The Tiger King Gets His Revenge

[g5000]

Two Cats Are First U.S. Pets to Test Positive for Coronavirus

The first pets in the United States, two cats from New York state, have tested positive for the virus that is causing the worldwide pandemic, the Agriculture Department and the Centers for Disease Control announced Wednesday.

The cats, from different parts of the state, are showing only mild symptoms and are expected to be fine.

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Other cats have tested positive for the virus, SARS-CoV-2, including a pet in Belgium and a tiger at the Bronx zoo. After the tiger who showed mild symptoms tested positive, the zoo collected fecal samples from other big cats and found that a total of five tigers and three lions had been infected.


Meanwhile, my dogs are just fine.

 

[percysunshine]

Um...a fecal test?

 

[g5000]

Um...a fecal test?

That has to be a lot easier than trying to draw blood from a tiger!

"Here kitty kitty kitty..."

 

[percysunshine]

Um...a fecal test?

That has to be a lot easier than trying to draw blood from a tiger!

"Here kitty kitty kitty..."

I am just trying to picture how this will work when they set up all the drive-thru testing sites.

 

[ABikerSailor]

Well, I saw a news article on the nightly news about this. Yes, there are 2 cats in NY state in different parts of the state that tested positive for the virus. But, doctors are CURRENTLY (I use that word, because they are still learning) saying that transmission from pets to humans would be really rare. They said on the news, that if your pet has it, you probably gave it to them.

By the way OP, yes, there is a case where a dog tested positive for COVID 19.

Coronavirus patient's dog tests positive for COVID-19 but still unclear if it's infected

The pet dog of a coronavirus patient in Hong Kong tested "weak" positive for COVID-19, a spokesman said Friday.

www.usatoday.com