CORONAVIRUS en GATOS🐱 ¿Se contagian? ¿Lo transmiten?

The current pandemic situation has raised countless questions among all those who enjoy the company of a cat. These questions have increased in recent days due to news reports indicating the contagion of a domestic cat and felines housed in zoos. In this video by an animal expert, we will explain whether cats can have COVID 19 and whether they can transmit it to people always based on the scientific evidence available to d. The first case was that of a cat in Belgium that had not only tested positive for the new coronavirus in feces but also suffered from respiratory and digestive symptoms. On the other hand, other felines were reported at a New York zoo. They were tigers and lions that had supposedly tested positive for COVID 19. However, only one tigress was tested in this case. Some of them showed respiratory signs of the disease, but the truth is that the Belgian cat who has now recovered has not been determined to have symptoms due to COVID 19. In both the domestic cat and the lions at the New York Zoo, the virus came from the animals caretakers. Considering the millions of people around the world who are potentially positive for the coronavirus who live in contact with cats, and the minimal number of cases reported to date in this species, we can say that the presence of COVID 19 in them is anecdotal. Below we explain the scientific studies that have emerged on the subject, but first the forget to subscribe to the Experto Animal Channel to stay up to date with the latest on domestic and wild animals and much more. The first study by Shi and collaborators concludes that cats can contract the virus and it manages to replicate in their bodies, causing some mild respiratory symptoms. In addition, these cats could infect other healthy felines. The same conclusion has been reached in cats. In contrast, in dogs susceptibility was much more limited and other animals such as pigs, chickens and ducks were not susceptible at all. It should be noted that the participating cats were exposed to very high doses of the virus which would never occur in a natural environment. Even so, very low susceptibility and a very limited capacity to transmit the virus were detected. Another study carried out on 102 cats by F.Z. fang and collaborators concludes that only 15 tested positive, but only 3 had any immunological reaction. In addition to other analyses have looked for the virus in cats, dogs, felines, foxes and maples with respiratory symptoms or unexplained deaths. Of 800 animals tested, all tested negative for COVID 19. For all these reasons, organizations involved in human public health and veterinary health conclude that cats have no relevance in COVID 19. There is currently no evidence that companion animals transmit the disease, and transmission from people to animals would only occur in exceptional situations. Even so, it is recommended that people who test positive for coronavirus leave their cats in the care of other people or maintain the recommended hygiene guidelines. On the other hand, it is true that cats can get coronavirus, but of other types. That is why we may hear about these viruses in the veterinary field, but none of them are related to COVID 19. If you want to know more about feline coronavirus, here above and in the information box, we have left you a video in which we explain its symptoms and treatment. We hope we have helped you to be well informed about COVID 19 in Cats. If you like the video, don't forget to give us a like and write your opinion in the comments box. Until next time, experts.