Coronavirus Pets Australia

They re your furry best friend and a fixture of your home but could your beloved cat or dog give you coronavirus.

Coronavirus pets australia. Space to play or pause m to mute left and right arrows to seek up and down arrows for. Australian veterinary association says no evidence pets play a role in coronavirus after positive test vets have urged pet owners to remain calm saying there is still no evidence of human to animal transmission of the disease despite reports. First dog to test positive for covid 19 in the us dies. A sydney vet says he is being asked by some clients if they should euthanise their pets amid growing fears about the spread of coronavirus.

A beloved german shepherd named buddy has died after becoming the first dog to test positive for coronavirus in. Pets have been left stranded overseas after their australian expat owners were forced to come home because of covid 19. Coronavirus live updates it s home to australia s only animal quarantine facility and all pets flying internationally have to land there and be quarantined. Coronavirus sees pet fostering surge but cat and dog homes brace for rise in pets being surrendered.

Dozens of pets are trapped overseas after their australian expat owners were forced to come home because of covid 19 leaving families heartbroken. Dr sam kovac a veterinarian who treats animals in the city s inner city and inner west said there had been a spike in pet owners questioning whether the virus can be transmitted from their animals. To date there is no evidence that companion animals play a role in the spread of this human disease or that they become sick if they are exposed to the virus.