What's the risk of my cats catching COVID-19 from me or others?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | spayed | 12 lbs
Are my cats at risk of getting the Wuhan Coronavirus that's showed up in Snohomish (where I live)? I have three adult cats and one who's very old. She doesn't go outside much. Thank you in advance.
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Most Helpful Answer
Published on January 24th, 2020
In general, viruses are species specific. However, with this being a new virus (or so they believe) it cannot be known at this time if the virus can make the jump between species. I recommend to take the same precautions with her as you do yourself. I hope this helps.
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Published on March 14th, 2020
We are still learning about COVID-19, but the short answer is no, there is no current indication that pets catch this virus and become sick from it. It has been isolated from an asymptomatic dog, but they're still not sure if the dog was truly infected (allowing the virus to replicate) or if the dog was simply carrying the virus much as a table could have the virus on it if someone sneezed nearby. So, while we cannot answer with 100% certainty since this is still a new virus and we're still learning, the current answer is no. I am not worried about my own pets or my patients catching the human coronavirus. Dogs and cats carry their own strains of coronavirus that are very different from COVID-19.
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Published on March 22nd, 2020
The coronavirus that causes COVID 19 has does not appear to infect companion animals like cats, and there is no test available. See this link: https://www.avma.org/sites/default/files/2020-03/covid-19-faq-pet-owners.pdf
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