Coronavirus And Pets Washington Post

A dog has a low level coronavirus infection the washington post coronaviruses can infect multiple species including cats and dogs.

Coronavirus and pets washington post. For more free coverage of the coronavirus pandemic sign up for our coronavirus updates newsletter where. By clinging chewing barking or otherwise behaving strangely some pets are signaling their own struggles to cope with less privacy and more anxious people. Some veterinarians may offer telemedicine consultations or other plans for seeing sick pets. If you are sick with covid 19 and your pet becomes sick do not take your pet to the veterinary clinic yourself.

What to know today about covid 19 in the seattle area washington state and the world aug. At this time the cdc says there is no evidence that pets play a role in spreading the virus in the united states so if you were worried about catching covid 19 from. The washington post s karin brulliard explains how pet owners can protect their pets and stay safe as the novel coronavirus continues to spread. This blog post was published on march 3 2020 and much has changed as the pandemic has evolved since that time.

By psi staff march 3 2020. Coronavirus daily news updates august 28. While some of the tips in this post are still valuable for many businesses we encourage psi members to visit psi s dedicated covid 19 resource page for members for the most up to date. While lawmakers say money to fight covid 19 is the overarching priority in spending debates congress isn t above leveraging the pandemic to secure extra money for their home districts or other.

Your veterinarian can evaluate your pet and determine the next steps for your pet s treatment and care. 28 2020 at 6 48 am updated aug. 29 2020 at 6 21 am. For the time being researchers say cats should be a focus because studies have found they are highly susceptible to the coronavirus and because they are common pets and roam freely in many places.