Cat Health Care

What You Need to Know About Cat Flu

By Jackie Brown

, October 10, 2017

Cases of the highly contagious canine influenza have been on the rise in the United States since an outbreak of the H3N2 subtype of the virus in Chicago in 2015. Although people cannot contract dog flu, cats are not necessarily immune.

Cornell University’s Baker Institute for Animal Health recently published a fact sheet regarding canine influenza that contains a warning to cat owners: Cats are occasionally diagnosed with H3N2, aka cat flu. The organization suggests keeping dogs with canine flu away from cats up to 21 days as a precautionary measure. For more information, visit vet.cornell.edu, and do a search for Canine Influenza Fact Sheet.

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Jackie Brown is a freelance writer from Southern California who specializes in the pet industry. Reach her at jackiebrownwriter.wordpress.com.

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Jackie Brown

Pet expert Jackie Brown has spent 20 years following her passion for animals as a writer and editor in the pet publishing industry. She is contributing writer for National Geographic’s Complete Guide to Pet Health, Behavior, and Happiness: The Veterinarian’s Approach to At-Home Animal Care (April 2019) and author of the book It’s Raining Cats and Dogs: Making Sense of Animal Phrases (Lumina Press, 2006). Jackie is a regular contributor to pet and veterinary industry media and is the former editor of numerous pet magazines, including Dog World, Natural Dog, Puppies 101, Kittens 101 and the Popular Cats Series. Prior to starting her career in publishing, Jackie spent eight years working in veterinary hospitals where she assisted veterinarians as they treated dogs, cats, rabbits, pocket pets, reptiles, birds and one memorable lion cub. She lives in Southern California with her husband, two sons and miniature poodle Jäger. Reach her at jackiebrownwriter.wordpress.com.

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1 thought on “What You Need to Know About Cat Flu”

Gary
October 15, 2017 at 4:37 pm
Hi my cat is 4 years old we got him from a friend who couldn’t look after him any more.
How can we trim his nails without stressing him & without him bitinerary or scratching us?
He also only eats dry foods he’s also an indoor cat whose well loved ?
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