Last Friday, a cat in the Spanish region of Catalonia tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the sixth feline to be detected with the disease globally.
There are few known COVID-19 infections of pets globally. According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, one cat in Hong Kong tested positive without displaying symptoms, while a cat in Belgium recovered nine days after falling ill.
Five tigers and three lions at the Bronx Zoo in New York have also tested positive for COVID-19, including one tiger who even developed a cough, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society, a non-profit organization which runs the zoo.