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THERE ARE SO MANY SICK
CATS AT THE VIRGINIA
BEACH SPCA, THAT THEY'VE
MADE A RARE DECISION TO
STOP TAKING IN FELINES
FOR THE NEXT TWO
WEEKS. AND I FOUND OUT
THIS ISN'T JUST A
SHELTER PROBLEM, IT COULD
AFFECT YOUR PET AT HOME.
C34 HIDING YOUR FACE
FACES BURRIED,
C35 CURLED UP UNDER A
BLANKET CURLED UP UNDER
NO, THESE KITTIES DO NOT
FEEL WELL.
ITS ALSO CALLED CAT FLU
-- MUCH LIKE WHEN YOU
GET SICK, THE CATS COUGH,
SNEEZE AND C32 BLINKY
EYE SQUINT THEIR EYES--
AND IF YOU COULD SEE
INSIDE THEIR
SAY THERE ARE SORES THAT
MAKES IT VERY
HARD TO EAT.
IT IS JUST A VIRUS
THOUGH, THEY'LL BE BETTER
IN A COUPLE WEEKS, BUT AS
ANY
MOM WILL ATTEST HAVING
JUST ONE SICK KID IS A
LOT OF EXTRA WORK-
IMAGINE HAVING MORE THAN
2 DOZEN.
THE SICK CATS ARE
SEPARATED FROM THE
HEALTHY ONES. THESE ARE
STILL
BEING ADOPTED OUT THEIR
JUST NOT TAKING ANYMORE
CATS IN.
THATS BECAUSE THIS IS THE
ONLY REMAINING OPEN
ACCESS SHELTER IN
HAMPTON ROADS. THE ONLY
ONE THAT NEVER SAYS NO --
BUT RIGHT NOW THEY SAY
THEY JUST DON'T HAVE A
CHOICE.
THE SPCA SAYS THIS CAT
FLU DOES NOT SPREAD TO
HUMANS OR EVEN OTHER
ANIMALS ITS ONLY SPREAD
FROM ONE CAT TO ANOTHER
AND MOSTLY BY
OUTDOOR CATS. SO, THEIR
RECOMMENDATION
FOR ALL PET OWNERS IS TO
KEEP YOUR CATS INSIDE AND
MAKE SURE
THEY ARE UP TO DATE ON