Vet Report: Coronavirus, veterinary clinics and animals

Lainie Kringen-Scholtz
Mar 25, 2020
Mar 25, 2020 Updated Apr 9, 2020

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I hate to add to the coronavirus hype, but we are getting a lot of questions about how the human coronavirus can impact animals.

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Dr. Lainie Kringen-Scholtz is Associate Veterinarian at Animal Medical Care in Brookings, South Dakota.

The Vet Report is provided in conjunction with Prairie View Veterinary Clinic with locations in Miller, Redfield, Wessington Springs and Highmore, S.D. Questions? Send an email to owner Eric Knock, DVM, at reknock@venturecomm.net or write 321 E. 14th St., Miller, SD 57362.