Can cows get the Swine Flu?

Answer 1

So far, there is no indication that large animals like cows and horses can get the H1N1/09 pandemic virus.

There has now been one confirmed case of a dog having gotten Swine Flu from a sick owner, it was diagnosed on December 21, 2009 in the US. There are unconfirmed reports of a few dogs in China also having caught the virus from a sick person. No people have been known to have been infected by a pet, however. There are also confirmed reports of several ferrets and one cat having gotten flu from their owners who were sick with the swine flu. As you would with children, protect your pets from your germs when you have the flu. There is no vaccination for dogs for this type of influenza, so you must do what you can to isolate them from sick family members.

Some birds like turkeys have had it but no pet birds. We know the original H1N1 swine flu started in pigs, but there have not been any pet pot bellied pigs reported to have the pandemic flu so far.

See the related questions below for more information and links to the American Veterinary Association about this subject.