In this episode of Girls with Dogs, Cathy (Groovy Golden Doodles) and Kimberly (Keep the Tail Wagging)  chat with Dr. Suzanne Craig about the mysterious respiratory illness spreading across the United States. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Introduction03:16 There is no vaccine03:41 States reporting cases04:24 Cathy’s experience08:11 Chronic & acute form of virus09:25 Clinical signs other than coughing/signs of a fever12:09 Traditional meds aren’t working12:53 The flu vaccine13:59 Is it a virus or a bacteria?15:15 Facebook group tracking virus16:01 People aren’t taking illness seriously16:56 Supporting immune system + avoiding dog park17:22 Dog park risks18:58 Transmittal of virus26:50 Bordatella vaccine31:15 Is the virus zoonotic?32:27 Fear and distrust leading to dismissing the virus33:52 A lady called Cathy a bad name37:31 Can dogs be carriers but not symptomatic?40:02 Final thoughts - it’s not worth the risk LINKS DISCUSSED: Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/cirdtracking Keep the Tail Wagging article: https://keepthetailwagging.com/how-to-protect-dogs-from-the-mysterious-respiratory-illness/OUR BLOGS: Cathy: Groovy Goldendoodles, GroovyGoldendoodles.comKimberly: Keep the Tail Wagging, KeepTheTailWagging.com FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK: Groovy Goldendoodles, Facebook.com/GroovyGoldendoodlesKeep the Tail Wagging, Facebook.com/KeepTheTailWagging FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: Groovy Goldendoodles, Instagram.com/GroovyGoldendoodlesKeep the Tail Wagging, Instagram.com/RawFeederLife FOLLOW US ON TIKTOK: Groovy Goldendoodles, tiktok.com/@GroovyGoldendoodlesKeep the Tail Wagging, tiktok.com/@RawFeederLife MUSIC: Good Feeling by Roa https://soundcloud.com/roa_music1031Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/-good-feelingMusic promoted by Audio LibraryThank you for listening. Cathy (Groovy Goldendoodles) and Kimberly (Keep the Tail Wagging) are two black women who met at a pet blogging conference and quickly bonded over a love of dogs. Their weekly conversations were transitioned to a podcast in 2021.