Can Cats Get Covid 19 From Owners

Social Desk April 04 2020.

Can cats get covid 19 from owners. Instead a government spokesman said. Cats and dogs get COVID-19 from their owners at extremely high rates By Rachael Rettner 08 July 2021 About two-thirds of pet cats and more than 40 of pet dogs in the study caught COVID-19. According to the US.

It seems its more of a one-way street. For now pet owners need not worry about their cats becoming infected with COVID-19. Since the virus has not been shown to pass from animals to humans your four-legged friends are safe.

But that wasnt the case with cats which were at higher risk of coronavirus infection the more time they spent with their owners especially if they shared a bed. In the yet-to-be published study researchers at Utrecht University in the. People can give COVID-19 to their cats but not the other way around.

Cats that spent more than 19 hours per day with their owners including sleeping on their owners bed seemed to be at a higher risk of infection OVC reports. Researchers in the United Kingdom have discovered new evidence that humans can transmit the virus to cats. However its always a good idea to.

Swabs were taken from 310 pets in. Study suggests cats can get coronavirus but pet owners need not panic. Felines are more likely to get COVID-19 from humans rather than you get it from a cat.

Companion animals including pet cats. The study authors write that we have demonstrated that dogs and cats living in the same household as their owners with COVID-19 can be exposed and infected by SARS-CoV-2. We dont yet know all of the animals that can get infected.