Pet Cat Coronavirus Uk

A pet cat has fallen ill with coronavirus in the UK after apparently catching Covid-19 from its owners.

Pet cat coronavirus uk. A pet cat has become the first animal in the UK to test positive for the coronavirus COVID-19 after catching it from his owner the government has confirmed. A cat has become the first animal in the UK to test positive for Covid-19 according to the UKs Chief Veterinary Officer. CORONAVIRUS is being handled as a global emergency and pet owners have been told to keep their pets.

PA Chief Veterinary Officer Christine Middlemiss said. Thankfully the cat only had mild symptoms and has now fully recovered. 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.

27 July 2020 1408 A cat has tested positive for coronavirus stock images. Pet cat becomes first animal in the UK to get Covid-19 after catching the virus from its owners. A pet cat has tested positive in the UK for the strain of coronavirus that is causing the current pandemic.

Pet cat tests positive for Covid-19 in the UK government confirms 27 July 2020 1350 Updated. First Confirmed Coronavirus Case In A UK Pet As Cat Contracts Virus The feline caught the virus from its owners. This implies that transmission from humans to cats is extremely rare.

The infection was confirmed following tests at the Animal and. There is limited evidence to suggest the transmission of COVID-19 from people to cats may be possible. Therefore it is important that owners should not worry unnecessarily.

Given the lack of transmission there are currently no plans to vaccinate cats against COVID-19. In a news release the UK. Experts say it is the first confirmed case of infection in an animal in the UK but does.