Can Cats Get Coronavirus From Owners

The COVID-19 pandemic has a lot of people stuck at home with their catswhich raises some obvious questions.

Can cats get coronavirus from owners. The answer is yes - but only a very small amount of cases have been identified. There is evidence from real-world cases as well as laboratory experiments that both cats and dogs can become infected with coronavirus. In the yet-to-be published study researchers at Utrecht University in the.

A cat being looked over at the San Diego Humane Society on Tuesday. Research has shown that cats may be able to catch coronavirus from other cats but owners should not worry about the risk of infection from their pets. Social Desk April 04 2020.

You cant get it from your catthey are at risk from humansbut we cant get it from themi wish more responsible sites would make that very clear Reply DeWitt Henricks. For now pet owners need not worry about their cats becoming infected with COVID-19. Most of these animals became infected after contact with people with COVID-19 including owners caretakers or others who were in close contact.

Pet cuddles warning after cats infected with coronavirus by owners. Two cases of human-to-cat transmission are identified as part of a screening programme of the UKs feline population. A Belgium house cat tested positive for coronavirus in late March Fox 5 Atlanta reported.

According to the US. One study found that domestic cats infected with Covid-19. Dogs cats can catch COVID from owners study confirms Researchers say cats are at higher risk for contracting the virus than dogs and can develop COVID-like symptoms.

There is no direct evidence that cats would also be able to infect people. They found evidence of the virus in two dogs. There is currently no evidence that cats can transmit COVID-19 to humans and so owners should not worry unnecessarily.