Posted on January 01, 2010 by WayCoolDogs
In the small suburban town of New York called Bedford Hills, a 13-year old mixed-breed neutered male dog gained notoriety by becoming the first dog to be affected by the Influenza A virus in the U.S., more commonly known as Swine Flu. It was also diagnosed with pneumonia. On the mend now, the dog has become well [...]
Posted on June 11, 2009 by WayCoolDogs
The thought of a swine flu pandemic and dogs is hardly on the minds of scientists and world leaders, but is on the minds of dog owners due to a growing concern of the swine flu itself and its rapid mutation. To set the record straight, swine flu is now correctly called H1N1 with talk [...]
Posted on April 30, 2009 by WayCoolDogs
Typically, the spreading of the virus from animals to humans has been exemplified with the recent years of avian bird flu, SARS, and now the swine flu. But where at one time the virus could eventually become extinct and run itself out through small local communities, the overpopulation of earth combined with massive global travel [...]
Posted on April 28, 2009 by WayCoolDogs
Presently we are being told by dog health experts that dogs cannot catch swine flu, with one of those experts the American Veterinary Association. All we know is that swine flu is not contagious to dogs—based on the simple fact there is no known cases of dogs affected by swine flu at this time. However, [...]
