Pets And Coronavirus Uk

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.

Pets and coronavirus uk. Coronavirus has left pet lovers everywhere concerned their dogs and cats may be vulnerable to the bug. Avoid petting and snuggling with pets vets warn as covid 19 surges coronavirus infections are skyrocketing worldwide prompting veterinarians to issue guidance on how to handle. There are still no reports of animals in the uk with coronavirus. Pet cats and dogs could transmit coronavirus to humans via fur sage experts warn credit.

An official report by the uk s top vet said household pets may carry the virus on their fur which risks. Getty images getty but this risk was high for those with underlying health problems or poor immune. There have been a very small number of pets around 15 in total across the world that have tested positive for sars cov 2 the virus that causes covid 19 including a recent case of a cat testing positive in the uk. You may have heard that coronaviruses can infect animals and wondered whether your pets could get covid 19 or pass the virus to you.

On 13 march the world health organisation said at present there is no evidence that companion animals pets such as dogs or cats. Cuddling your pet dog or cat could give you coronavirus government scientists have warned. Some types of coronavirus cause illness in humans such as the common cold and sars some cause illness in animals such as kennel cough in dogs and fip in cats and some can affect both. It comes after a pet cat in england was infected with covid 19 from its owners the first.

Based on the limited information available to date the risk of animals spreading covid 19 to people is considered to be low. The coronaviruses are a large family of viruses.