Cats and dogs benefit as smokers give up during Covid-19 pandemic
In England, UK cats and dogs are benefiting because smokers have been forced to re-evaluate their habit due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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If you’ve got Covid-19 and a cat you should both self-isolate
NEWS AND VIEWS: US scientists say that if you have a cat and have tested positive for Covid-19 you should both self-isolate. This seems a very positive and quite strict directive and I’m getting this news from a British newspaperA. … Continue reading →
The beneficial role of companion animals during coronavirus lockdown
You would expect that the presence of companion animals in a household during the coronavirus lockdown would be beneficial to their human guardians and a survey confirms this. The study is called: Human-animal relationships and interactions during the Covid-19 lockdown … Continue reading →
Coronavirus vaccine for cats being developed too
With all the talk about the big international push to develop an effective and approved human vaccine against Covid-19, it is nice to read that in parallel at least one company is developing a coronavirus vaccine for cats. It is … Continue reading →
Substantial number of people give Covid-19 to their companion animals
There have been a few studies on this subject unsurprisingly. It is obviously highly pertinent at the moment. However, a recent study from Canada led by a veterinary pathologist, Dorothee Bienzle of the University of Guelph, appears to confirm that … Continue reading →
Mountain lions invade the capital of Chile, Santiago, due to lockdown and other factors
The coronavirus pandemic lockdowns have altered the relationship between people and wild animals. This article is about mountain lions in Santiago but it might well apply to other wild species for the same reasons. A combination of factors has resulted … Continue reading →
Black market drug for cats found to destroy Covid-19 virus in lab experiments
A drug labelled GC376 was found, we are told by the authors of a Daily Mail online article, to destroy the Covid-19 virus in lab experiments. There are calls for the drug to be trialled as a standard treatment for … Continue reading →
Russia developing a coronavirus vaccine for mink and cats
NEWS AND VIEWS: Russia has a large mink fur industry. Comment: that’s not a good start in this story because animal advocates will detest that thought. Russia has around 100 fur farms and I understand that they are very large. … Continue reading →
People who test positive for Covid-19 should protect their pets
This is a developing situation. Nobody wants to create alarm but the focus thus far has been on people and how many are infected and how many die. Companion animals are an afterthought but the picture is developing. It seems … Continue reading →
Putting face coverings on cats and dogs causes distress and perhaps worse
This is an interesting development. Some cat and dog owners are putting face coverings on their cats and dogs, photographing them and then uploading the photographs to Instagram and other social media sites. Why are they doing this? There are … Continue reading →