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7:06pm Shitfaced Sphynx

Joined: 15 May 2008 Posts: 7356 Location: ~It's not the END of civilization, but I can see it from here~
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Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 3:56 pm Post subject: News just said cats can get H1N1??? |
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This is NOT good.
What can we do to help them to NOT get it? _________________

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lilysmom Flying Catfish

Joined: 25 Aug 2008 Posts: 3606 Location: Toronto, Canada
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Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 6:13 pm Post subject: |
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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 Clown Loach Kitty

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Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 2:37 am Post subject: |
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just heard a report that a cat in Ireland has been diagnosed with it !
Tracey _________________
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MarciaCat Kitty Roca Connoisseur

Joined: 10 Feb 2007 Posts: 17013 Location: Sunny San Diego!
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Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 11:50 am Post subject: |
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Jus Functional Catnip Addict

Joined: 13 May 2006 Posts: 10408 Location: Under a duvet in the UK
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Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 6:23 pm Post subject: |
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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 _________________ "Do not mess in the affairs of cat lovers for you are chewy, disposable and easy to shred..." Wolfie
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Too many cats Functional Catnip Addict

Joined: 01 Sep 2005 Posts: 10538 Location: In the land of Green and Gorgeous
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Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 6:56 am Post subject: |
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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!!!!  _________________ facebook |
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hippiechick Snow Leopard

Joined: 27 Jun 2006 Posts: 11075 Location: dancing on the edge of the world
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Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 9:37 am Post subject: |
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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.  _________________
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Jus Functional Catnip Addict

Joined: 13 May 2006 Posts: 10408 Location: Under a duvet in the UK
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Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 11:26 am Post subject: |
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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. _________________ "Do not mess in the affairs of cat lovers for you are chewy, disposable and easy to shred..." Wolfie
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superlambanana Clown Loach Kitty

Joined: 13 Jan 2007 Posts: 39420 Location: London
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Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 11:45 am Post subject: |
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| Too many cats wrote: | | Whoa.....what? Oh goodness that just sucks! Now people will be killing cats like they did all the pigs.: |
oh no, lets not have a mass panic of people after cats
Tracey _________________
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7:06pm Shitfaced Sphynx

Joined: 15 May 2008 Posts: 7356 Location: ~It's not the END of civilization, but I can see it from here~
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Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 11:49 am Post subject: |
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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 Functional Catnip Addict

Joined: 01 Sep 2005 Posts: 10538 Location: In the land of Green and Gorgeous
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Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 3:27 pm Post subject: |
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| superlambanana wrote: | | Too many cats wrote: | | Whoa.....what? Oh goodness that just sucks! Now people will be killing cats like they did all the pigs.: |
oh no, lets not have a mass panic of people after cats
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Well, you know how stu.pid people can be in a panic like this flu has caused. They've killed thousands of pigs already (which is why they had to change the name of it).
Even though humans are giving it to cats at this time, the first cat to give it to a human and I'm afraid of what will happen. _________________ facebook |
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Dandelion Flying Catfish

Joined: 15 May 2008 Posts: 3767 Location: covered in cat hair
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Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 3:56 pm Post subject: |
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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 _________________
I'd run away with this raggle-taggle gyspy, O!
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