Tiger tests positive for coronavirus

moggie INFECTED MEAT.......
like bats?

It's sad, no matter how it contracted it-

moggie57 - how could the meat be infected with corona? I thought the tiger caught it from the keeper.

Thought that was going to be Tiger Woods! I was already to tell DH

INFECTED MEAT.......

i want a cat where can i get one.?

dont you think its keeper could have passed it on to the tiger through infected MEAT.

Willow500 The RSPCA has already had cats and dogs dumped by morons who think their pet can spread Covid-19.

MawB

So you won't be inviting a tiger to tea then?
They do tend to eat too much

David
MawB

If felines get it the garden birds will benefit from fewer pet cats.

She had a dry cough and was off her food

I assume they sedated her to run tests

Pleased to read they are expected to recover

Well I won’t be getting anywhere near 2 m away from a tiger ?

Davidhs

Knock it out, Davidhs. It may have been snuffly as cats are when they develop feline 'flu.

Dogs also as a German Shepherd died along with another dog.
From the beginning, it had been reported from Wuhan that it was transferable to/from felines.
This virus is a combination of Sars/Mers ( both corona's ) which were first detected amongst the markets in China where cats are used as food.

Why did they test a Tiger?, taking a throat swab must have been tricky.

I just hope this doesn't result in people dumping their pets in the shelters (or worse) - it does say it's not affecting domestic animals and the tigers are expected to make a full recovery. Very sad if it spreads to big cats in the wild

I have also heard of cats catching coronavirus.

I've already posted this on another thread with some details.

It was Covid19

Seems like the feline world might be susceptible

www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2020/04/05/tiger-at-bronx-zoo-tests-positive-for-covid-19-after-developing-dry-cough/

Was it Covid19 or another corona virus?

So that must be human to animal transmission, unless it was endemic in that species and not discovered previously.
Interesting and worrying.