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Vitamin B6 in Marmite helps reduce anxiety

Marmite reduces anxiety and makes you a better cat caregiver

PoC avatarPosted on July 19, 2022 by Michael BroadJuly 19, 2022

In this article I am focusing on the human rather than the cat. When a cat caregiver feels better, they are going to be a better cat caregiver. When a cat caregiver is irritable and fed up it will clearly …

Posted in caregiver's wellbeing | Tagged cat caregiver, human behavior, human health, human self-help, human to cat relationship | Leave a reply
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Law should require a license to keep more than 6 cats in a home

PoC avatarPosted on March 22, 2021 by Michael BroadMarch 22, 2021

There is a story today from Massachusetts, USA which convinces me that if a person wants to keep a large number of cats in their home a license should be mandatory. I have set the limit at 6 max. but …

Posted in restrictions on cat ownership | Tagged Animal laws, cat health care, cat hoarder, cat welfare, cats killed in fire, human health, ordinance, restrictions on cat ownership | Leave a reply
Dirty stray kitten being bathed and accepting it

Stray cats are diseased but humans aren’t. Discuss.

PoC avatarPosted on November 2, 2020 by Michael BroadNovember 2, 2020

There is a perception among some people that stray cats are diseased and can transmit infections to people. I’m reminded of this by a woman in Hong Kong, Icy Song, who runs into stray cats on her way to Lingnan …

Posted in Human to cat relationship | Tagged bacterial infection, disease transmission, feline diseases, feline mouth bacteria, human health, human to cat relationship, stray cats | Leave a reply

Woman isolated during lockdown with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome finds comfort in her cat companions

PoC avatarPosted on October 21, 2020 by Michael BroadOctober 21, 2020

NEWS AND OPINION: It is a time to praise the domestic cat for comforting vulnerable people who during extensive coronavirus pandemic lockdowns have been left isolated through no fault of their own. This is a time when the domestic cat …

Posted in benefits to cat owners | Tagged benefits to cat owners, Cat News, cat ownership, cat story, coronavirus (2019-nCoV), human health | Leave a reply
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In Korea an outbreak of human toxoplasmosis was caused by ingesting food contaminated with Toxoplasma gondii

PoC avatarPosted on October 7, 2020 by Michael BroadOctober 7, 2020

This is a recently published study on how prevalent the disease called toxoplasmosis is in Korean cats and dogs. It appears to have been carried out because of an outbreak of human toxoplasmosis which has been put down to eating …

Posted in toxoplasmosis | Tagged cat ownership, human health, Toxoplasma gondii, toxoplasmosis, toxoplasmosis gondii, zoonotic diseases | Leave a reply
Do pets improve our health?

Are cat and dog owners healthier than others?

PoC avatarPosted on July 24, 2018 by Michael BroadJuly 24, 2018

Are cat and dog owners healthier than others? The conclusion of a 42,000 people survey in California 1 is that ‘there is no evidence of a positive impact of pet ownership per se on the general health [of the participants]’. …

Posted in benefits to cat owners | Tagged benefits to cat owners, cat ownership, health, human health | Leave a reply

Are feral cats a health hazard?

PoC avatarPosted on June 10, 2017 by Michael BroadJune 10, 2017

People ask: are feral cats a health hazard? I can answer the question in two ways. I can take a scientific approach which I do later on in this article but initially I will simply comment generally on the question. …

Posted in Feral Cats | Tagged Alley Cat Allies, feline diseases, feral cats, human health | 5 Replies

Link between prostate cancer and Toxoplasma gondii

PoC avatarPosted on May 21, 2017 by Michael BroadMay 21, 2017

A study published on the US National Library of Medicine National Institutes Of Health website has come to the conclusion that there is a link between Toxoplasma gondii and prostate cancer. More particularly, the study identifies that the parasite is …

Posted in parasites | Tagged Cat Parasite, human health, human to cat relationship, study, Toxoplasma gondii | 3 Replies

Mapping Domestic Cat Genes

PoC avatarPosted on January 29, 2015 by Michael BroadJanuary 29, 2015

Mapping all 20,000 genes of the domestic cat is intended to allow scientists to (a) improve human health (b) improve cat health and (c) better understand the origins of the domestic cat (and how it spread across the world) and …

Posted in Cat Anatomy, genetics | Tagged cat genetics, cat health, cat health problems, genes, genetics, human health | 1 Reply

Basic principles of food safety apply to handling pet foods

PoC avatarPosted on July 8, 2014 by Michael BroadJuly 8, 2014

The U.S., multistate outbreak of human salmonella infections caused by dry dog food in 2006 to 2007 is a reminder that the basic principles of food safety also apply to handling pet food.  This is something that I suspect does …

Posted in Cat Food, salmonella infection | Tagged cat food, human health | 4 Replies

Prevention of Human Toxoplasmosis Prezi

PoC avatarPosted on January 27, 2013 by Michael BroadJanuary 14, 2015

This is a carefully produced prezi on the prevention of human toxoplasmosis. A “prezi”, for people unfamiliar with the word, is a modern and more flexible version of the usual presentation using online software. I think it is an ideal …

Posted in Cat Health, Cat Products, Human to cat relationship, Stray Cats, Trap Neuter Return, Veterinarians, Zoonotic Diseases | Tagged cat health, human health, toxoplasmosis, toxoplasmosis gondii, zoonotic diseases | 9 Replies
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