Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that two pet cats in New York state tested positive for COVID-19. So far, it appears that cats and ferrets are the domestic species most likely to get the novel coronavirus. "Dogs can be infected, although they appear to be much less susceptible to infection, and they generally don't show signs of disease like cats do," said Dr. Bruce Kornreich, director of the Cornell Feline Health