In the United States, it was reported that the first dog that tested positive for the new corona virus had died in the United States.
The magazine pointed out that "Buddy", a dog at the age of seven of the "German Shepherd", began to suffer symptoms of the disease in April, in conjunction with the recovery of its owner Robert Mahoney from the virus.
One of the symptoms experienced by PADI is a stuffy nose and difficulty breathing, and his condition worsened in the following weeks.
Mahoney and his wife Alison, who live in New York, took the decision to "euthanize" their dog on July 11, after he started vomiting blood clotting, urinating blood and unable to walk.
Mahoney told National Geographic he was sure that Paddy was infected with the virus, but noted that many vets clinics in their area were closed because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Some veterinarians were skeptical that animals could be infected, as well as most testing equipment was originally left for human use.
A veterinary clinic finally confirmed that Badi had contracted the virus, and found that the family's ten-month-old puppy had antibodies to the virus, knowing that no symptoms had appeared on him. Veterinarians later discovered that PADI had lymphoma, which raised the question that animals with already subtle health conditions may be more susceptible to coronavirus infection, as is the case in humans.
None of the government health officials or veterinarians could give the family any more information because the data on the impact of the virus on animals are few, according to what their members told National Geographic.
"We had no experience or knowledge of the scientific basis for the effect of Covid on dogs," said the veterinarian who performed the examination for Bady.
In its official position, the World Health Organization confirmed that animals are most likely not to pass the virus on to its owners.
But the University of Pennsylvania veterinarian Shelly Rankin considered that more studies are needed.
"If we assure the world that the prevalence (of cases in animals) is low, then we have to do tests for a large number of animals," she said.
The magazine pointed out that the tests showed the injury of 12 dogs and ten cats in the United States.