Covid And Pets Avma

Because the situation is ever evolving public and animal health officials may decide to test certain animals.

Covid and pets avma. And all over the world are working hard to combat covid 19. Another pet cat in belgium tested positive but details around that case are less clear. This work includes providing care for pets. Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses.

This effort supports the u s. Covid 19 has raised questions about keeping people and pets healthy. Only in the case of. Find more information in our faqs and other covid 19.

The avma cdc and usda recommend that people with covid 19 limit contact with animals until more information is known and that if possible another member of the household take care of walking feeding and playing with pets. Routine testing of animals for covid 19 is not recommended by the avma cdc usda american association of veterinary laboratory diagnosticians aavld national association of state public health veterinarians nasphv or the national assembly of state animal health officials. For information on pets see if you have pets. Centers for disease control and prevention cdc says there is no evidence that dogs and cats can spread the virus that causes covid 19.

In all cases the source of the infection for pets was presumed to be one or more persons with confirmed or suspected covid 19. Livestock including safeguarding the nation s food supply. The avma is collecting information about potential veterinary supply chain issues related to the outbreak of covid 19. Some coronaviruses such as canine and feline coronaviruses infect only animals and do not infect humans.

In each case the pet was in the care of and had close contact with a person who had been confirmed to have covid 19. The avma is committed to providing factual up to date information and resources to support the veterinary community in delivering services during the pandemic. Coronavirus and your pets in the midst of the evolving covid 19 situation pets still remain at the core of everything we do. Food and drug administration s fda work to identify and mitigate potential supply shortages.

Some coronaviruses cause cold like illnesses in people while others cause illness in certain types of animals such as cattle camels and bats. Specific guidance for infected individuals can be found on the cdc website. At this point in time there is also no. It s important to share factual information to help answer those questions.

But the cdc does recommend that people with symptoms restrict contact with their pets just like they do with people. Health officials across the u s. We want to assure you we re doing our best to support your pets the veterinarians that care for them and our employees.