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Feline coronavirus (FCoV) is a positive-stranded RNA virus that infects cats worldwide. [2] It is a coronavirus of the species Alphacoronavirus 1 , which includes canine coronavirus (CCoV) and porcine transmissible gastroenteritis coronavirus (TGEV).
Can take up to a year for symptoms to appear after exposure to virus: Duration: 1-month or less average life expectancy after diagnosis, especially in kittens: Causes: Mutation of feline coronavirus: Treatment
Remdesivir and GS-441524 were both found to be effective in vitro against feline coronavirus strains responsible for feline infectious peritonitis (FIP), a lethal systemic disease affecting domestic cats. Remdesivir was never tested in cats (though some vets now offer it [1]), but GS-441524 has been found to be effective treatment for FIP.
Pet cats and dogs cannot pass the new coronavirus on to humans, but they can test positive for low levels of the pathogen.
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Dozens of captive animal species have been found infected or proven able to be experimentally infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The virus has also been found in over a dozen wild animal species. Most animal species that can get the virus have not been proven to be able to spread it back to humans.
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