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May 30 2010

Why can’t dogs and cats catch the flu and cold viruses?

Posted by: Alan in dog flu treatment, tags: can't, catch, cats, cold, dogs, viruses

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3 Responses to “Why can’t dogs and cats catch the flu and cold viruses?”

snocoenkcf says:

May 30th, 2010 at 8:20 am
they can
Tillylu says:

May 30th, 2010 at 9:12 am
Because some (but not all) illnesses are species specific.
Diseases which can be passed from humans to animals or animals to humans are called zoonoses.
Human colds and flu, I think, are specific to humans.
Cats can get cat flu – many people have their cats vaccinated against it, because it can be lethal. Similarly, most horse owners have thier horses vaccinated against equine flu. I don’t know about dogs.
Hope this helps.
Chocobo -GUILT- says:

May 30th, 2010 at 9:48 am
The influenza virus is natural in birds, and attacks humans. It just doesn’t affect some species. So, to answer your question, this is a species-specific ailment. And like said, cats can get a different strain of it.