They said pets couldn’t get the coronavirus, so how did tigers test positive? Vets explain.
Nine lives ago (in February), when the world gawked at photos of Chinese cats wearing masks to ward off the coronavirus, veterinarians elsewhere were quick with reassurance that pets were unlikely to get sick.
The vets are still saying that. But with the news Sunday that a Bronx Zoo tiger had tested positive for the virus, the infected-pet scenario no longer seems quite so far-fetched.
In addition to Nadia, the 4-year-old Malayan tiger with a confirmed infection, six other big cats at the zoo in New York had dry coughs and were presumed infected — prompting other zoos to reexamine their safety m… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: April 7th, 2020 | Author: admin | Filed under: COVID-19 | Tags: Bronx Zoon, COVID-19, Infected Tigers | 1 Comment »