Covid-19

We take the safety of our staff, furry guests and their guardians serious.  Here at DDI, we wish to provide some information from the CDC and policy updates to try to keep our facility as safe as possible for everyone.

According to the CDC about pets:

What you need to know

• At this time, there is no evidence that animals play a significant role in spreading the virus that causes COVID-19.
• Based on the limited information available to date, the risk of animals spreading COVID-19 to people is considered to be low.
• More studies are needed to understand if and how different animals could be affected by COVID-19.
• We are still learning about this virus, but it appears that it can spread from people to animals in some situations.

Research on SARS-Cov-2 in animals is limited, but studies are underway to learn more about how this virus can affect different animals.

• Recent research shows that ferrets, cats, and golden Syrian hamsters can be experimentally infected with the virus and can spread the infection to other animals of the same species in laboratory settings.
• A number of studies have investigated non-human primates as models for human infection. Rhesus macaques, cynomolgus macaques, Grivets, and common marmosets can become infected SARS-CoV-2 and become sick in a laboratory setting.
• Mice, pigs, chickens, and ducks do not seem to become infected or spread the infection based on results from these studies.
• Data from one study suggest some dogs can get infected but might not spread the virus to other dogs as easily compared to cats and ferrets, which can easily spread the virus to other animals of the same species

These findings were based on a small number of animals, and do not show whether animals can spread infection to people. More studies are needed to understand if and how different animals could be affected by COVID-19.

The following Link is to the CDC website regarding pets are where more information can be found:

Center of Disease Control 

Cook County

https://cookcountypublichealth.org/communicable-diseases/covid-19/covid-vaccine/

Updated hours and policies:

Currently Hours

Monday - Friday 7am - 11am, and 2pm - 7pm

Saturday 9am - 11am, and 2pm - 5pm

Sunday 10am until 12am, and 2pm - 5pm

Dogs Day Inn current policies:

All clients must wear mask upon drop-off/pick-up

We are NOT ALLOWING anyone other than employees and dogs into the facility

We are asking that you call the facility when dropping-off or pick-up your dog