How do indoor cats get colds?
Full-time indoor cats can get colds because the virus that produces the cold can get inside the house where the cat lives in various ways one of which is on the cat owner’s hands.
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Feline panleukopenia puts hundreds of cats from Central California SPCA at risk including at PetSmart
Hundreds of kittens and cats that have passed through the Central California SPCA (some to PetSmart) are at risk of contracting deadly panleukopenia. Central California SPCA have an outbreak of panleuk (Feline panleukopenia or feline distemper) and they have 30,000 … Continue reading →
Animal Adoption Centre and Animal Shelter Screw Up Resulting in the Death of 12 Cats
An animal adoption centre failed on this occasion to vaccinate the cats at their centre. They imported, from a rural shelter, cats that they were told were healthy. They took them in good faith on the basis that there were … Continue reading →
Can I Catch A Cold From My Cat?
No, you can’t catch a cold from your cat and neither can your cat catch your cold. The reason is because the viruses that cause cat colds (flu) and human colds are “animal specific”. Each species of relevant cold-causing viruses … Continue reading →
Best Disinfectant for Feline Viruses
Thirty-five commonly used disinfectants were tested in a study published on Europe PubMed Central. They were tested for their “virucidal activity” (their capacity to destroy or inactivate viruses) against: feline rhinotracheitis virus (a herpesvirus – FHV). Herpes virus is the … Continue reading →
Canine Distemper Can Kill Tigers
Canine distemper is a well known dog virus. It is very contagious and deadly. However, it can be prevented through vaccination. It not only makes dogs very ill; it can also affect wild animals such as ferrets, raccoons, skunks, wolves … Continue reading →
USA: Cat Illness, Trends and Statistics
This is a page that gives some clues as to cat health trends in the USA backed up by statistics. Banfield Pet Hospital is the world’s largest veterinary practice. It is an American business operating in America. The company has … Continue reading →
Do dogs get more publicity than cats?
By Elisa Black-Taylor Does the news media prefer to cover dog stories rather than cat stories? I always thought the media would be unbiased, until many of my rescue friends clued me in that cats get less publicity in times … Continue reading →
Cat With Missing Nose Gets Life-changing Operation
By Elisa Black-Taylor Nafas was only a year old when he was found last October, curled up under a car on a busy street in Tehran. A good Samaritan rescued the filthy cat, who had an infected mass and was … Continue reading →
Stray and Feral Cat Illnesses
(Long beach, CA) Stray or feral cat with hair loss and unweight – photo by Editor B (Flickr) In my neighborhood there are many stray cats, and one in particular a black male cat seems real ill, sometimes he has … Continue reading →