🚀 go-pugleaf

Robert Kleinschmidt (robk@hal.COM) wrote:
: Locally, there have been some recent reports about bubonic plague,
: especially in the ground squirrel population. I don't have a cat,
: but if I did, I might be a little leary of any small toys of
: this kind.

Last I heard they'd found it in coyote but not in ground
squirrels and it was limited to a hot springs area near Gilroy.
Did something change?

Bubonic plague is not that uncommon in New Mexico.  It's treated
with antibiotics.  People are taught to stay away from piles
of animal excrement in the wild.  While one newscast I watched
here locally in California did give symptoms to watch for, I
think the news stories on this in general have been negligent
in not reporting how the plague is spread and how it is treated.

Regards, Charla