG) was significantly associated with BOAS in French bulldogs.

➡ English Bulldog
Neuter status, stenotic nostrils, and neck girth (NG) / chest girth (CG) (NGR) were significantly associated with BOAS index.

➡ Other considerations

Have you viewed the mum and puppies together in a home environment (multiple times)?
Have they all been microchipped before leaving?
Has dam and sire been health tested?
Have they received appropriate preventative care?
Have they both had a 'Respiratory Function Grade' done, at least within the last 1-2 years?
Did they whelp naturally?
Can you hear mum or dad breathing loudly when at rest?
Do they have excessive skin folds?

➡ Remember, you may have your heart set on one of these breeds, and if you are prepared to care for their needs, then you may consider getting one.

But you must NOT fuel the irresponsible (and sometimes illegal) breeding of these dogs with poor health and welfare. Please, pick the breeders who are trying to improve their dogs to become healthier and have less extreme conformation.

09/01/2025

Home Office requests review of ketamine classification

The government will seek expert advice on reclassifying ketamine to become a Class A substance.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/home-office-requests-review-of-ketamine-classification

We recognise the grave concerns for drug misuse and abuse in the UK, We are glad to see that they are seeking expert advice, and we hope that the voice of the profession is heard.

Ketamine is a drug widely used in veterinary medicine, at various dosages for various needs and requirements.

It can be used as, but not limited to, an incredible adjunct to many protocols for safe, well rounded anaesthesia and analgesia. The drug is used in critical, emergency and trauma patients, is well used in exotic, farm, equine and zoo medicine. It can help lower inhalation anaesthesia requirements, can be used as part of a multimodal analgesia protocol and could reduce rescue analgesia need. It can also be used in some chronic pain conditions.

It is absolutely essential that reclassification means UK veterinary teams do not face challenges or disruption obtaining the drug, as they would if it was a Class 1.

We hope that the British Veterinary Association - BVA and MPs such as Danny Chambers MP are able to give the perspective of the veterinary community to ensure that should the classification change, the health and welfare of our patients is not compromised.

*Edited*

02/01/2025

Flooding and Pets

Sadly, the UK has been hit by widespread flooding in many areas.

This presents a number of challenges and risks to communities.

Local outbreaks of leptospirosis have been anecdotally reported following flood water, and this is mirrored by risks to humans after flooding.

Risk factors for human leptospirosis following flooding: A meta-analysis of observational studies

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6541304/

We would advise that for this reason you avoid letting our pets play in standing flood water where there is risk of both sewage overflow, animal urine (and excrement) or farming run off, in case we run the increased risk of leptospirosis or a gastroenteritis.

It would be sensible to also check your pets Leptospirosis vaccination is up to date. These are very safe. Based on the most recent periodic safety update report data received for each product, the incidence of adverse animal events for L4 vaccine products this figure is 0.045%, fewer than 5 for L4, for every 10,000 doses sold.

Any outdoor animals should be checked regularly to ensure their enclosure isn't waterlogged and they have plentiful access to dry, warm bedding and food. They may need to be temporarily relocated.

It is also incredibly important to come together as a community. For those who have been flooded there is a long road ahead to return to normality after damage to the house. Making sure your friends and neighbours are okay, offering food and support and helping drop off food, including pet food, at local food banks can help.

As with anything, we know communities can remain strong when they come together.

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