The corona virus in pets [View all]
I have read things in/around the internet re: dogs and cats that test positive for the corona virus.
It is acted as if it is some sort of a huge shock. It is not.
The corona virus is very common in dogs and cats, especially ones that come from shelters, breeders and other crowded places.
I had a cat that lived to be 10 years old. She fell ill and I didn't know what the cause of her sickness was from so I took her to the vet and he too was baffled. He ran some tests on her and she tested positive for the corona virus.
He told me that she had been exposed to it at some point in her life (she was from a kill shelter and sick when I got her) and that her immune system had fought it off so she never got sick from it.
Had her immune system not fought it off she would have died of what is known today as FIP (Feline Infectious Peritonitis), an illness that is found in kittens. It is deadly and recovery from FIP is rare.
As to the reason my cat was sick, well I figured that out after she died not long afterwards. She was poisoned by the flea preparations that you put on animals. It also sickened my other two cats so I know it was from this garbage flea poison.
I hope this message helps some to understand the reality of corona virus in pets. It is most certainly not a death sentence nor is it transmittable when lying dormant as was the case of my late cat.
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