Wow. Other animals can get Swine Flu

[Anonymous]

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.
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Read more: http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1934826,00.html?cnn=yes#ixzz0W09pnHMv

[Anonymous]

They don't call it swine flu for nothing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They don't call it swine flu for nothing.

Yes but this is other animals besides pigs. Cats??? Humans and cats don't usually share viruses....

[Anonymous]

NPR had a vet on yesterday talking about this. And he said transmission from humans to cats wasn't all that surprising - especially with swine flu (something about it historically). Some ferrets have also come down with it and the vet said that was even less surprising.