How did you spend your Saturday afternoon
this weekend? Hopefully not the way I
spent mine, taking Matt to the ER for dehydration related to the flu. Matt flew to Memphis for work this past
Monday. Apparently, the flu trend in
Tennessee is high right now. When he got
home Wednesday night he was in bad shape and Thursday after he had a fever of
104, I took him to the doctor where he tested positive for Influenza A/H1N1 or
as we recall from 2009, Swine Flu! They
started him on Tamiflu but the nausea associated with it led to his
dehydration. After a bag of IV fluid,
his color returned and he felt much better.
Kind of scary for this mama of two small children. I’m so glad he is doing better and now out of
the contagious period.
While I was researching Swine Flu
for this post, I came across the American Veterinary Medical Association site
and learned that despite the name, this particular version of the swine flu has
rarely crossed species from human to pig, making the pig sick (important to
know since I’m still housing Bacon).
But, there have been numerous cases of peoples’ pet cats getting sick
from it. Our kitty has spent the last
four days snuggled with Matt while I had him confined to one room of the
house. Hopefully our loving kitty stays
healthy. Here is a link to the site I mentioned if you
wish to read more:
https://www.avma.org/KB/Resources/FAQs/Pages/2009-H1N1-Flu-Virus-FAQs-General.aspx
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