hey, kate! :--)

don;t panic, hon, look at the article -
the kitty is no spring-chicken, LOL, and is expected to make a full recovery. just make Sure that if anyone in the family has a cough or sneeze, to use their bent ELBOW to block the droplets flying all over, not their Hands - as hands touch every doggone surface.

and of course, cover Ur nose/mouth when U cough or sneeze when *alone*, too - the droplets settling on ___ (phone, counter, door-knob, other contact surfaces) easily transfer to anyone touching the surface.

frequent hand-washing is still the best tool in the cabinet - and NOT touching ones face with the hands, Unless they Have been Washed recently.
antibacterial soaps are no more effective than ordinary soap - and may accelerate the process of antibacterial resistance, so i go with plain old soap, and get under my nails, too.

our parents + G-parents went thru the Depression and the 1918 flu - this, too, shall pass. hold on! :--)
cheers,
--- terry

terry pride, APDT-Aus, apdt#1827, CVA, IPDTA, TDF