Dogs can get the flu

[MrTop]

Texas dog first animal in state confirmed to have coronavirus https://trib.al/VMSuyUm


The dog is one of 12 animals in the US — including one lion and one tiger — to test positive for COVID-19, according to the US Department of Agriculture. The animals mainly got sick after coming into close contact with people who had the virus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

 

[MrTop]

Should have worn a mask.

 

[WildBill]

Does it matter? Unless they spread it to humans it really doesn't matter. Just try and isolate yourself from a family dog for two weeks so it won't catch what you have, good luck with keeping the dog away from you. Regular dog cold/flu is not contagious for humans so it makes no difference.

 

[bmiller]

So just now about 6 months in to this thing they find out dogs can get the virus? something very odd about that .. do we really know if dogs cant spread virus to humans? obviously they still dont know a lot about the virus yet

 

[John Kelly]

A lot of guessing going on here.

Even more guessing going on than at your average Las Vegas sports book.

 

[WildBill]

So just now about 6 months in to this thing they find out dogs can get the virus? something very odd about that .. do we really know if dogs cant spread virus to humans? obviously they still dont know a lot about the virus yet

The risk is an animal that has the virus on their fur and then having it contact a human. Very low risk, but can't say it could never happen.