Ms. Liu from Harbin received a notice from community workers on the 27th The anal swab sampling results of her three cats were all positive and needed to be euthanized Relevant topics immediately became hot searches According to the "Law of the...
Ms. Liu from Harbin
received a notice from community workers on the 27th
The anal swab sampling results of her three cats were all positive
and needed to be euthanized
Relevant topics immediately became hot searches
According to the "Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases"
In the event of an infectious disease outbreak,
infections can be controlled or culled if necessary Epidemic animals
At around 18:00 on the 28th,
reporters learned that three cats had been euthanized
On September 28, Ms. Liu, a confirmed case in Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang, announced for the first time that she had been quarantined in the hospital for many days and was cooperating with treatment. On the 27th, community staff informed her that the three cats she had left at home had tested positive for two nucleic acid tests. Her cats were to be euthanized and she was asked to write a consent form. On the 28th, community staff told reporters that the cat had been given two anal swab tests before, and the test results were both positive. It is now waiting for the relevant departments to euthanize the cat.
On the afternoon of the 28th, the reporter contacted Feng Zijian, deputy director of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, who said that cats can be continuously tested to see if they continue to be positive. If they continue to be positive, they must be euthanized.
Around 6:30 pm on the 28th, the reporter learned that three of Ms. Liu’s cats had been euthanized.
Ms. Liu’s cat. Photo provided by interviewee
Three cats in the home of confirmed cases tested positive for nucleic acid twice
Ms. Liu told reporters that her three cats are a Siamese cat and two Garfield cats, and they have been with her for four to six years respectively. On September 21, she was quarantined after being diagnosed with COVID-19. While she was cooperating with the treatment in the hospital, she provided the cat with enough water and food, and community workers regularly went to her home to help take care of it. Community staff entered her home three times to test her living environment and took anal swab samples from three cats.
Ms. Liu said that on the 27th, she received a notification from community staff that the anal swab sampling results of her three cats were all positive. "Because there is no precedent for treating pets, they said that my cat would be euthanized and I needed to write a consent form myself. I did not agree." Ms. Liu hopes to give the cats a chance for treatment.
Ms. Liu’s cat. Photo provided by interviewee
Expert: If a pet continues to test positive, it will need to be euthanized
On the afternoon of the 28th, a staff member of Ms. Liu’s community told reporters that the local animal epidemic prevention department had previously conducted two anal swab tests on cats, and the test results were both positive. “There is currently no professional treatment method for animals. Based on the results of these two tests, we notified the cat owner, The disease control department will euthanize the cat. "
The above-mentioned staff said that if the cat is not treated, the cat owner's living environment will always be positive. "If the cat's living environment is positive, she will definitely not be able to come back to live in her unit, or even the entire community, so the epidemic will never end."
Ms. Liu's cat. Photo provided by the interviewee
On the afternoon of the 28th, the reporter contacted Feng Zijian, deputy director of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention. He introduced that there is little experience in dealing with animals infected with the new coronavirus. For cats, the time and method of detoxification are not yet clear. After cats detoxify, it is difficult to completely eliminate them in the home. If the cat continues to carry the virus, there will be a risk of transmission, so the treatment process needs to be cautious.
Feng Zijian said that cats can be continuously tested to see if they continue to be positive. If they continue to be positive, they need to be euthanized.
Reporters inquired and found that according to Article 42 of the "Law on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases", when an infectious disease breaks out, prevention and control should be carried out in accordance with the prevention and control plan. If necessary, infected wild animals, livestock and poultry can be controlled or culled.
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Text/Ruyun Love Pet
