Pet Cat Coronavirus Uk

The uk s chief veterinary officer has confirmed that the virus responsible for covid 19 has been detected in a pet cat.

Pet cat coronavirus uk. The cat from southern england is. More research is necessary to. The uk s first confirmed animal infected with covid 19 has been recorded in a pet cat. Veterinary scientists have recommended cat owners keep their pets indoors to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus among animals.

The cat caught coronavirus from its owners who had previously tested positive for the virus said public. Call for annual nhs and frontline workers day the cat s symptoms mirrored those of human patients and included shortness of breath and nasal discharge. Pet cat becomes first animal in the uk to get covid 19 after catching the virus from its owners officials believe the unidentified cat caught the coronavirus from its owners both the cat and its. Advice for people in england with animals advice for pet owners and livestock keepers on looking after the welfare of animals during the coronavirus covid 19 pandemic.

The feline was diagnosed with the infection after its owners also tested positive. A pet cat has fallen ill with coronavirus in the first confirmed case of the killer disease in an animal in the uk. But the british veterinary association stressed owners should. Experts say it is the first confirmed case of infection in an animal in the uk but does.

A female siamese cat has become the first animal in the uk to catch coronavirus prompting a warning to owners not to kiss their pets or share food with them. A pet cat has tested positive in the uk for the strain of coronavirus that is causing the current pandemic.