A new dog or other family pet has brought so much joy to uprooted lives this pandemic. But with increased numbers of pet adoptions come more opportunities for bites, scratches, and other dog or pet woes.
Dr. Alison Tothy is back on the show, she is a pediatric emergency medicine physician and a spokesperson for the AAP, and says dog bites have increased with kids being home more this past year.
She tells us about this strange side effect of the pandemic, dealing with animal fears, allergies, and deciding as a family when to get a pet.
Keeping Children Safe Around Pets and Other Animals
Featuring:
Dr. Alison Tothy
Dr. Alison Tothy is a pediatric emergency medicine physician and a spokesperson for the AAP.
Dr. Tothy’s research interests revolve around work designed to gain a better understanding of the characteristics that drive patient experience, both positively and negatively, and use this data to improve patient experience, engagement, and outcomes.