Cats and the Flu

darcystaley

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Hello, does anyone know if my cats can catch the flu? My little girl kitty just had babies a week ago, so in total I have 4 cats in my house. 2 adults, and 2 babies. Can they get sick too?
 

abyeb

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I think that it's possible for cats to cats the flu from humans (reverse zoonosis), albeit very rarely. I am under the impression that there have been some documented cases of cats catching the influenza virus from humans (including one during the H1N1 outbreak of 2009) Some other posters might have more info for you.
 
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