Do pets catch colds

[minks]

Egads, 2 weeks ago a family memeber had a nasty cold. A week later my dog started to sneeze all over the place, this week it's the cats turn? I don't mean little half sigh half sneezes, I mean blatty snotty nose good sneezes, not the kind substance I like on my keyboard when mister cat strolls by.

I just wonder can pets catch a cold?

BTW family member and dog are fine, just cat is left with a sneeze.

[CheshireCat]

Pets do catch colds!

The cold is caused by a virus, and usually viruses are species specific (exceptions of course, HIV,Rabies,West Nile..) so you don't catch a cold from your dog or vice versa. And cats and dogs wouldn't pass colds between them either.

Sounds like ya'll just had an unlucky week or so.

Oh, dogs get the flu too

[chonsigirl]

Yup, they get cold just like we do.

[minks]

egads it has been a right regular sneeze fest here. The cat is the messiest.

[chonsigirl]

Oh, the poor little critters.

Poor Minks, the yuchy mess.

[minks]

chonsigirl wrote: Oh, the poor little critters.

Poor Minks, the yuchy mess.


oh that reminds me CG we were at the pet store last nite (Jr Minks and I) oooo we saw gorgeous little pups and kittens, hamsters, birds, etc, but the fave of Jr Minks, the bunnies, awwww she fell in love with a black one that looked like velvet.

[chonsigirl]

Oh, the bunnies are so cute. Black velvet, oh that sounds like my Hamilton. He has an agora fur undercoat, it is so soft.

:-4

[OpenMind]

Sorry to hear about your furry friends, Minks. Hope the cat gets better soon for the sake of the keyboard.

[venus]

Pet size kleenex...:-3

cats tend to be the worst when getting colds and flu that sneezing seems to linger for ages..I know what you mean about the mess been there...yukkkk