The first confirmed report of multiple cats testing positive for H3N2 canine influenza virus in the U.S. shows the virus can affect cats. Researchers hope that infections and illness in felines will be rare. An H3N2 vaccine is now available for dogs, but no vaccine is currently approved or recommended for cats.
Source: AAHA NewStat, April 7, 2016.
Suspicions of an outbreak in the cats were initially raised when a group of them displayed unusual signs of respiratory disease,” said Sandra Newbury, DVM, MS, clinical assistant professor and director of the UW Shelter Medicine Program.