Pets and Other Animals

Related Pages

For information related to pets and monkeypox, visit Pets in the Home (Monkeypox).

Although the spread of diseases from animals to people is rare, pets do sometimes carry germs that can make people sick. In the pet-specific pages that follow, learn about the germs that each animal can spread plus actions you can take that can help you and your pets stay healthy.

Free and happy hens
Backyard Poultry
Dog outdoors in nature
Dogs
One goldfish in blue aquarium water
Fish
You have called me? Dwarf Hamster - 6 weeks old
Small Mammals
Two parrot sits at the exit of the cage.
Birds Kept as Pets
Little sweet danish piglet going in the Scandinavian field
Farm Animals
Horses in Spring Buttercup Field, Mare with Her Young Foal
Horses
Raccoon on a branch
Wildlife
Cat lying on sofa
Cats
Ferret lying on the floor
Ferrets
A lizard
Reptiles & Amphibians
Page last reviewed: March 23, 2021
Content source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID)