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GoldenRod
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I Can Has Swine Flu? A Cat Comes Down with H1N1
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1934826,00.html?cnn=yes
On Wednesday, the Iowa Department of Public Health reported the first confirmed case of H1N1 in a house pet, a 13-year-old domestic shorthaired cat. The animal likely contracted the virus from its owners, veterinarians say, since two of the three family members living in the cat's household had recently suffered from influenza-like illness. Late last week, when the cat came down with flu-like symptoms — malaise, loss of appetite — its owners brought it to Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine for treatment. The family mentioned to the vet that they had also recently battled illness, which led to testing the pet for H1N1.
Crossing into housepets? That's scary...
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Re: I Can Has Swine Flu? A Cat Comes Down with H1N1
Well years ago my cat and I had Broncitis
at the same time and took the same antibiotics! 
Purrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
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| Posted 11/5/09 11:42 AM |
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rojerono
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Re: I Can Has Swine Flu? A Cat Comes Down with H1N1
I believe cats can come down with regular flu too.. so I guess this isn't so unexpected. I AM curious if cats can transmit the disease back to humans though.
BTW - the title of the post (and Times Article) confused me. I was thinking I Can was an MTV reality star or something.
ETA: They don't get regular flu.. but evidently there was a domestic pet outbreak of avian flu at some point..?
Message edited 11/5/2009 12:59:14 PM.
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| Posted 11/5/09 12:56 PM |
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GoldenRod
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Re: I Can Has Swine Flu? A Cat Comes Down with H1N1
Posted by rojerono
BTW - the title of the post (and Times Article) confused me. I was thinking I Can was an MTV reality star or something.
It's a reference to http://icanhascheezburger.com/
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| Posted 11/5/09 1:00 PM |
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Re: I Can Has Swine Flu? A Cat Comes Down with H1N1
Posted by rojerono
ETA: They don't get regular flu.. but evidently there was a domestic pet outbreak of avian flu at some point..?
Uh-oh. An lolcats virgin.
Watch out for ceiling cat!
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| Posted 11/5/09 1:03 PM |
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Babyaholic
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Re: I Can Has Swine Flu? A Cat Comes Down with H1N1
Eek. That can't be good.
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| Posted 11/5/09 1:09 PM |
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Re: I Can Has Swine Flu? A Cat Comes Down with H1N1
Posted by rojerono
I AM curious if cats can transmit the disease back to humans though.
A girl I know swears her cat gave her gonorrhea.
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| Posted 11/5/09 1:20 PM |
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Phyl
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Re: I Can Has Swine Flu? A Cat Comes Down with H1N1
Posted by MeNBobs
Posted by rojerono
I AM curious if cats can transmit the disease back to humans though.
A girl I know swears her cat gave her gonorrhea.
That was a very friendly cat!
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| Posted 11/5/09 1:22 PM |
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Re: I Can Has Swine Flu? A Cat Comes Down with H1N1
Posted by Phyl
Posted by MeNBobs
Posted by rojerono
I AM curious if cats can transmit the disease back to humans though.
A girl I know swears her cat gave her gonorrhea.
That was a very friendly cat!
She's a VERY friendly girl. Multiple other people have the disease now too. Which p*ssy they got it from is still up for debate. My money's on the cat.
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| Posted 11/5/09 1:24 PM |
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Phyl
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Re: I Can Has Swine Flu? A Cat Comes Down with H1N1
Posted by MeNBobs
Posted by Phyl
Posted by MeNBobs
Posted by rojerono
I AM curious if cats can transmit the disease back to humans though.
A girl I know swears her cat gave her gonorrhea.
That was a very friendly cat!
She's a VERY friendly girl. Multiple other people have the disease now too. Which p*ssy they got it from is still up for debate. My money's on the cat.
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rojerono
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Re: I Can Has Swine Flu? A Cat Comes Down with H1N1
Posted by MeNBobs
Posted by Phyl
Posted by MeNBobs
Posted by rojerono
I AM curious if cats can transmit the disease back to humans though.
A girl I know swears her cat gave her gonorrhea.
That was a very friendly cat!
She's a VERY friendly girl. Multiple other people have the disease now too. Which p*ssy they got it from is still up for debate. My money's on the cat.
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Ma-n-Pa2008
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Re: I Can Has Swine Flu? A Cat Comes Down with H1N1
i just read something yesterday that said cats and dogs CAN'T get swine flu! So that's odd!
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| Posted 11/5/09 2:17 PM |
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springchick
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Re: I Can Has Swine Flu? A Cat Comes Down with H1N1
Posted by MeNBobs
Posted by Phyl
Posted by MeNBobs
Posted by rojerono
I AM curious if cats can transmit the disease back to humans though.
A girl I know swears her cat gave her gonorrhea.
That was a very friendly cat!
She's a VERY friendly girl. Multiple other people have the disease now too. Which p*ssy they got it from is still up for debate. My money's on the cat.
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