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Have you ever seen a cat with a cold? I did not even know that a cat could get a cold but the first year I had Barney, my large black and white cat, he had 3 colds! He sounded and looked like a toddler with a bad cold; sneezing, runny nose, sniffling, the whole bit. I wanted to hold a tissue to his nose and tell him to blow. What was worse was that he would get the cold first then my other cat Callie would catch it then I would get it! Don’t tell me that germs can’t pass between species.

A cat with a cold seemed so strange to me that I called the vet and asked if a cat could get a cold and he said yes. Luckily, Barney outgrew his propensity for colds, however I haven’t. But I have never noticed any of the cats catching my cold, strange.

Do dogs get colds? That question naturally leads to the next, do wild animals get colds?

Let me know if you have any information to add.