# First non-domesticated animal (tiger) diagnosed with Covid-19 **URL:** \ **Category:** Share\ **Created:** [April 6, 2020, 7:53pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/first-non-domesticated-animal-tiger-diagnosed-with-covid-19/9611 "2020-04-06T19:53:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ClaudnDaye](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/claudndaye/32/5_2.png) [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2020, 7:53pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/first-non-domesticated-animal-tiger-diagnosed-with-covid-19/9611/1 "2020-04-06T19:53:02Z")
> **[Tiger tests positive for coronavirus at Bronx Zoo, first known case in the world](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2020/04/tiger-coronavirus-covid19-positive-test-bronx-zoo/)** > > The big cat is the first known case of a non-domesticated animal with COVID-19 symptoms—and is one of seven sick tigers at the New York zoo. ---
**Author:** ![Chris](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/chris/32/382_2.png) [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2020, 8:31pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/first-non-domesticated-animal-tiger-diagnosed-with-covid-19/9611/2 "2020-04-06T20:31:16Z")
The good news is that tigers normally practice social distancing. ---
**Author:** ![ClaudnDaye](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/claudndaye/32/5_2.png) [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2020, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/first-non-domesticated-animal-tiger-diagnosed-with-covid-19/9611/3 "2020-04-06T20:45:00Z")
Just kind of jarring if you own pets that this has crossed over. Who knows where this may go. ---
**Author:** ![Chris](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/chris/32/382_2.png) [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2020, 9:01pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/first-non-domesticated-animal-tiger-diagnosed-with-covid-19/9611/4 "2020-04-06T21:01:35Z")
True. ---
**Author:** ![Beacher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a6a055/32.png) [@Beacher](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Beacher)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2020, 9:12pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/first-non-domesticated-animal-tiger-diagnosed-with-covid-19/9611/5 "2020-04-06T21:12:37Z")
Not the first, actually – though maybe the first in America. The article mentions there have been “several” others elsewhere in the world, including a couple of dogs and a cat. Of course many animals may get sick and no one would think to test them for Covid, so who knows what’s circulating out there. ---
**Author:** ![ClaudnDaye](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/claudndaye/32/5_2.png) [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2020, 9:16pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/first-non-domesticated-animal-tiger-diagnosed-with-covid-19/9611/6 "2020-04-06T21:16:25Z")
First non-domesticated. Yes, what Chris said. ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/fudiabetes/original/2X/4/44fc9ca7d310d45cd1bc5613d94e2f1ce92b93cf.png) ---
**Author:** ![Chris](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/chris/32/382_2.png) [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2020, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/first-non-domesticated-animal-tiger-diagnosed-with-covid-19/9611/7 "2020-04-06T21:17:31Z")
non-domesticated is the first, not animal. Edit: According to the AVMA (American Vetrinary Medical Association) there have been the following animals infected: Dogs in Hong Kong, Cat in Belgium, Cat in Hong Kong, and El Tigre at the New York Zoo. > **[COVID-19](https://www.avma.org/resources-tools/animal-health-and-welfare/covid-19)** > > AVMA is committed to helping the veterinary community through the COVID-19 pandemic. Get actionable information on PPE, implementing social distancing in practice, accessing government economic programs, and more. ---
**Author:** ![Beacher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a6a055/32.png) [@Beacher](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Beacher)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2020, 9:28pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/first-non-domesticated-animal-tiger-diagnosed-with-covid-19/9611/8 "2020-04-06T21:28:09Z")
Thanks for clarifying the subject line. (Though some may argue that cats are not domesticated. 😼) ---
**Author:** ![Jan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/jan/32/7539_2.png) [@Jan](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Jan)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2020, 12:45am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/first-non-domesticated-animal-tiger-diagnosed-with-covid-19/9611/9 "2020-04-07T00:45:21Z")
It’s not Covid-19, but we annually vaccinate our cows for Bovine Coronavirus. ---
**Author:** ![Sam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/sam/32/10595_2.png) [@Sam](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sam)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2020, 12:55am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/first-non-domesticated-animal-tiger-diagnosed-with-covid-19/9611/10 "2020-04-07T00:55:05Z")
That’s what’s so often misunderstood… that Coronavirus is one of the biggest categories of disease… yet we are only now highly concerned about a new and “novel” form of it ---
