Monkeypox and Pets

Monkeypox patients, in the UK, have been advised to avoid contact with their pets for at least 21 days (https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/may/27/monkeypox-patients-contact-pets-uk). The Monkeypox virus can also infect other animals, especially rodents. Infected pets could, in theory, spread the virus to other members of a household. Monkeypox virus had not actually been seen in any pet Mammals in the UK. It's not, however, certain that a local vet would immediately recognise the condition, if you took your pet hamster, mouse or rat to him/her.