Cat in Park City Utah has the swine flu

News Type: Event — Seeded on Sun Nov 22, 2009 11:42 AM EST

Article Source: Park Record

A 14-year-old black cat in Park City has contracted the swine flu, a veterinarian told The Park Record Friday. The owner of the domestic shorthair had suffered a bout of the H1N1 flu before taking the sick cat to Park City Animal Clinic Nov. 6, said Dr. Carl Prior, a veterinarian at the animal hospital in Prospector.

"We thought it was H1N1, but now we're 100 percent sure," Prior said in a telephone interview.

The cat showed symptoms similar to a housecat in Iowa that doctors have confirmed had the swine flu, he explained.

"The cat came in with difficulty breathing and it had some upper respiratory problems," Prior said. "It almost died. Without treatment, this cat would have passed away."

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"I just don't think we know the extent of how things transmit," Prior said. "If someone is sick or has a sick pet, we need to be more careful. People can get sick from pets and pets can get sick from people."

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INFLUENZA PANDEMIC (H1N1) 2009, ANIMAL (28): USA (UTAH, OREGON) FELINE

The 3rd case of a cat with H1N1 and the 1st feline fatality have been reported. The Oregon State Public Health Veterinarian confirmed that a cat in Oregon has died from presumed 2009 H1N1 influenza virus infection. It's believed that this is the 1st feline H1N1 fatality and the 3rd case of a cat with the virus, according to the Oregon
Veterinary Medical Association. The other 2 cats from Iowa and Utah
have recovered.

The deceased 10-year-old male cat lived with 3 other cats that also became ill with different degrees of sneezing and coughing. None of them had an elevated temperature. Nasal swab samples were collected and yielded no other positive results for H1N1, according to the OVMA. In these cases, it is believed that the cats caught the virus from humans in their households who were sick with influenza-like symptoms.

However, Emilio DeBess, DVM, Oregon State Public Health Veterinarian, cautions veterinarians and pet owners that it may be possible for cats to transmit the virus to humans. Coughing and sneezing can spread the virus which can remain infectious for about a week outside the body, he said. The OVMA encourages people to thoroughly wash their hands when handling sick pets or when they are sick.

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