LYNDHURST, Va. (AP) — The Shenandoah Valley Animal Services Center has temporarily stopped accepting cats following the death of a kitten from a virus.
The shelter imposed the 14-day quarantine on Aug. 8. No cats will be accepted while the quarantine is in effect.
Shelter director Lindsey Huffman tells The News-Virginian (http://bit.ly/1oZrkw3 ) that the quarantine is a precautionary measure. She says all of the other cats and kittens at the shelter have been vaccinated against the virus and can be adopted.
She says a kitten dropped off at the shelter on Aug. 8 died from panleukopenia.
According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, panleukopenia targets the intestines. The virus also damages a cat’s white blood cells and immune system.
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