Lebanon is not on the fore fronts of medicine, may it be veterinary or human , however... you could and I have found a very professional and talented Doctor for my cats. But as good as my Doctor is, as much as he's successfully treated my cats I fear that there is nothing he can do to help me or any of his patients with this situation.
I study at the American University of Beirut, feline population : approximately 300 and another university that's very close to mine - the Lebanese American University also has a feline population i'm told... so... with.. alot of cats in a confined area, new strands of viruses have emerged. Vaccinated, well fed, healthy , well sheltered cats have died from a new pandemic here. Apparently these students will play with cats in their university, come home.. and by simply allowing their cats to sniff them - they infect their kids with this new deadly strand of virus that has no vaccine and a low chance of survival - high chance of mortality.
My cats are successfully recovering from the flu, and they have been in quarantine for a while and will remain until this pandemic can be resolved. (if it can ever be resolved)
I know what I have to do to protect them (my cats) but it's hard and there's always a chance i'll unknowingly infect them...
I just wonder, is it like this in other places in the world? I mean... do you have to be so cautious and meticulous in cleaning your self and your house before interacting with your cats? Or is it like this for me because of this mutated virus going around campus. Mind you, It hasn't rained in Lebanon and 4/5 people you meet have the flu.
I study at the American University of Beirut, feline population : approximately 300 and another university that's very close to mine - the Lebanese American University also has a feline population i'm told... so... with.. alot of cats in a confined area, new strands of viruses have emerged. Vaccinated, well fed, healthy , well sheltered cats have died from a new pandemic here. Apparently these students will play with cats in their university, come home.. and by simply allowing their cats to sniff them - they infect their kids with this new deadly strand of virus that has no vaccine and a low chance of survival - high chance of mortality.
My cats are successfully recovering from the flu, and they have been in quarantine for a while and will remain until this pandemic can be resolved. (if it can ever be resolved)
I know what I have to do to protect them (my cats) but it's hard and there's always a chance i'll unknowingly infect them...
I just wonder, is it like this in other places in the world? I mean... do you have to be so cautious and meticulous in cleaning your self and your house before interacting with your cats? Or is it like this for me because of this mutated virus going around campus. Mind you, It hasn't rained in Lebanon and 4/5 people you meet have the flu.