127 cats put down at Nassau County look after because of parvo outbreak

NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. - Nassau County Animal features had to euthanize 127 cats ultimate week because the result of a virulent disease of pussycat parvovirus, officials observed.

Timothy Maguire, director of animal services, instructed News4Jax that the take care of tried one quarantine, after which another, however the virus stored turning up in different cats.

the primary sequence of euthanizations turned into best kittens, but then officials determined all of the adults had to be out down.

After the cats have been euthanized, the cat preserve become closed for two weeks for an extensive sanitization.

The protect has no extended isolation enviornment. 

"This was horrible and we hated doing it," Maguire wrote in an e mail despatched Monday to News4Jax. "We did everything we're able to to steer clear of this outcome."

Maguire talked about they're going to add a 900-rectangular-foot isolation room with bad power, which prevents micoorganisms from spreading outdoor that area. 

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