The swine flu virus was confirmed to be found in a cat in Iowa. The cat was not only treated at the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine but is now safely recovering at its home. Although there have been other confirmed cases in animals including two ferrets from Oregon and the other from Nebraska; there have yet to be any confirmed cases found in a cat. The veterinarian who treated the Iowa cat says that flu is known to spread from humans to pets. In addition to this, two of the three people in the same house as the cat suffered from flu-like symptoms prior to the cat becoming ill.
Reaction: As heartless as this may seem, I personally do not feel as though animals should receive treatment for the H1N1 virus until we are sure that we have taken care of the humans. I am not against it but recently there have been several things stated in reference to limited flu shot access. It is a shame for someone’s pet to become ill with such a deadly sickness. However, if I had to choose between protecting a person’s life as opposed to an animal, I would choose the human any day. We must keep in mind the people are the ones who keep our nations running, not cats or ferrets.
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I just think that this is an odd article and it kind of made me chuckle for a second. I did not realize that the virus could spread to pets. The idea of all the people in the house being sick, then the pet becoming sick soon after is sad, but for some reason amused me s bit.
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