COVID and Cats - new info
We've gotten emails from USDA, CDC, APHIS and Indiana Veterinary Association about 2 new cases of COVID in cats from New York. USDA APHIS Bulletin To summarize: Washington, D.C. April 22, 2020...
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trailertraveler wrote:
A study of the virus indicated that cats and ferrets can get Covid-19. Cats apparently shed the virus as a cat in another cage got infected. Dogs got infected. Virus was found in their feces but not in their nasal passages.
The link does not go to the published study (which was not peer reviewed, many on Covid-19 are not peer reviewed since this process takes time) but to a summary of the study. This link takes you to a review by experts in the field of the published study.
expert reaction to a study looking at susceptibility of pets to the COVID-19 virus (SARS-CoV-2)
