Cats And Coronavirus Bbc News

Good news for pet owners worried about their family or their pets safety.

Cats and coronavirus bbc news. Research has shown cats may be able to catch Covid-19. Iriss Cats In Need in Stoke-on-Trent has received several calls. In fact cats may not be generally susceptible to getting sick from the novel coronavirus he says.

Cats can get coronavirus and owners who test positive should stay away chief vet says. Cats have a similar vulnerability to coronavirus as humans. However Julia Hollingsworth of CNN says that current evidence indicates that pet animals are unlikely to be sick from the virus even if they do get infected.

The advice reached millions more people via BBC radio news bulletins that said veterinary scientists are urging cat owners to keep their pets indoors during the coronavirus lockdown. One percent of all cats die of FIP Dr. The British Veterinary Association has clarified its position in light of a report on the BBC news website relating to cats and coronavirus.

There isnt a single case of a pet dog or. Two pet cats have tested positive for coronavirus in New York state the first pets in the US to contract the infection say officials. The Kent coronavirus variant may be linked to heart problems in cats and dogs a preliminary scientific study has suggested.

Dr Angel Almendros from City University in Hong Kong told BBC News. Earlier this week a 4-year-old tiger at the Bronx Zoo tested positive the first known animal infection in the United States. Veterinary scientists have recommended cat owners keep their pets indoors to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus among animals.

Coronavirus can infect a wide range of species including cats dogs mink and other domesticated species experts said. But current evidence suggests cats may be able to catch the virus from other cats. In March 2020 it was reported that just two cats had tested positive for the new coronavirus.