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A tiger in the Bronx has coronavirus !!
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2020 1:59 pm
by Wile E Coyote
Appaerently, I thought animals were safe from this. Bad enough having to deal with a tiger on a daily basis, but one who lives in the Bronx makes it exrtra dangerous.
Re: A tiger in the Bronx has coronavirus !!
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2020 2:09 pm
by Devils_Advocate
Bad news for Mike Tyson
Re: A tiger in the Bronx has coronavirus !!
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2020 2:11 pm
by FactualFrank
Well that's put me off going close to them.
Re: A tiger in the Bronx has coronavirus !!
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2020 2:12 pm
by CombatClaret
I've been socially distancing from tigers my entire life.
There's have already been one or two cases of domestic cats and dogs becoming infected but it's considered very rare.
Note that they 100% can be a physical vector.
Re: A tiger in the Bronx has coronavirus !!
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2020 2:19 pm
by tim_noone
We worry when the birds start falling from the trees.
Re: A tiger in the Bronx has coronavirus !!
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2020 2:22 pm
by Funkydrummer
tim_noone wrote: ↑Mon Apr 06, 2020 2:19 pm
We worry when the birds start falling from the trees.
Cue dead parrot sketch.
Re: A tiger in the Bronx has coronavirus !!
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2020 3:29 pm
by thatdberight
CombatClaret wrote: ↑Mon Apr 06, 2020 2:12 pm
Note that they 100% can be a physical vector.
What do you mean by this?
Re: A tiger in the Bronx has coronavirus !!
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2020 8:23 pm
by CombatClaret
thatdberight wrote: ↑Mon Apr 06, 2020 3:29 pm
What do you mean by this?
It was my understanding that like other surfaces the virus could be picked up from say the coat of a cat if someone sneezed around their pet and you decided to stroke it.
Re: A tiger in the Bronx has coronavirus !!
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2020 8:31 pm
by bfcjg
I saw the bin man stroking my beighbours pussy last Thurday. Hope hes ok.
Re: A tiger in the Bronx has coronavirus !!
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2020 8:57 pm
by thatdberight
CombatClaret wrote: ↑Mon Apr 06, 2020 8:23 pm
It was my understanding that like other surfaces the virus could be picked up from say the coat of a cat if someone sneezed around their pet and you decided to stroke it.
Oh, right. Yes. Not likely as i understand it but definitely possible.
Re: A tiger in the Bronx has coronavirus !!
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2020 8:59 pm
by THEWELLERNUT70
I blame Carol f×*king Baskin
Re: A tiger in the Bronx has coronavirus !!
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2020 10:33 pm
by tiger76
bfcjg wrote: ↑Mon Apr 06, 2020 8:31 pm
I saw the bin man stroking my beighbours pussy last Thurday. Hope hes ok.
I shouldn't be
but that was funny,we need to retain a sense of humour in all this turmoil.
Re: A tiger in the Bronx has coronavirus !!
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2020 11:38 pm
by tiger76
Update on the tiger,and it's good news.
A few hours ago we reported that Nadia, a four-year-old tiger at the Bronx Zoo, had tested positive for coronavirus.
The zoo has given an update and it seems that Nadia and six other big cats showing symptoms are on the mend.
"A little TLC by the keepers taking care of them, some anti-inflammatory medications," Paul Calle, chief veterinarian for the Wildlife Conservation Society's Bronx Zoo, told Reuters.
He said all had mild illnesses and were likely to recover.
Nadia was the only one tested because veterinarians wanted to minimise the number of animals they anaesthetised.
There have been cases of pets contracting the virus but experts say there is no evidence they can spread the disease.
Re: A tiger in the Bronx has coronavirus !!
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2020 11:42 pm
by Devils_Advocate
tiger76 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 06, 2020 11:38 pm
Update on the tiger,and it's good news.
A few hours ago we reported that Nadia, a four-year-old tiger at the Bronx Zoo, had tested positive for coronavirus.
The zoo has given an update and it seems that Nadia and six other big cats showing symptoms are on the mend.
"A little TLC by the keepers taking care of them, some anti-inflammatory medications," Paul Calle, chief veterinarian for the Wildlife Conservation Society's Bronx Zoo, told Reuters.
He said all had mild illnesses and were likely to recover.
Nadia was the only one tested because veterinarians wanted to minimise the number of animals they anaesthetised.
There have been cases of pets contracting the virus but experts say there is no evidence they can spread the disease.
And what the hell do you know about Tigers!!!
Re: A tiger in the Bronx has coronavirus !!
Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2020 12:09 am
by tiger76
Devils_Advocate wrote: ↑Mon Apr 06, 2020 11:42 pm
And what the hell do you know about Tigers!!!
They've got big teeth,that's all i need to know