Covid 19 And Pets

Be sure to enjoy a long walk with your dog or playing with your cat.

Covid 19 and pets. During the covid 19 pandemic having your pet close by is comforting and healthy. Experts say it appears pets can contract the novel coronavirus from. A small number of pets worldwide including cats and dogs have been reported to be infected with the virus that causes covid 19 mostly after close contact with people with covid 19. Coronavirus in dogs and cats according to the u s.

Centers for disease control and prevention a few pets including cats and dogs also have been infected with the virus that causes covid 19. Early studies have found that cats are the. We are still learning about this virus but it appears that it can spread from people to animals in some situations especially after close contact with a person sick with covid 19. Based on the limited information available to date the risk of animals spreading covid 19 to people is considered to be low.

Pets can help reduce blood pressure and cholesterol levels and help manage loneliness and depression. They include pet cats and zoo animals. Further evidence for how pets might contract covid 19 comes from a study by researchers at the harbin veterinary research institute in china published in the journal science on april 8. Two cats and one dog in the united states have tested positive for the presence of sars cov 2 the virus causing covid 19.