Sacramento shelter euthanizes 50 cats; virus spreading (The Sacramento Bee)
Posted on November 30, 2008
Filed Under Cats, Dogs |
Sacramento officials confirmed Sunday afternoon that animal shelter workers killed 50 cats out of 117 housed at the shelter after the felines started exhibiting symptoms of a deadly virus. The outbreak of panleukopenia or feline distemper was detected Friday when a cat was found dead in its cage. Workers subsequently tested seven other cats and found the virus in four. County officials closed …
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Sacramento shelter euthanizes 50 cats; virus spreading (The Sacramento Bee)
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