Veterinarians tackle mystery dog illness with COVID-19 drug
A veterinarian in Iowa is prescribing the COVID-19 drug Paxlovid to treat a mysterious dog illness that is spreading across the United States. The veterinarian noticed that many of the severe cases he treated had owners who recently had COVID-19, and he observed similarities between COVID-19 symptoms and the symptoms in dogs. After trying the drug on a severely ill dog named Cash, the dog showed signs of recovery. The veterinarian is now testing the treatment on other dogs with severe cases of the illness.
