COVID-19 and Your Pets
Hello tribe members! šš Itās the Yettie in the Pink Underwear here to tell you about COVID-19 and your pets! š Yetties canāt get the coronavirus, which is why Iām in charge while everyone else is quarantining, but some pets have the chance of getting infected.Ā
What Can Dogs do to Help?
While it is true that dogs can catch COVID-19, itās really rare. The symptoms of coronavirus in animals arenāt clear, and most of them donāt even seem sick. The best news is: your smart doggos may be able to sniff out the virus! š± Thereās been a study done with dogs who are already trained to detect things like explosives and colon cancer, and they found that these dogs can be trained to smell coronavirus in peopleās sweat too. Many dog breeds can be trained for this, and they can even tell if someone has COVID before a test comes back positive. These dogs could really have fun sniffing everyoneās armpits as a new way of testing. š¶
How Many Animals Catch COVID-19?
There have been cases of pets contracting the virus, but in a study only about 2 in 15 dogs that live with a human caught the disease. Also, it seems like dogs donāt pass the virus to their humans or other dogs, so thatās good news! Other mammals may be able to get COVID too, though, and a few tigers and lions from the New York Zoo have tested positive. šÆš¦ Animals that arenāt mammals havenāt caught coronavirus, so that means Aquaman and his pet fish are all okay. š š”
