Worrying about a COVID-19 infection from other humans is stressful enough, but news that a tiger in New York’s Bronx Zoo tested positive for the novel coronavirus that causes the disease has many worrying about their domestic pets as well.
According to Winnipeg veterinarian Dr. Ron Worb of Anderson Animal Hospital and Wellness Centre, pet owners shouldn’t be too concerned but they should still remain cautious. “The major source of our transmission is going to be human to human,” Worb told 680 CJOB. “Pertaining to our pets, based on the morphology and the structure of the kind of virus this is, it isn’t completely surprising that cats in particular potentially could be infected. “If they do get infected, that doesn’t mean they’re going to