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Post by birdymom on Nov 7, 2022 13:50:29 GMT -5
Does anyone know if people who have COVID-19 can spread it to their pet parrots (quakers in particular)?
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Post by heatherg on Nov 7, 2022 14:52:14 GMT -5
I’ve been keeping track of news articles about covid transmission to non human animals. I have only seen transmission to mammals. Zoo animals, deer, cats, dogs, primates. Not birds. Birds have a higher body temperature which may be part of the reason that some mammal viruses don’t do well in birds and some bird viruses don’t do well in animals.
I have not read of ANY incidences of COVID in birds.
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Post by cnyguy on Nov 7, 2022 20:26:22 GMT -5
According to everything I've read and heard, birds are not susceptible to COVID. At the local zoo, there were tigers and camels that recovered from COVID. I follow horse racing and know of several race horses that suffered from a different form of COVID than affects humans. But no reports of any kinds of birds being diagnosed with any form of COVID. Neither are parrots susceptible to the common cold.
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Post by biteybird on Nov 24, 2022 7:45:38 GMT -5
I knew there was a reason parrots feel superior!
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Post by birdymom on Dec 12, 2022 18:20:46 GMT -5
Thank you for having responded to my post! I ended up testing positive for almost 2 full weeks, and it was comforting to know that I didn't have to isolate from my quaker or risk making him sick. (He didn't get sick, and he loved having me around full-time for 2 solid weeks!)
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Post by cnyguy on Dec 12, 2022 20:48:41 GMT -5
Hope that you're fully recovered now. I'm sure that your QP appreciated having you around all that time. If he's anything like Ralph he probably expected you to play with him all day long.  |
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