Covid And Pets

Several lions and tigers external icon at a new york zoo tested positive for sars cov 2 after showing signs of respiratory illness.

Covid and pets. Based on the limited available information the risk of animals spreading the covid 19. Advice for pet owners and livestock keepers on looking after the welfare of animals during the coronavirus covid 19 pandemic. A small number of pets worldwide including cats and dogs have been reported external icon to be infected with the virus that causes covid 19 mostly after close contact with people with covid 19. This happened mostly after the animals were in close contact with people infected with the covid 19 virus.

Based on the limited information available to date the risk of animals spreading covid 19 to people is considered to be low. This advice applies to england only. Cats and dogs can transmit coronavirus to humans via their fur sage experts warn. Centers for disease control and prevention a few pets including cats and dogs also have been infected with the virus that causes covid 19.

According to the u s. The tiny number that did were cats and they only developed very mild symptoms such as coughing or breathing slightly faster than usual. Coronaviruses are a large family. At least 3 048 people infected with the sars cov 2 virus have died and pet.

There have been no animal deaths caused by covid 19. To date most of the small number of pets that have tested positive for the covid 19 virus showed no symptoms at all. Most of these pets became sick after contact with people with covid 19. Further evidence for how pets might contract covid 19 comes from a study by researchers at the harbin veterinary research institute in china published in the journal science on april 8 it.

Coronavirus in dogs and cats. You may have heard that coronaviruses can infect animals and wondered whether your pets could get covid 19 or pass the virus to you. A small number of pet cats and dogs have been reported to be infected with the virus in several countries including the united states. Can your pet get covid 19.

Documents published today reveal that the risk of pets spreading covid 19 to humans is considered medium. Symptoms of covid 19 in pets.