Apparently, the first house cat on record in the United States to have swine flu was discovered by a vet in Iowa.
Does this mean you should be careful around cats during flu season? Most veterinarians do not believe so, and they believe that this cat got the flu as it was too close to humans, that had the swine flu.
It had slept with them, and was in an enclosed environment inside their home.
Nevertheless, it should now be noted that cats are amongst the other species that can get N1H1 virus, and pet owners need to be cognizant of this fact.
There have no doubt been other cases where cats have had swine flu which they have gotten from their human owners, but it took the veterinarian five days to figure it out.
This particular cat also once had the bird flu.
Luckily, the cat did survive, along with its owners, but this helps us understand how deadly and dangerous, the swine flu can be and how easily it spreads.
If you are sick with the swine flu and you have cats at home, you should respect them.
Although our pets give us comfort and they love us, and they care for us, we must return the favor by isolating them away from us if we have contracted the N1H1 virus.
If you think your cat has the flu, you need to give it lots of liquids to drink, preferably warm liquids.
Whereas, you may not be able to contract the N1H1 virus if your cat catches it very easily (some vets say), we now know that a cat can get it from being too close to humans.
Perhaps, you should please consider all this.
Does this mean you should be careful around cats during flu season? Most veterinarians do not believe so, and they believe that this cat got the flu as it was too close to humans, that had the swine flu.
It had slept with them, and was in an enclosed environment inside their home.
Nevertheless, it should now be noted that cats are amongst the other species that can get N1H1 virus, and pet owners need to be cognizant of this fact.
There have no doubt been other cases where cats have had swine flu which they have gotten from their human owners, but it took the veterinarian five days to figure it out.
This particular cat also once had the bird flu.
Luckily, the cat did survive, along with its owners, but this helps us understand how deadly and dangerous, the swine flu can be and how easily it spreads.
If you are sick with the swine flu and you have cats at home, you should respect them.
Although our pets give us comfort and they love us, and they care for us, we must return the favor by isolating them away from us if we have contracted the N1H1 virus.
If you think your cat has the flu, you need to give it lots of liquids to drink, preferably warm liquids.
Whereas, you may not be able to contract the N1H1 virus if your cat catches it very easily (some vets say), we now know that a cat can get it from being too close to humans.
Perhaps, you should please consider all this.
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