Can Cats Get Covid 19

Study which appears in VetRecord.

Can cats get covid 19. The studys authors said cats biology may make them more susceptible to Covid. In the naturally occurring case of feline COVID-19 from Belgium the cat developed GI and respiratory problems and recovered within nine days. Chimps and gorillas may catch COVID-19.

When I wrote my first article about cats and COVID-19 back in March of 2020 there were no confirmed cases. As of late July a total of 97 cats in the United States have tested positive for the virus. Cats can do more than catch mice nap seemingly endlessly and wake you up before your alarm in the morning they can also recover from COVID-19 more quickly than humans according to scientific.

Researchers in the United Kingdom have discovered new evidence that humans can transmit the virus to cats. Published 30 March 2020. Cats appear to be more susceptible to COVID-19 than dogs.

The owner of one had been diagnosed with COVID-19 but no one in the household of the second cat had tested positive so we dont yet know where it came from. Since then a number of felines including large cats in zoos as well as domestic cats have contracted the virus. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention a few pets including cats and dogs also have been infected with the virus that causes COVID-19.

For pet owners a new study is only adding fuel to that fire. The severity of disease caused SARS-CoV-2 infection in cats is unclear. Most of these animals became infected after contact with people with COVID-19 including owners caretakers or others who were in close contact.

We dont yet know all of the animals that can get infected. FRIDAY April 23 2021 HealthDay News -- Not even your beloved feline is safe from COVID-19. A team studying two house cats with respiratory distress confirmed the presence of SARS-CoV-2 the virus causing COVID-19 in both.