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TALLAHASSEE, Fla._ Ol' Fido and Garfield are probably safe from West Nile virus.
Because as best as veterinary researchers can tell, dogs, cats and other household pets are only slightly at risk for West Nile virus.
Since West Nile virus appeared in New York in 1999, only two cats and two pet rabbits have been found dead with the disease. Later examinations of dogs and cats in New York areas where West Nile virus struck found many tested positive for the antibodies of the disease, but they had never showed any signs of illness.
Further experiments conducted for the American Veterinary Medical Association found cats had a higher susceptibility than…
Source: HighBeam Research, Dogs and cats not likely to get West Nile.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)