Tag: animal health
Campaigners secure poison ban
(CNS): Following the deaths of many pets in Cayman as a result of paraquat poisoning, a local public awareness campaign has secured a ban on the importation of the highly toxic herbicide. Paraquat was added to the customs prohibited goods act by Cabinet at the end of last month, preventing anyone from lawfully bringing in […]
Dog owners warned over parvovirus outbreak
(CNS): Local vets are reporting a significant increase in the number of cases of parvovirus on Grand Cayman, the Department of Agriculture said Friday. A highly infectious disease in dogs that causes severe vomiting, diarrhoea and fever, it is often fatal and commonly affects young dogs and those that have not been routinely vaccinated, but […]
