Can Cats Get Shingles? Understanding the Risk

Shingles cannot be transmitted to cats from humans, nor can cats transmit the virus to humans. In fact, shingles, which are caused by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), is specific to humans. This means that other species, including cats, are naturally resistant and there is no risk of cat-to-human or human-to-cat transmission.