November 2009

H1N1 (Swine Flu) confirmed in American cat.

5 November 2009

Schaumburg, IL A cat in Iowa has tested positive for the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus, state officials confirmed this morning, marking the first time a cat has been diagnosed with this strain of influenza. The cat, which has recovered, is believed to have caught the virus from someone in the household who was sick with [...]

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Neighbourhood kitties.

3 November 2009

Since I’ve started working later in the mornings, Train has had more ‘sun time’ up on our enclosed top step. I’ve also come to realise that our neighbours kitties regularly (i.e. all morning!) do laps of our place. And from where Train sits, this is where she gets to see them: Red lines indicate general [...]

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