Posted on 12/18/2020 6:33:33 PM PST by CheshireTheCat
Scientists at Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies (LLU) have taken to studying the progression of the coronavirus in cats, after it was discovered that not a single cat in the country has tested positive despite several possessing antibodies, Latvian Television, the state broadcaster, reported last week.
Cats are one of the most popular pets for humans, and often live closely with them. This is especially true in Latvia, which has Europe's second highest percentage of cats ownership per household per capita. At the start of the pandemic, many worried that the virus could potentially affect their favorite feline friends.
While it has been well documented that felines - from domestic cats to big cats such as lions - are capable of contracting COVID-19, they appear to recuperate at a far quicker pace compared to humans. Consequently, not a single cat in Latvia has ever tested positive for the virus. However, many have tested positive for antibodies, which indicates that they had at some point been infected...
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Latvian cats have been tested.
Polecats have not.
Sleep
Cats get coronaviruses and part of the she proteins are the same as coronavirus 19 so they already have antibodies to part of the outer spike proteins. We have 5 felines and no one has gotten covid.
Do these Cats play Jazz?
Because they can’t read and they don’t watch CNN.
Heh!
Is it because cats are too ornery, even for Covid?
[Do these Cats play Jazz?]
Not sure. I only know about Nashville cats.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4p7prURvIk
No doubt the cats listened to one of the songs crafted by these boys from Champagne, Illinois on this classic album:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HV0p7FkrblU
I liked this song, from way back
The convict coughed through the night, BTW.
The convict coughed through the night, BTW.
Because they have 9 lives. They get Wuhan, one life dies, eight remain to be lived.
Maybe high doses of CATNIP work
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