Dr Hilary Jones has said Covid-19 transmission to pets is "very unlikely", it has been reported.
WalesOnline reports the GP was speaking on ITV's Good Morning Britain on Monday, January 24 in the wake of the news of a culling of hamsters in Hong Kong.
He said: "Risk of transmission to your pet from a human is very unlikely, is very rare.
Go here for the latest coronavirus updates and breaking Covid-19 news
"Yes, large cats, tigers have had respiratory illnesses as a result of Covid, we've heard about ferrets, mink.
"Certainly there were millions of farmed mink in Denmark that were culled because they were transmitting one to another. But that's a rare event and it hasn't been reproduced.
"So I think the risk is very small."
The cull of hamsters in Hong Kong follows several of the animals testing positive for coronavirus at a pet store where an infected employee was working.
Even though authorities acknowledged there is “no evidence” that pets can transmit the coronavirus to humans, as a precautionary measure, customers who had purchased hamsters from the affected store after January 7 will be traced and subject to mandatory quarantine.
They must also hand over their hamsters to authorities to be put down.
Authorities said all pet stores selling hamsters in Hong Kong must cease operations and around 2,000 small mammals, including hamsters and chinchillas, will be culled in a humane manner.
For the latest local breaking news direct to your inbox as it happens, go here to sign up to our free newsletter
