What affects us affects cats
Yes, zoo animals can get Covid from zookeepers, the people who look after the animals. The virus travels through a circuitous route. It seems that humans contracted the virus from an animal in a wet market in Wuhan, China, initially, and it has spread as we all know amongst humans, rapidly. Then, moving forward, …
Yes, big cats can get Covid-19. There have been two instances of captive big cats getting Covid-19 concerning both tigers and lions. There was a well-publicised news story during the early parts of the coronavirus pandemic (April 2020) at which time New York City was going through a particularly torrid time with a surge …
I don’t think that cat owners in the US (or anywhere else) should worry about their cats getting Covid-19 from them or from a veterinary clinic or perhaps a boarding cattery. Cat owners are asking questions about Covid-19 and their cats and dogs. The concern may be enhanced by the “second wave” of the …
Professor Sarah Legge, of the Australian National University and the University of Queensland is the lead scientist of a team who carried out a study on the impact of diseases transmitted from cats to people on the Australian economy. These are zoonotic diseases. I’ve not seen the actual research paper but I don’t think …
In a video in which Scotland’s first Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, updates the nation on coronavirus regulations, she states that the coronavirus pandemic is no one’s fault. I am going to allege that she was asked to say that by the Chinese ambassador to Britain, Liu Xiaoming, in a meeting at the Scottish Chambers of …
At present, there is fairly clear evidence in a study setting that domestic cats can get Covid-19 and transmit it to other cats although the symptoms are very mild or the cat is asymptomatic. And because they can transmit cat-to-cat it does not mean that it is happening. However, in the UK two factors …
Theoretically or technically cat ear mites are contagious to humans because they can crawl out of a cat’s ear canal onto a person who is handling the cat. However, it hardly ever happens and if it does the mite will be brushed off or fall off. It is not a human health issue. It …
The news is spreading almost as fast as the virus. Copper, that humble metal, is an impressive anti-viral and can kill the coronavirus. It does this by releasing copper irons when the virus lands on its surface. The ions prevent cell respiration and disrupts the viral coat destroying the DNA and RNA inside. It’s …
