Animals Get the Flu, Too

As flu season begins and doctors promote flu shots and await patients coming in with the familiar symptoms, veterinarians are anticipating visits from their own patients. Although their viruses rarely spread to humans, a variety of animals suffer from their own strains of influenza. "Several animal species are susceptible to influenza or flu viruses -- birds, ferrets, pigs, marine mammals and horses," said Kathy Connell, a veterinarian with Foxglove Consulting in Olympia, Wash. Although there... Full Story