A tiger at Bronx Zoo contracted coronavirus.

[mxnerd]

A tiger at the Bronx Zoo tests positive for coronavirus | CNN

A tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York has become the first tiger to test positive for the coronavirus.

edition.cnn.com

What if coronavirus begins to spread between domestic animals like cows, pigs, sheeps and dogs?

 

[OccamsToothbrush]

And we will all go together when we go
What a comforting fact that is to know
Universal bereavement
An inspiring achievement
Yes, we all will go together when we go


Maybe this is the tigers way of getting back at us for that Joe Exotic guy.

 

[Ajay]

Spoiler

Everyone is already infected.

Credits to the walking dead /s

 

[darkswordsman17]

And we will all go together when we go
What a comforting fact that is to know
Universal bereavement
An inspiring achievement
Yes, we all will go together when we go


Maybe this is the tigers way of getting back at us for that Joe Exotic guy.

Uh...the tiger got it from us. Not sure that the tiger can transmit it back (but I think we can assume that tigers are gonna have a hell of a lot harder time spreading it to us than us to them).

 

[ElFenix]

A tiger at the Bronx Zoo tests positive for coronavirus | CNN

A tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York has become the first tiger to test positive for the coronavirus.

edition.cnn.com

What if coronavirus begins to spread between domestic animals like cows, pigs, sheeps and dogs?

i heard this reported on a sports radio show this afternoon, they seemed shocked. it came from critters, not sure why anyone would be surprised it could spread to critters.

last year 1/4 of the world's domestic pigs were culled fighting swine flu. if this stuff jumps to pigs, bacon might be getting even more pricey

 

[mxnerd]

bacon might be getting even more pricey

The problem is not just bacon.

The bigger problem is if it jumps to cows, can you drink milk at all? How about other dairy products?

 

[SKORPI0]

A tiger at the Bronx Zoo tests positive for coronavirus | CNN

A tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York has become the first tiger to test positive for the coronavirus.

edition.cnn.com

What if coronavirus begins to spread between domestic animals like cows, pigs, sheeps and dogs?

Thats scary, prices of meat would go up....up.

 

[mxnerd]

Found this article. Hope the virus won't jump from human to cows and vice versa.

Can I catch coronavirus from my cows?

As I write this article, the death toll and global panic associated with coronavirus are both steadily rising. The latest human outbreak is being caused by a strain called Wuhan coronavirus.

hoards.com

 

[Jeeebus]

This wouldn't happen if Joe Exotic was free.

 

[OccamsToothbrush]

Uh...the tiger got it from us. Not sure that the tiger can transmit it back (but I think we can assume that tigers are gonna have a hell of a lot harder time spreading it to us than us to them).

I'm more worried about it jumping from tigers to lions to cheetahs to lynx and eventually to house cats. Then the cats can infect dogs, goldfish and parakeets. We won't be able to go to work and we won't be able to stay home either. This is a plot by the animals to take over our houses.

 

[IronWing]

This is a plot by the animals to take over our houses.

You don't have have cats, do you?

 

[OccamsToothbrush]

You don't have have cats, do you?

Of course not, the snakes eat them.

 

[Tormac]

I'm more worried about it jumping from tigers to lions to cheetahs to lynx and eventually to house cats. Then the cats can infect dogs, goldfish and parakeets. We won't be able to go to work and we won't be able to stay home either. This is a plot by the animals to take over our houses.

I hate to say this, but apparently house cats can get the corona virus.

(See https://wagwalking.com/cat/condition/coronavirus)

 

[IronWing]

Here is what was known as of March 17.

 

[ultimatebob]

Hmm... in this real-life game of Plague, Inc, it looks like the virus spent it's DNA mutation points on animal infectivity. Better for us than major organ failure, I guess.

 

[IronWing]

I hate to say this, but apparently house cats can get the corona virus.

(See https://wagwalking.com/cat/condition/coronavirus)

Coronaviruses are common in cats. Note that the page linked here predates COVID-19.

 

[Red Squirrel]

That's scary, I really hope it does not turn out it can hit domestic pets. We're going to be in a situation where people abandon their pets, or worse, government forces any infected pets to be put down. I hope it never comes to that.

 

[balloonshark]

This could be a good thing. Imagine if everyone was forced to eat more plants. Our health and the environment would improve tremendously. Maybe this is nature's way of correcting the great imbalance we've created.

 

[local]

That's scary, I really hope it does not turn out it can hit domestic pets. We're going to be in a situation where people abandon their pets, or worse, government forces any infected pets to be put down. I hope it never comes to that.

Pigs and cats can catch it, ferrets are basically just as susceptible as we are and apparently that is the animal of choice for testing treatments right now.

 

[darkswordsman17]

The problem is not just bacon.

The bigger problem is if it jumps to cows, can you drink milk at all? How about other dairy products?

Wouldn't pastuerization kill it?

 

[mxnerd]

Wouldn't pastuerization kill it?

Yeah, it should. Forgot about that.

 

[WelshBloke]

I am not going to have s problem staying 2m or more from a tiger.
And if I can't I'm going to have a bigger problem that C19!

 

[rh71]

There's a few articles out there that say there's no evidence suggesting that ingesting the virus will make you sick. Stomach is too acidic for it and it can't replicate in food.