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. The coronaviruses are a large family of viruses. A pet cat has tested positive in the uk for the strain of coronavirus that is causing the current pandemic. Following recent reports of a cat testing positive for covid 19 in the uk we understand you may be concerned about your pet. And while there s a lot of information about how to protect yourself and how to keep your.

There is no evidence of dogs being infected with coronavirus in the uk. The virus that causes covid 19 has been confirmed in one cat in england from a household containing people who had tested positive for the virus. Coronavirus covid 19 continues to dominate headlines as the number of cases continue to rise in the uk. 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.

While there is no need to worry our vets have provided some guidance on how to take sensible precautions to keep everyone safe during this time. Pet cats and dogs could transmit coronavirus to humans via fur sage experts warn credit. Here in the uk official government lines published on march 27 state that there is no evidence of coronavirus circulating in pets or other animals in the uk and there is nothing to suggest. Getty images getty but this risk was high for those with underlying health problems or poor immune.

You can t catch the virus from pets there is no evidence that your pet dog or cat can pass on the new coronavirus according to the who. Covid 19 is an illness caused by a new type of coronavirus called sars cov 2.