This is not the first time that a domestic cat has been found susceptible to zoonotic coronavirus. During the 2003 SARS-CoV outbreak, domestic cats were tested positive for SARS-CoV that were living near SARS infected humans [
21,
104]. Even though experimental evidence indicates the possibility of SARS-CoV-2 transmission from infected to a susceptible cat close, SARS-CoV-2 transmission between cats or cat-to-humans are not reported under natural conditions [
21].
Furthermore, along with dogs and cats, the zoo animals like tigers and lions were also reported to get the SARS-CoV-2 infection and exhibit clinical signs such as vomiting, diarrhoea, dry cough, breathing difficulty and wheezing [
105,
106]. Spillover of SARS-CoV-2 was also reported in mink farms of Netherlands, further increasing the concern of transmission to humans. Outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2 were reported in two mink farms holding 12,000 and 7500 animals. The virus is suspected to be introduced by a farmworker having COVID-19 [
107,
108].