Pet Cat Has Swine Flu H1N1

Iowa - Vets in Iowa said that a household cat had tested positive for swine flu ? the first known case in the world of the new pandemic strain spreading to the feline population. The domestic shorthair, a 13-year-old castrated male, apparently caught A(H1N1) off its owners ? two of the three members of the family had previously contracted the deadly virus. ?This is the first cat that we are aware of with the pandemic H1N1,? said Dr. Brett Sponseller, an assistant professor of veterinary microbiology who helped treat the pet at Iowa State University?s College of Veterinary Medicine. ----...More