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The University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine data shows that the latest canine flu (H3N2) has infected cats. A group of cats at a Northwest Indiana shelter tested positive for H3N2 canine influenza virus. The cats tested had shown unusual signs of respiratory disease. Dogs in the shelter had the virus at the same […]
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Mast Cell Tumors (Mastocytomas)
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