The 10-year-old male cat was brought to the Animal Clinic in Lebanon on Nov. 4 with labored breathing. A member of the family had been sick with influenza-like illness a week earlier.
On initial examination, the cat's temperature was 101.7 F. There was no coughing or sneezing and its respiration was rapid and shallow. Radiographs revealed results consistent with pneumonia.
On Nov. 5, 2009, the cat's respiratory rate worsened. The cat was admitted and treated with oxygen and medication.
On Nov. 7, 2009, the cat died.
The Oregon State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory later confirmed that the cat tested positive for pandemic H1N1
This is believed to be the first feline H1N1 fatality in Oregon and the third confirmed case of a cat with H1N1.
In addition to this case, there have been two other cases of confirmed H1N1 infection in cats in Iowa and Utah. Both cats recovered.
A Nebraska ferret with the virus died last month. Four Oregon ferrets tested positive and have recovered.
Three other cats in the Oregon household also became ill with different degrees of sneezing and coughing. None of them had an elevated temperature. Nasal swab samples were collected and yielded no other positive results for H1N1.
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