{"id":33133,"date":"2013-01-31T21:49:36","date_gmt":"2013-02-01T01:49:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/miserybay.usanethosting.com\/wordpress\/?p=33133"},"modified":"2013-01-31T21:49:36","modified_gmt":"2013-02-01T01:49:36","slug":"pet-119","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/pet-119\/","title":{"rendered":"Benny and Jessie&#039;s Pet Info"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/miserybay.usanethosting.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/11may\/petcolumn.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"image\" class=\"aligncenter size-full\" \/><br \/>\nCan dogs get the flu?<!--more--><br \/>\nThe influenza virus has come out in full force this year and sickened people from coast-to-coast. The 2012-2013 influenza is considered an epidemic, as infections have caused thousands to seek medical care and even caused a concerning number of deaths.<br \/>\nThe CDC\u2019s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report indicates the influenza vaccination being currently administered to humans has an estimated vaccine effectiveness (VE) of 62%, which indicates &#8220;moderate effectiveness.&#8221;<br \/>\nConsidering that people can be infected regardless of vaccination status and that not everyone will be immunized, it\u2019s important that we recognize the potential for humans to pass a microorganism like the influenza virus to our pets.<br \/>\nYes, your dog or cat could contract the flu from you.<br \/>\n<strong><em>Clinical Signs of Influenza Infection in People and Pets<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nCats, dogs, and people all show similar clinical signs of respiratory tract disease, including those that occur post-influenza infection:<br \/>\n&#8211; Nasal or ocular discharge \u2014 clear, mucus, or even blood from the nose or eyes<br \/>\n&#8211; Coughing \u2014 productive\/moist or non-productive\/dry cough<br \/>\n&#8211; Increase respiratory effort (labored breathing) or rate<br \/>\n&#8211; Lethargy<br \/>\n&#8211; Digestive Tract Upset \u2014 vomit, diarrhea, and decreased appetite<br \/>\nIf your cat or dog shows clinical signs of a respiratory tract illness (cough, sneeze, nasal discharge, lethargy, etc.), schedule an examination with your veterinarian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can dogs get the flu?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pets"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33133","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33133"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33133\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}