Cat Dies From COVID19

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pets may become infected with COVID19 and die

pet owners should be cautious if they become infected, but should not worry.

One cat after being tested for COVID19  began sneezing during a visit from the deparmtent of health at his house  police said..

Dr. Sarah Hamer, an epidemiologist, told KBTX-TV Friday that her team was testing dogs and cats who live in homes where the coronavirus has infected at least one person.

A team of researchers at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Science has confirmed the first cats in Brazos County have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

They also believe these would be the first two cats that have tested positive for the virus in Texas.

Under no circumstances would an owner of an infected pet be asked to surrender their pets, and there’s no need to worry about a diagnosis. But when we do find out that a pet is positive, we would work with those owners to take preventative measures to make sure that that pet is staying home, it’s not interacting with other pets and is isolating in the same way that positive people would isolate,” said Dr. Hamer.

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