Is it safe to adopt a cat with coronavirus if I have a healthy cat?

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Good evening! I'd like to take the cat from a shelter which has coronavirus. Although my house cat is from a shelter as well, she doesn't have it. Is it dangerous to take the infected cat to the healthy (i think so) one? Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed

David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS · Accepted Answer

Coronavirus itself is in most cases harmless to cats and many cats will have a coronavirus infection that will go unnoticed. The problem in a very small minority of cases is that this virus mutate into a new form and becomes what is known as FIP (feline infectious peritonitis) which is a fatal disease. The mutated virus cannot be transmitted to another cat. To summarise, risk is minor, but still exist.

Is it safe to adopt a cat with coronavirus if I have a healthy cat?

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