What affects us affects cats
We know how contagious ringworm is but how, exactly, is it transmitted? We need to know this in order to manage it. To be honest, it’s quite hard to find out this information in the sort of detail and precision that I seek. Transmission The disease is transmitted by contact with spores. These are …
We know that ringworm is a zoonotic disease. When we discuss zoonotic diseases we almost invariably refer to the transmission of a disease from animals to us. In other words, we are referring to the transmission of a disease between different species and in the case of ringworm we are talking about transmission from …
People want to understand why their cat is losing hair around the eyes. Web surfers also want to know why their cat is losing hair above their cat’s eyes, which is significant in my opinion. There is a patch of fur above the eyes of a domestic cat which is always a bit thin. …
In general, cats in conventional animal shelters are living through a stressful and hazardous time. It is probably the most hazardous and stressful time of their lives (depending on the individual shelter and cat). We don’t have to go over the same ground to conclude that, in the USA, shelter cats in a typical …
From Deb Bevan I have a kitten that I want to adopt. He has been treated for ringworm and I am told he is fine now. Is there a chance for the ringworm to return as I have other animals in the house? Please answer as asap. The sooner this little guy gets forever …
By Michael Ringworm photo © topherous Cat ringworm is exactly the same as human ringworm as it is zoonotic, which means it is a disease or infectious agent that can be transmitted between animals and humans. The term zoonotic is strange as it presupposes that we are not animals when we clearly are albeit …
