Zoologix

12/04/2024

Dog and Cat Breeders: Order your new ZOOLOGIX FedEx PCR Pak by emailing your request to info@zoologix.com. We will mail you a PCR Pak, prepaid for FedEx 2-day service, for you to send your samples to ZOOLOGIX fast and fresh - at no cost to you!

ZOOLOGIX PCR Paks contain sample collection swabs, packaging, PCR panel pricing, and a checklist order form with easy-to-follow instructions - everything you need for collecting and sending samples to ZOOLOGIX. Samples sent in a PCR Pak can be PCR-tested for canine or feline diarrhea pathogens, respiratory pathogens, and more.

Breeders, request your free PCR Pak today at info@zoologix.com!

10/22/2021

OUR WEBSITE IS NOW EVEN MORE SECURE THAN EVER!
Zoologix has just implemented increased, state-of-the-art website security. No data breaches were detected in the recent hacking attempt mentioned in the previous post, and our website is even more secure now.
Thanks as always for the trust you place in ZOOLOGIX.

01/20/2021

https://www.abqjournal.com/1536466/pets-highly-unlikely-to-spread-covid19.html

Are pets capable of spreading COVID-19? The SARS-CoV-2 virus, the organism responsible for the human ...

07/08/2020

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-07-monkeys-infected-coronavirus-short-term-immunity.html

Test monkeys infected with the novel coronavirus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic were protected from reinfection for up to 28 days later, a Chinese study out Thursday in the journal Science said.

07/08/2020

https://www.ajc.com/news/local/breaking-georgia-dog-tests-positive-for-virus-that-causes-covid/Yilt051pRyYPEVb0Ycl92O/

A Georgia dog is believed to be the second in the country to positive for the virus that causes COVI...

06/03/2020

https://www.ajc.com/news/national/dog-new-york-tests-positive-for-coronavirus/0IJYQiySMCMoWc8oPXvCBJ/

A German shepherd in New York is the first dog in the U.S. to test positive for the coronavirus, the USDA said in a news release.

05/28/2020

https://www.euronews.com/2020/05/20/coronavirus-minks-test-positive-for-covid-19-at-two-dutch-farms

Authorities began investing mink farms after some were spotted showing signs of coronavirus back in April.

05/28/2020

COVID-19 on Dutch mink farms:
https://promedmail.org/promed-post/?id=7375359

05/14/2020

https://news.wisc.edu/study-confirms-cats-can-become-infected-with-and-may-transmit-covid-19-to-other-cats/

Researchers advise that people with symptoms avoid contact with cats, and cat owners should keep their pets indoors to limit contact with other people and animals.

04/06/2020

It was reported on 06 April 2020 that a tiger exhibiting symptoms consistent with COVID-19 in the Bronx zoo has tested positive for the virus:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/06/nyregion/bronx-zoo-tiger-coronavirus.html

Several other tigers and lions have also exhibited symptoms of the illness, according to federal officials.

04/03/2020

A new pre-print paper reports that SARS-CoV-2 replicates poorly in dogs, pigs, chickens, and ducks, but efficiently in ferrets and cats. The virus transmits in cats via respiratory droplets.
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.30.015347v1.full.pdf

04/03/2020

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00984-8

But scientists say it’s unclear whether felines can spread the virus to people, so pet owners need not panic yet.