Study Confirms Cats Can Become Infected With COVID-19

[BadGimp]

Source: scitechdaily.com

In a study published this month in the New England Journal of Medicine, scientists in the U.S. and Japan report that in the laboratory, cats can readily become infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and may be able to pass the virus to other cats.

Professor of Pathobiological Sciences at the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine Yoshihiro Kawaoka led the study, in which researchers administered to three cats SARS-CoV-2 isolated from a human patient. The following day, the researchers swabbed the nasal passages of the cats and were able to detect the virus in two of the animals. Within three days, they detected the virus in all of the cats.

The day after the researchers administered virus to the first three cats, they placed another cat in each of their cages. Researchers did not administer SARS-CoV-2 virus to these cats.

Each day, the researchers took nasal and rectal swabs from all six cats to assess them for the presence of the virus. Within two days, one of the previously uninfected cats was shedding virus, detected in the nasal swab, and within six days, all of the cats were shedding virus. None of the rectal swabs contained virus.

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I think Cats may be a part of the Plandemic!

Actually I don't cuz everyone knows that Cats would be another level more creative and sinister than that.

[lunasun]

1. nasal and rectal swabs from all six cats ..I'm sure the cats thoroughly cooperated 😼

[Warpy]

8. Cats used to being handled don't object that much

The vet was always impressed that I'd checked a cat's temperature before bringing it in as an emergency needing antibiotics and such. I don't know why, they didn't like it but they didn't fight it much and were probably better with me than they'd be with the vet.

What I'm waiting for is some nitwit preacher who's seeing his flock getting sick and injured because he just had to get those butts back in the pews blaming the whole thing on "devil's familiars," AKA cats.

So far, cats seem to have pretty mild disease, so people who live with them need to isolate them if they start to cough, mask to feed and care for them, and practice meticulous hand washing on leaving the area.

Cats are among the few animals we share this planet with who actually seem to like us. While we give them soft lives with plenty of food, most of them don't really need us. If they don't know how to hunt, people are messy eaters and there's always garbage.

[Ford_Prefect]

2. As bad as this seems to be I don't see Mr. Kitty wearing a mask. It's not his thing at all.

In fact, I suspect he'd rather outspoken in response. No jive.

Does this mean they are carriers or can they succumb to it?

[BadGimp]

3. And we all know that Cats would never wear a mask!

[dawg day]

4. I'm looking suspiciously at the cat rubbing against my legs....

He does look kind of sinister.

[Merlot]

5. Do the cats ever get sick from it or are they just carriers?

A couple days ago I bent down to pet "my" cat and she sneezed right in my face.

[Ford_Prefect]

6. Mine insists on climbing onto my chest at night and rubs his head on my chin.

Cats are definitely not dogs in another suit.

[yaesu]

7. I think they, like dogs, get mildly sick,sneezing mostly & experts say they cannot infect humans. nt

[PSPS]

9. There's no known danger to humans. Cats and corona viruses go back eons.

[CountAllVotes]

11. My cat had the corona virus

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She died from those damn flea poisons being peddled by greedy veterinarians! TRUTH!

Cats are the only thing I give a damn about in this shitty world we are in.

It major sucks and blaming ANY aspect of this living hell we are in on a cat is plain ass stupid!

[rickford66]

10. Wait ! A cat can get a test ?

Why can't I ?

[smb]

12. Our Flame Point Vash Was At The Vet With Skin Sores

The new protocol was to hand off his carrier in the parking lot and wait outside -- poor guy couldn't have his people with him. The vet says he handled it okay, though.

It turned out to be an allergy issue. He's now on prescription food and doing much better -- the red scabby patches have healed to just small areas of bald skin. The other two keep trying to poach his food (which surprised me; the stuff has the consistency of spackling compound); the vet says letting healthy cats eat the hypo-allergenic food won't hurt anything but my wallet.

[CountAllVotes]

13. skin cancer

I had a flame point Siamese. He had the same problem. The lesions were from skin cancer which had to be burned off every so often.

He lived to be abt. 10 years old.

I sure miss that guy!

Keep him OUT of the sun please!

[DeminPennswoods]

14. Took one of my cats in for

annual booster shots. The parking lot hand-off and return is weird to say the least.

[CountAllVotes]

15. I would have never allowed that

You don' t know what they are injecting your cat with.

This hide and go seek crap is beyond insane!

That said, I do not vaccinate any of my cats. They are indoor animals, that is why.

What a bizarre situation to be in!

[DeminPennswoods]

16. Mine are mostly inside, but they do

occassionally go out. Better safe than sorry imho.

[CountAllVotes]

17. Yes, if they go out once in awhile

Its just not necessary if they do not go outside. Mine do not.

However, if they do go out even once in awhile it is a good idea, I agree.