Vancouver Coastal Health has manged to reduce hospital-acquired infections by 50%, but they want to do a lot more. One thing they’re trying is having Angus, a C. difficile-sniffing dog, find traces of the bug, then sending in a robot to use ultraviolet light to kill it.
Good for them, and yay, Angus! No wonder dogs get free passes to heaven.
January 13, 2017
oh angus
and all dogs!
we’re only just beginning to realize how wonderful they truly are.
bless them!
the thought crossed my mind… is it safe for him to inhale (if that germ works that way… possibly it doesn’t) but given dogs’ sensitive noses…
that could be a bad thing for them really. surely they’ve already realized that possibility and apparently it has been ruled it out.
Good for you for thinking of it, but they’re watching him carefully, and the bug mostly affects people with weak immune systems or have been taking antibiotics. It’s extremely unlikely he will be infected.
Love hearing about Angus, and had a warm fuzzy feeling when I saw the cartoon. You can pick’em, Jean!
Thanks. 🙂
I was going to say how cool that was but after reading Tammy’s comment , now I’m worried too!
(But it’s still cool that dogs can sniff out scents like that!)
Xo
I’m pretty sure he will be safe.
They do amazing things really. I can relate some events when Chutki had sensed something wrong and tried in her own way to warn us.
Yes, once poor Sammy tried to warn Kaitlin and Torben that a tornado might be coming near them. He was frustrated that it took them so long to clue in.
I often see news about the dogs who search mail or bags for drugs…and are used with little problem with inwards packages without damaging any that are not drug related…I think of the big stashes that come in via freight…
the super bug is often found where large groups of people cluster…
I’m guessing they will be using dogs more and more in the future — unless they figure out how to make a robot with the same skills.