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Swine Flu Spreading to More Species: Cat in Iowa Diagnosed With Swine Flu


Animals  (tags: animals, health, swine flu, cat )

Katie
- 20 days ago - nydailynews.com
Cat flu? Health officials in Iowa say a 13-year-old cat tested positive for swine flu - the first feline to come down with the virus. Two of the three people who live with the cat had the flu before the cat got sick, officials say. They cautioned Iowans..
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Cheree Million (126)
Friday November 6, 2009, 1:04 am
Nice to know. Thanks Katie.
 

chris b. (1160)
Friday November 6, 2009, 1:48 am
There were one or two cases of mad cow desease confirmed in cats during that particular "scare" a few years ago in thhe UK The only thing that worries me about this isthe American answer to everything seems to be kill it if you don't like it and I would hate some panic knee jerk reactio to impingeon the hapless cat population or any other species that may contract this man made desease!
 

Julie van Niekerk (134)
Friday November 6, 2009, 5:56 am
OMG - please dont let people now go kill cats left right and center. This is not good news to me. People will take the opportunity to be their own barbaric self.
 

Tierney G. (300)
Friday November 6, 2009, 8:15 am
I agree Chris and Julie. I really think it is horrible the way they mass murder innocent healthy animals for what? People have died from the flu since the beggininng of time. Take precautions yes. Mass murders of the innocent no!
 

marilyn s. (99)
Friday November 6, 2009, 3:32 pm
Thanks Katie...

Saw this on the news this morning...What what that????

NO animals safe from anything...Totally Upset!
 

Mandi T. (261)
Friday November 6, 2009, 6:18 pm
Saw on the news. Very upsetting.
Tx Katie
 

marilyn s. (99)
Friday November 6, 2009, 6:31 pm
Franky, I am still upset...give Man a brake, but don't harm our pets, that to me is just nutty...what is with that!!! We give them all of the ailments...well we already knew that, we (Man) did the pest control that killed all of the animals, and Yadadadad

You Do not want me to do on on this one, because I have FACTS and will fight for my DOGS!!!!
 

jeanette steffi g. (123)
Saturday November 7, 2009, 3:06 am
people might be going out of their homes carrying rifles and randomly shooting cats. Their excues? Because one cat had swine flu and that cat may have infected other felines. And the people in town would be blinded and will allow people to kill innocent cats. That's how it turned out one time here. When the barangay council allowed people to shoot stray dogs. Pathetic.

I hope a cure is found without an animal tested on for the purpose of it.
Thanks for the news.

 
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