News just said cats can get H1N1???

7:06pm · **7:06pm**

This is NOT good.

What can we do to help them to NOT get it?
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lilysmom · Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 6:13 pm Post subject:

This is awful news. I looked it up and it looks like there is nothing we can really do to prevent it, except if we exhibit flu symptoms to limit our contact with them and keep a close eye on them.
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superlambanana · Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 2:37 am Post subject:

just heard a report that a cat in Ireland has been diagnosed with it !

Tracey
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MarciaCat · Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 11:50 am Post subject:

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Jus · Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 6:23 pm Post subject:

I had an email which I forwarded to TMC because it said a cat in Iowa had it.

Looks at her sleepy cute gorgeous boys and hope they don't get it
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Too many cats · Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 6:56 am Post subject:

Whoa.....what? Oh goodness that just sucks! Now people will be killing cats like they did all the pigs.

Hoku does have a swollen pus eye. Yikes!!!! Shock

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hippiechick · Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 9:37 am Post subject:

The cat in Iowa got it from it's human, not the other way around. What's scary, other than worrying about our babies, is that this means the virus is mutating faster than expected. Sad

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Jus · Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 11:26 am Post subject:

Copied and pasted here from the email I sent Sally

A cat in Iowa has tested positive for the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus, state officials confirmed this morning, marking the first time a cat has been diagnosed with this strain of influenza.

The cat, which has recovered, is believed to have caught the virus from someone in the household who was sick with H1N1. There are no indications that the cat passed the virus on to any other animals or people.

Prior to this diagnosis, the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus had been found in humans, pigs, birds and ferrets.

To date, H1N1 influenza virus infection of pigs has been reported in Canada, Argentina, Singapore, the United Kingdom (Northern Ireland), Ireland, Norway, the U.S. and Japan. It has also been reported in turkeys in Chile and Canada. Based on the evidence available at this time, the infections were spread from humans to the animals.
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superlambanana · Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 11:45 am Post subject:

7:06pm · **7:06pm**

I think the cats autta come after US as it seems WE are the ones making them sick! Poor cats!!!

This is just awful.
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Too many cats · Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 3:27 pm Post subject:

Dandelion · Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 3:56 pm Post subject:

Summary: "To date, there is no evidence that domestic cats have a role in the natural transmission cycle of H5N1 viruses" and "the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control has issued preliminary recommendations for cat owners living in H5N1-affected areas. These include keeping domestic cats indoors to prevent exposure to potentially infected birds and avoiding contact with semi-domestic and feral cats living outside the home." Report from the CDC

Here's the whole link from about.com:

http://vetmedicine.about.com/b/2009/09/18/can-my-dog-or-cat-get-swine-flu.htm
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