funny pet stuff... Options

[Dantrag]

Just want to ask people about crazy stuff their pet(s) do(es).

My dog will sit in his pen and bark, so I let him out. Then he will walk right back into the pen and start barking again...This is a daily thing.

And then my snake tries to eat mice sideways...spending hours trying to eat it. And ends up leaving it on the ground.

Share your stupid/funny pet stories!

(wow i'm bored, starting this thread...)

[Foster]

Don't worry about Bird Flu. Yet.

H5N1 (which is the varient they're all talking about - one of a few nasty ones) has so far only transferred into a few humans, all of whom have been in direct contact with an infected bird.

It would only become an epidemic if this person had flu/common cold, and the two viruses mutated (viral DNA comes on rings - they swap, chop and change the good bits, so they combine to become more potent) to become a version that can be passed on by humans.

So, you're looking at:

1) A bird gets flu
2) A bird with flu comes into DIRECT contact with a man/woman with flu
3) The man/woman has the two viruses combine
4) The man/woman spreads the combined disease

So... don't panic until it becomes the human form. THEN panic. And avoid people who sneeze, though to be honest with incubation periods... just avoid people.