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Can cats catch shingles from humans?

Asked by Brian1946 (32281points) October 26th, 2010
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By shingles I mean this.

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Coloma's avatar

I don’t think so, never heard of this being an issue.

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YARNLADY's avatar

Ask your vet.

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crisw's avatar

No. The herpes zoster virus does not infect cats. Herpes viruses are pretty species-specific.

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WillWorkForChocolate's avatar

If you throw the shingles just right, cats can catch them between their teeth. It’s harder to catch them with their paws, since cats have no thumbs. Although, I once had a cat with polydactily, and it looked like he had thumbs. Cool cat. I never threw shingles to him though…

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