What is worse, a cat bite or a cat scratch?
Starting with the presumption that the scratch and bite are of about equal severity, to answer the question the title I think we have to look at two things: The frequency with which bacteria...
Tagged: human health
Marmite reduces anxiety and makes you a better cat caregiver
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...
Law should require a license to keep more than 6 cats in a home
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...
Stray cats are diseased but humans aren’t. Discuss.
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...
Woman isolated during lockdown with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome finds comfort in her cat companions
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...
In Korea an outbreak of human toxoplasmosis was caused by ingesting food contaminated with Toxoplasma gondii
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...
Are cat and dog owners healthier than others?
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...
Are feral cats a health hazard?
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...
Link between prostate cancer and Toxoplasma gondii
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...
Mapping Domestic Cat Genes
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...
Basic principles of food safety apply to handling pet foods
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. Â This...
Prevention of Human Toxoplasmosis Prezi
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....
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