Can Cats Get Coronavirus Yes Or No
This isnt a groundless concern.
Can cats get coronavirus yes or no. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of human-to-animal transmission. There is now some evidence confirmed by the US. Things could rapidly change of course but experts we spoke to stressed the same thing.
Department of Agriculture USDA are aware of pets worldwide including dogs and cats reported to be infected with SARS-CoV-2 the virus that causes COVID-19 in people after close contact with infected people. Yes its possible for animals to test positive for coronavirus. Although pets may contract COVID-19 in rare cases there is no evidence they can spread it to people.
Cat owners have probably heard of coronavirus beforecats are routinely vaccinated against a species-specific strain of the virus that can cause mild digestive issues. This happened mostly after the animals were in close contact with. They include pet cats and zoo animals.
Theres no evidence their pets could get very sick or die from the novel coronavirus. Yes your pets can get coronavirus. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention a few pets including cats and dogs also have been infected with the virus that causes COVID-19.
And they cant give it you. No at least not at this time. Officials said it was likely a case of human-to-animal transmission.
But its not the scary one. Check out our Pet Health Hub for information on the Covid-19 virus and the risk to our pets. So far weve seen that the virus doesnt seem to cause symptoms in dogs and can only causes mild signs in cats and ferrets such as a cough in pets whose owners have tested positive for Covid-19 and in laboratory research studies.