Myth buster: no evidence that cats and dogs can spread new coronavirus (2019-nCoV)

Can cats and dogs spread the new coronavirus?

At the date of this post (see above), there is no evidence that your companion, domestic cat or dog can be infected with the new coronavirus, according to the WHO – World Health Organisation.. Therefore they cannot spread the disease to people. It is very important that this message is spread rapidly across China and …

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Cats and dogs at risk of being infected by the coronavirus in China

Cats and dogs at risk of getting coronavirus

DO NOT KILL YOU CAT OR DOG BECAUSE YOU THINK THEY ARE SPREADING THIS DISEASE. PLEASE. THERE IS NO CERTAINTY THAT CATS AND DOGS CAN GET THIS DISEASE AND IN ANY CASE IT IS GROSSLY CRUEL TO KILL COMPANION ANIMALS UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES AS THERE IS RUMOUR AND SCARE MONGERING GOING ON. THERE ARE …

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Failure to administer prompt post exposure treatment lead to death of man bitten by rabid cat

Man infected with rabies

An inquest into the death of Omar Zouhri, who died after being bitten by a rabid cat while on holiday in Morocco, came to the conclusion that despite the man’s best efforts he had not received proper and prompt exposure treatment (ironically ‘PET’) in Morocco which is probably the main cause of his death. …

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Natural Instinct’s raw cat food gave two cat owners tuberculosis via their cats

Michael Groves and Roxy

Natural Instinct’s raw cat food gave bovine tuberculosis (bTB) to two Bengal cats. ASSOCIATED – RECENT: Homemade cat food recipes fall short of required standard Natural Instinct’s raw wild venison cat food has been implicated in giving bovine tuberculosis to 50 cats and at least two of their owners, two of whom are Bengal …

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The transfer of antibiotic resistant bugs in saliva from pet to person

Kissing your cat

There’s a report out online about the dangers of antibiotic resistant bugs being transferred from cats and dogs to their owners via saliva. The theory is as follows. The overprescription of antibiotics for pets can result in antimicrobial resistance (AMR). In other words bugs inside pets can become resistant to antibiotics. And there is …

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