A 10 year-old male cat in Oregon has died of swine flu. "It is believed that this is the first feline H1N1 fatality," states the Oregon Veterinary Medical Association. Two other cats -- one in Utah and another in Iowa were previously diagnosed with swine flu, but recovered.
The ill-fated cat had been taken to Animal Clinic in Lebanon, Oregon on November 4 with "labored breathing" and a temperature of 101.7 F. It died three days later. The cat is believed to have caught the deadly virus from one of its family members. "A member of the family had been sick with influenza-like illness approximately one week earlier," states the Association.
Testing conducting on the nasal secretions of the cat led to the diagnosis of swine flu.
For more info: Oregon Veterinary Medical Association
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