**Author:** ![ClaudnDaye](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/claudndaye/32/5_2.png) [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2020, 12:59am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/first-non-domesticated-animal-tiger-diagnosed-with-covid-19/9611/11 "2020-04-07T00:59:37Z")
> [@Sam](#): > > new and “novel” Novel literally means new. It’s a bad strain… If it weren’t we would be less worried. ---
**Author:** ![TiaG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/tiag/32/594_2.png) [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2020, 2:09am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/first-non-domesticated-animal-tiger-diagnosed-with-covid-19/9611/12 "2020-04-07T02:09:31Z")
I’ve been thinking the same thing about cats 🙂 I keep reading that even though they get it, they’re not a risk of passing it on. I have no idea why scientists say this and I can’t help but think the reason is that they would be perfectly happy to self-isolate if they did get COVID-19, LOL ---
**Author:** ![Tapestry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/tapestry/32/4434_2.png) [@Tapestry](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Tapestry)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2020, 2:24am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/first-non-domesticated-animal-tiger-diagnosed-with-covid-19/9611/13 "2020-04-07T02:24:59Z")
I’ll have to look for the report but I thought just a few days ago I heard/read this was transmitted via a bat and then via the “wet markets” in China. It could be that I misunderstood what was being said. Thanks @ClaudnDaye and @Chris for the links. ---
**Author:** ![Tapestry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/tapestry/32/4434_2.png) [@Tapestry](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Tapestry)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2020, 2:37am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/first-non-domesticated-animal-tiger-diagnosed-with-covid-19/9611/14 "2020-04-07T02:37:44Z")
The following _isn’t_ where I originally heard/read what I speak to above as to how covid-19 was transmitted but it can be read in the link @Chris posted above > **COVID-19 origin and spread** > > Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) was first detected in China and has now spread to more than 100 locations internationally, including throughout the United States. Helpful information providing a [real-time look at case counts](https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6) globally is available from the John Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering. > > The betacoronavirus that causes COVID-19 is SARS-CoV-2. Like MERS-CoV (the cause of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) and SARS-CoV (the cause of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome), SARS-CoV-2 **appears to have its origin in bats.** Sequenced virus obtained from US patients is similar to that found in China originally, which suggests a single, recent emergence of this virus from an animal reservoir. **Patients at the initial epicenter of the outbreak in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China had a link to a large seafood and live animal market, suggesting animal-to-person spread.** Person-to-person spread within Wuhan was next reported, followed by person-to-person spread outside of Hubei Province and in countries outside of China, including the United States. [Community spread](https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/transmission.html) is now evident across the United States and internationally. Edited to add: Well, reading further down the page to **COVID-19 in humans** the same source says, > … At this time, there is no evidence that the virus that causes COVID-19 can spread to people from the skin or fur of pets. ---
**Author:** ![Sam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/sam/32/10595_2.png) [@Sam](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sam)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2020, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/first-non-domesticated-animal-tiger-diagnosed-with-covid-19/9611/15 "2020-04-07T21:23:40Z")
Yes. I know that. That was my whole point. ---
**Author:** ![ClaudnDaye](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/claudndaye/32/5_2.png) [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2020, 9:44pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/first-non-domesticated-animal-tiger-diagnosed-with-covid-19/9611/16 "2020-04-07T21:44:03Z")
Uh huh. Got it. ---
**Author:** ![docslotnick](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/docslotnick/32/75_2.png) [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2020, 11:02pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/first-non-domesticated-animal-tiger-diagnosed-with-covid-19/9611/17 "2020-04-08T23:02:08Z")
If one of my pups get covid-19 they’ll be getting hydroxychloroqine stat!