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Originally Posted by snowbird  Bella woke up this morning and she is just not herself...She has eaten and drank water, pooped and peed normally but she is a little off. Just laying around not much energy. Our house has been plagued by the flu for the last few days and am wondering if she may have caught it. Is that possible...My vet is not in until tomorrow and the closest Emergencey vet is a 2 hour drive away. If she is still like this in the morning I will take her to see our vet though. |
Old school views believe that human to pet flu transmission wasn't possible, but recent studies show it has occurred. (reverse zoonosis)
My vet sends out emails on a regular basis about various topics, this week's was about cold & flu season and being vigiliant in washing your hands when sick before feeding your pets and to limit handling them when you are sick.
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