RE: New test for coronavirus in cats and dogs

Jennifer Whybrow — Mon, 20 Apr 2020 19:25:11 GMT

Now I see what samples they need glad they didn't take me up on it! Cat looked like 'kidney cat' but kidneys weren't painful and wasn't drinking a lot. He didn't present like pneumonia. He had runny nose very mildly at one point. Cough right at end when getting better for one morning only. Did not show fever. My own temp went low day before I felt viral. Temp did go up a bit but only 37.4C (36.8 my usual highest) Fatigue seems to be the most consistent sign of sars-cov-2 as far as I can make out and breathing diff starts about 7 days later if its going to. Just saying as think there's an over reliance on cough and fever as being the symptoms of infection, cf those possibly being the ones that most likely may lead to requiring treatment. Hope this helpful. I am acting as if I haven't had it to be on safe side but anosmia isn't something I've ever come across in cats with no obvious cause. Interesting to know if anyone else has seen it (other than bunged up stuffy nose cat). Because of timings I think they got it from me.

RE: New test for coronavirus in cats and dogs

Jennifer Whybrow — Mon, 20 Apr 2020 19:05:52 GMT

I offered my cat, as had smell loss for 2 weeks and got nowhere. Symptoms in cat were mainly gi. Both cats showed symptoms but one v v mild. Resp was only 18, tiredness fatigue and one cat seeking heat. Can't think it was anything else. Coughed one morning only. Symptomatic adding fluids to food only and tlc. Good to see them offering it now. Would advise not to let cat sleep on bed if human feeling viral. Almost certainly transmitted I'd say. I didn't lose smell but someone I'd been in contact with did. She was health worker.