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Cat Forum / General Topics / January 2006can I get cat flu from my cat?
I recently bought a kitten from the animal hospital/pound/vet and it was sneezing, so I took it back for a warranty service. They gave it antibiotics, but now I'm sneezing and dripping as much as he was. Likely I got it from him, or just a coincidence? -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Peter Mills pmillsy@tpg.com.au No-one can make you feel inferior without your consent. No you can't catch it > No you can't catch it Unless you're a cat as well, in which case congrats on the typing skill with those paws ;-) Ivor > I recently bought a kitten from the animal hospital/pound/vet and it was > sneezing, so I took it back for a warranty service. They gave it > antibiotics, but now I'm sneezing and dripping as much as he was. Likely I > got it from him, or just a coincidence? no, absolutely not and neither viceversa... "Ronin" <(debris)@(email).(it)> wrote in message > > antibiotics, but now I'm sneezing and dripping as much as he was. Likely I > > got it from him, or just a coincidence? > > no, absolutely not > and neither viceversa... You can however, get an infection from your cat. A friend of mine was scratched by her cat and that started some type of infection (didn't ask exactly what it was). She had to go an intravenous antibiotic for two weeks to get rid of it. you can catch bird flu from a cat, or any pet. if a migrating bird pecks your outdoor cat, and your cat gets sick, you can catch that. Bollocks, you are missing some important biology lessons there, dude... > you can catch bird flu from a cat, or any pet. if a migrating bird > pecks your outdoor cat, and your cat gets sick, you can catch that. > You can however, get an infection from your cat. A friend of mine was > scratched by her cat and that started some type of infection (didn't ask > exactly what it was). She had to go an intravenous antibiotic for two > weeks > to get rid of it. of course cats can carry parasites or bacteria that can be harmful also to humans, especially if their claws are dirty or you are allergic to something that the cat is carrying but those are different stories - there are differencies between human and felis viruses (with some excepetions, e.g. rabes - but I'm no expert) My understanding is that you/cat/pet can transmit *almost* anything that is transmitable to each other under the right circumstances. Washing your hands after touching kitty (or kitties stuff) is a good practice anyway. > I recently bought a kitten from the animal hospital/pound/vet and it was > sneezing, so I took it back for a warranty service. They gave it [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > ---- Peter Mills pmillsy@tpg.com.au No-one can make you feel inferior > without your consent. > My understanding is that you/cat/pet can transmit *almost* anything > that is transmitable to each other under the right circumstances. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >> ---- Peter Mills pmillsy@tpg.com.au No-one can make you feel inferior >> without your cons flu is making the rounds right now. You probably got it from a door handle or was close to someone with the bug -- |
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