Petopia, the city of Sugar Land’s animal shelter, is closed to the public for four to...
Petopia, the city of Sugar Land’s animal shelter, will be closed to the public for four to six weeks due to a positive case of canine distemper.Petopia, the city of Sugar Land’s animal shelter, has been closed to the public for four to six weeks due to a positive case of canine distemper, the city announced Saturday.
“It can take up to four to six weeks for an infected dog to show signs of illness; so there will be no movement of dogs within the shelter during this time to prevent additional spread of the illness,” he said. SPCA of Texas, the Humane Society of Central Texas and a Lufkin animal shelter all saw outbreaks of distemper in their facilities last summer and fall, said Dawn Steph, Sugar Land's director of environmental and neighborhood services.
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