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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext"> Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-bounces@felineleukemia.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Armstrong-Brown, Sheila DDS Timonium<br>
<b>Sent:</b> October-20-16 9:23 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'felvtalk@felineleukemia.org'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Felvtalk] if I have a cold<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D">Thank you for the information. 
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext"> Felvtalk [<a href="mailto:felvtalk-bounces@felineleukemia.org">mailto:felvtalk-bounces@felineleukemia.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Marsha<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 20, 2016 9:16 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:felvtalk@felineleukemia.org">felvtalk@felineleukemia.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Felvtalk] if I have a cold<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Maybe.  There are a couple of hundred of viruses that cause a human cold.  It's not just one virus, plus bacteria can be involved too (think strep throat).<br>
Check out these articlest:<br>
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<a href="http://www.besthealthmag.ca/best-you/pet-health/can-cats-and-dogs-get-colds-and-flu/">http://www.besthealthmag.ca/best-you/pet-health/can-cats-and-dogs-get-colds-and-flu/</a><br>
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<a href="http://oregonstate.edu/ua/ncs/archives/2012/oct/onset-flu-season-raises-concerns-about-human-pet-transmission">http://oregonstate.edu/ua/ncs/archives/2012/oct/onset-flu-season-raises-concerns-about-human-pet-transmission</a><br>
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Marsha<br>
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On 10/20/2016 7:54 AM, Armstrong-Brown, Sheila DDS Timonium wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Can I give it to my FELV cat?  He is on Interferon and not sickly at this time.  Thank you
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