Pet owners giving animals bottled water over GenX concerns.
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — As many people are no longer drinking tap water because of GenX, many pet owners are also not giving it to their animals.
“I’ve pretty much worked in medicine most of my life, so I just went, ‘Wow.
Why would we even think that our animals could?
‘” Humphrey said.
She is not the only one concerned about her pet.
Veterinarian Salina Locke at VCA Wrightsville Beach Animal Hospital said she does not know much about GenX, but she has seen studies done about a similar compound and how it affects animals.
“The research studies have been at high doses and for short term,” Locke said.
Locke said she has not had any inquiries about GenX from her patients yet, but this is what she would tell anyone who is concerned.
“You know, be smart.