Pets Coronavirus

It s not clear to what extent animals can really be sick.

Pets coronavirus. Coronavirus in dogs and cats according to the u s. March 3 2020 the threat that the virus causing covid 19 could sicken pets and spread between them. Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses. Coronaviruses are not particularly hard to please when it comes to potential hosts they ve been detected in many mammal and bird species including dogs and cats as well as livestock like cows.

Getty images in several cases pets that have tested positive have suffered with respiratory. According to uc davis chief veterinary medical officer jane sykes pets can get the coronavirus but they might not become sick from it. Risk of people spreading the virus that causes covid 19 to pets. Can pets get the new coronavirus covid 19.

Some coronaviruses cause cold like illnesses in people while others cause illness in certain types of animals such as cattle camels and bats. For the latest updates on the 2020 coronavirus outbreak see our news coverage. Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses. This happened mostly after the animals were in close contact with people infected with the covid 19 virus.

Some coronaviruses such as canine and feline coronaviruses infect only animals and do not infect humans. Department of agriculture usda are aware of a very small number of pets worldwide including dogs and cats reported to be infected with the virus that causes covid 19 after close contact with people with covid 19. 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 veterinary centers of america vca ccov causes.

For information on pets see if you have pets. Some coronaviruses cause cold like illnesses in people while others cause illness in certain types of animals such as cattle camels and bats. You may have heard that coronaviruses can infect animals and wondered whether your pets could get covid 19 or pass the virus to you. Dogs especially puppies are susceptible to a different strain of the virus known as canine coronavirus disease ccov.