Two pet cats in New York state have tested positive for the novel coronavirus after developing mild respiratory illness. The news was confirmed by the US Department of Agriculture and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. However what needs to be noted is that the infected cats are not from the same household or area. The owner of one of the cats had earlier tested positive for the virus.
Meanwhile, the other cat lives in a household where no members were confirmed to be ill with COVID-19.The cats' symptoms included coughing and slightly runny noses, officials said.Earlier this month, a tiger at New York's Bronx Zoo was confirmed to have been infected by a caretaker. The tiger had developed a dry cough and loss of appetite prompting zookeepers to test the tiger. In late March a pet cat was discovered infected with the novel coronavirus in Belgium, following similar cases in Hong Kong where two dogs tested positive.