Pets Can Let You Know If You're Sick

Pets are often considered 'man's best friend,' and in some cases, they're the reason humans discover that they are sick! So-called 'health sentinels' can mean the difference in a human's well-being. Pets who are sick can sometimes provide clues about the cause of symptoms in humans.

Jennifer Adler, V.M.D., specialist in Veterinary Internal Medicine Specialist at the Center for Animal Referral and Emergency Services (CARES) Animal Hospital in Langhorne, PA, says since pets and humans share the same spaces, a pet can also be a sentinel for other types of environmentally-related human illnesses, such as Lyme disease or water contamination.

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