Coronavirus In Cats And Dogs

A new Covid-19 study on cats and dogs has.

Coronavirus in cats and dogs. Canine coronavirus CCoV is not the same virus as SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19. This may be because the virus binds more easily to the receptors on the surface of cats cells compared with dogs. Canine coronavirus disease known as CCoV is a highly infectious intestinal infection in dogs especially puppies.

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. Some strains affect animals some affect humans and some can affect both. The strain of coronavirus that causes COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 appears to affect primarily the respiratory system of both people and the animals it infects cats dogs and ferrets have been shown to be susceptible thus far.

Cats and dogs can also be affected by their specific Coronavirus the Canine Enteric Coronavirus CCoV for example which belongs to Alphacoronavirus genera and causes mild enteritis in dogs infecting cells in the intestine says Hervé. Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses. Tests from over 200 cases show more than 40 of infected animals in the US.

Coronaviruses are not particularly hard to please when it comes to potential hosts -- theyve been detected in many mammal and bird species including dogs and cats as well as livestock like cows. SARS-CoV-2 the virus responsible for COVID-19 originated from wild animals likely bats in China. Some coronaviruses such as canine and feline coronaviruses infect only animals and do not infect people.

As for cats ABC News explains that theyre also in the cant pass on the virus camp though they can also test positive for low levels of coronavirus courtesy of their owners. According to the US. A few dogs and cats living with COVID-19 patients have tested positive for the presence of virus.

Six cats and seven dogs returned a positive PCR result while 54. 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. However unlike previously documented Sars-CoV-2 infections in cats and dogs the animals referred to the RVRC had no other respiratory.