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Any worries living with a cat in lockdown as pet cats can come and go as they please.

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notanan2 Wed 08-Apr-20 14:57:15

The is absolutely NO real evidence that cats can contract Covid-19 and pass it on to humans. There are MILLIONS of cats all going about their daily routine, none of them a problem. My own cat comes and goes as he pleases, we (family) all stroke him, and we are all fine. No need to worry

Its fine for you not to worry but its also not unreasonable for others to worry if your cat goes onto their property. It's not fair to drive others indoors.

ALL we know is that cats get it, cats spread it to other cats, and humans spread it to cats.
There is no evidence to say that cats dont spread it back to humans yet. We just havent traced an infection that way. And we wont as we're not doing tracing.

notanan2 Wed 08-Apr-20 14:53:34

The is absolutely NO real evidence that cats can contract Covid-19 and pass it on to humans.

Theres no evidence either way because it hasnt been tested.

There is some evidence that humans can pass the virus to cats. Haven’t seen any that an infected cat can pass it forward, yet.
Also because it hasnt been tested. Not because it doesnt happen. We are not doing "tracing" here so there will not be this sort of evidence

If you live rurally, fine let your cat out. Is is not decent to let your cat out at the moment if you know it goes onto other peoples properties. Its just not fair people should feel safe to self isolate in their own gardens

Pikachu Wed 08-Apr-20 14:47:59

We need to keep our silly British sense of humour don’t we? ?

avitorl Wed 08-Apr-20 14:06:13

Pikachu, I'm ashamed to admit that having your pussy stroked did make me laugh,sorry!
I think I'm safe with my cat as she is afraid of all people except me so will not allow herself to be stroked by anyone else.
I did read that humans can pass the virus to cats if the human has Covid 19.So don't stroke your pussy if you are showing symptoms of the virus.

BlueSky Wed 08-Apr-20 13:57:15

Pikachu your post made me laugh. It reminded me of Mrs Slocombe's pussy of 'Are you being served?' fame! grin

Pikachu Tue 07-Apr-20 16:27:11

There is some evidence that humans can pass the virus to cats. Haven’t seen any that an infected cat can pass it forward, yet.

But, in the unlikely event that an infected person stroked your pussy while she was out wandering, then if you’re worried rub her down with a pet wipe for twenty seconds while singing Hey diddle diddle the cat and the fiddle, twice.

SalsaQueen Tue 07-Apr-20 16:15:07

The is absolutely NO real evidence that cats can contract Covid-19 and pass it on to humans. There are MILLIONS of cats all going about their daily routine, none of them a problem. My own cat comes and goes as he pleases, we (family) all stroke him, and we are all fine. No need to worry.

BisaAbrewa Tue 07-Apr-20 13:26:03

Into my third week in lockdown with my faithful companion and wandering how safe I am with my cat who goes and comes as she pleases. I’ve had a chat with her vet asking whether there are any precautions i can/need to take as she spends equal amou ts of time out and about from one garden to the next and still shes a lap cat. She hasnt told me whether shes been stroked and petted by anyone when shes out gallavanting. Shes neutered and up to date with all her jabs etc. I was reading about 'her cousin' the tiger in a Zoo in the Bronx that got COVID-19 apparently passed on by the Zookeeper. Because the news was on CNN and BBC I expect its not fake news. I dont think it was an Aoril fool day emission or could it be? vet says she has not heard about this.