Junction City Animal Shelter Director Vanessa Gray has confirmed via a social media announcement that unfortunately, starting on Friday, our shelter will be CLOSED at a minimum of 2 weeks. Thursday, we had a dog test positive for Parvovirus. He had been in and around our shelter, therefore, we will have to monitor all other dogs for the next 2 weeks for symptoms.
While we are unsure of contact time and where it originated our staff will be working diligently to ensure our other pets are safe and all protocols are followed. The dog in question unfortunately passed away during life-saving measures. He started to exhibit signs only Thursday. We are all devastated.
What does this mean? - Our shelter will not be able to adopt any dogs out until after the incubation period. No dogs can leave. We will also be closed to cat viewing to limit transmission. Can we take strays? - We are urging pet parents to ensure their pets are safe at home. IF a stray dog comes to the shelter, we can temporary house them in our front area no longer than 20 minutes. We will then have no choice but to place them in the dog room- thus potentially subjected them to this virus if it remains in our shelter. PLEASE keep your pets home.
This dog was fully vaccinated and still was a victim of this nasty disease. What about Clear The Shelters?- We will add 10 days to Clear The Shelters for after we are able to open again to ensure the event had ample time for those coming to look. We will still be available VIA phone, email, Facebook messages for any and all questions or concerns. We would appreciate your patience and understanding during this time.