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Why do indoor cats need rabies shots and other vaccinations for contagious diseases?

PoC avatarPosted on June 23, 2022 by Michael BroadJune 24, 2022

Clearly, a decreased contact with other cats is a powerful way of reducing the exposure of a cat to pathogens. And if a cat is kept indoors full-time under careful caregiving and they are the only cat in that home … Continue reading →

Posted in vaccinations | Tagged calicivirus, contagious diseases, feline herpes virus, feline rabies, infectious diseases, rabies

38 facts about the common cold in cats

PoC avatarPosted on June 2, 2022 by Michael BroadJune 24, 2022

Here are 38 facts about the common cold in domestic cats. I like to present these sort of topics in succinct, bullet-point factual terms because I think it helps to understand the subject. The facts are presented chronologically as the … Continue reading →

Posted in upper respiratory infections | Tagged calicivirus, cat cold, contagious diseases, feline herpes virus, Feline Viruses, infectious diseases, uri, urinary tract infections, viral infection

Gently stroking and talking to cats at rescue centers prevents upper respiratory infections

PoC avatarPosted on April 23, 2022 by Michael BroadApril 23, 2022

You might not have heard of the words. I certainly hadn’t until today. They are “gentling” and to be “gentled”. Gentling is the action of stroking a cat gently and talking to them equally gently. It is the kind of … Continue reading →

Posted in gentling shelter cats | Tagged calicivirus, cat shelters, cat study, cat virus, contentment, feline herpes virus, gentling, infectious diseases, rescue cats, science, shelter cats, uri | Leave a reply

How do indoor cats get colds?

PoC avatarPosted on August 19, 2020 by Michael BroadAugust 19, 2020

Indoor cats can get colds if they come into direct contact with infected discharge from another cat who has got a cold. Or they come into contact with contaminated litter boxes, water bowls and human hands. The disease is also … Continue reading →

Posted in Infection | Tagged calicivirus, cat virus, contagious diseases, feline cold, feline herpes virus, Feline Viruses, full time indoor cats, indoor cat, indoor cat environment, infection, viral infection | Leave a reply

Calicivirus: I told my vet I’m getting very upset because something is very wrong and I’m not leaving until we fix this

PoC avatarPosted on November 6, 2019 by Elisa Black-TaylorNovember 7, 2019

A Reader’s Forum article published by Laura Morrison on November 6, 2019 THIS IS SOME BAD STUFF IF YOU DON’T CATCH IT IN TIME. Beasley and Francisco just got diagnosed. ( sharing some of my experience. You have a higher … Continue reading →

Posted in Readers Forum | Tagged calicivirus, Cat Illness Diagnosis, cat illness symptoms, cat rescuer, cats in emergencies | Leave a reply

120 cats killed at no-kill shelter because of calicivirus outbreak

PoC avatarPosted on January 22, 2019 by Michael BroadJanuary 22, 2019

Community Animal Rescue and Adoption (C.A.R.A.) decided, we are told, to kill every single cat (120) at their facility because of an outbreak of calicivirus. One of the volunteers who used to work there but who was ‘let go’, Kelli … Continue reading →

Posted in upper respiratory infections | Tagged calicivirus, contagious diseases | 7 Replies

How do indoor cats get colds?

PoC avatarPosted on November 18, 2017 by Michael BroadNovember 18, 2017

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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Posted in viruses | Tagged calicivirus, cat virus, contagious diseases, feline herpes virus, full time indoor cats, indoor cat | Leave a reply

Can I Catch A Cold From My Cat?

PoC avatarPosted on January 1, 2015 by Michael BroadJanuary 1, 2015

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 →

Posted in Cat Health, viruses | Tagged calicivirus, cat health problems, cat virus, feline herpes virus, human virus, zoonotic diseases | 4 Replies

Animal Shelter Spaying and Neutering

PoC avatarPosted on January 9, 2013 by Michael BroadJanuary 9, 2013

Is there a danger of your cat being infected with a contagious disease when attending an animal shelter for low cost spaying or neutering operations? And if so, how big is the risk? Is it bigger than at a vet’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal Rescue, Cat Health, Cat shelters, Infection, Neutering cats, Veterinarians | Tagged calicivirus, cat health problems, cat neutering, cat sneezing, cat spaying, feline herpes virus, veterinarians | 7 Replies
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