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Nursing the cat flu patient

Infographic on ‘Nursing the cat flu patient’

PoC avatarPosted on November 27, 2022 by Michael BroadNovember 27, 2022

A simple infographic covering the salient points when nursing a cat with flu. As you know there is no cure for cat flu as there is no cure for human flu. The body has to do the work through its … continue reading…

Posted in cat flu | Tagged cat cold, cat flu, home treatment for cat illness, home treatment for sick cats, infectious diseases, infographic | Leave a reply

What causes infectious diseases in cats?

PoC avatarPosted on July 20, 2022 by Michael BroadJuly 20, 2022

Infectious diseases are caused by bacteria, viruses, protozoa or fungi. These organisms invade the cat’s body. The cat becomes a host and they cause illness. They are all pathogens. They are infectious because they can be transmitted from one cat … continue reading…

Posted in Infection | Tagged bacterial infection, contagious diseases, fungal infection, infectious diseases, protozoan, viral infection, zoonotic diseases | Leave a reply
Indoor cat

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
Cat has a cold and owner provides reassurance

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
Mr. Swanson succumbed to FIP at 17 months

Prevalence of feline infectious peritonitis in specific cat breeds (and more)

PoC avatarPosted on May 21, 2022 by Michael BroadJune 24, 2022

The source of this article on the prevalence of feline infectious peritonitis in specific cat breeds is a research paper of the same title from Science Direct, available online since 1 July 2005 and prepared and written by Loretta D. … continue reading…

Posted in FIP | Tagged cat breeds, cat health care, cat health problems, FIP, infectious diseases | 1 Reply
Shelter worker adopts shelter cat

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 I know if my cat has coronavirus?

Feline viruses – list, overview, discussion.

PoC avatarPosted on March 21, 2022 by Michael BroadJune 24, 2022

As feline viruses can be confusing to the average cat caretaker and I put myself in that category, I thought an overview page might help. The intention is to stand back and try and make sense of all the long … continue reading…

Posted in viruses | Tagged cat health problems, Feline Viruses, infection, infectious diseases, viral infection

Feline aids – a detailed look at FIV

PoC avatarPosted on March 9, 2022 by Michael BroadJune 24, 2022

Feline Aids is layperson terminology for the Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV). FIV was first discovered in 1986. The virus that causes feline aids is related to the virus that causes human aids. The term “aids” stands for “Acquired Immune Deficiency … continue reading…

Posted in FIV | Tagged cat health problems, Feline Aids, FIV, infectious diseases | 7 Replies
Colloidal silver for pets

FIV cats colloidal silver (2022)

PoC avatarPosted on January 11, 2022 by Michael BroadJune 24, 2022

Reviewing the page January 2022: Please read everything below the line on this page in the light of this long introduction which is an updating and amending section for this article on treating FIV cats with colloidal silver. The text … continue reading…

Posted in FIV | Tagged colloidal silver, feline immunodeficiency virus, FIV, home treatment for cat illness, home treatment for sick cats, home treatments for cats, infectious diseases | 26 Replies
TNR program Austin Texas

Feral cats in TNR colonies are no greater risk to human beings than pet cats

PoC avatarPosted on November 8, 2021 by Michael BroadNovember 8, 2021

An interesting study dated 2003 titled: Prevalence of infectious diseases in feral cats in Northern Florida concluded that feral cats in TNR colonies are no more of a risk in terms of spreading disease to people or cats tban domestic … continue reading…

Posted in trap-neuter-release | Tagged FeLV cats, feral cats, feral colony, FIV, infectious diseases, science, study, TNR, Toxoplasma gondii | Leave a reply
Cat sleeps on bed where they can get Covid

If someone has Covid they have a high chance of passing it on to their cat or dog

PoC avatarPosted on July 1, 2021 by Michael BroadSeptember 21, 2021

The research presented by Dorothee Bienzle, a professor of veterinary pathology at the University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada, at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases regarding the transmission of Covid from owners to their pets is surprising … continue reading…

Posted in Covid-19 | Tagged Cat News, Covid-19, human to cat relationship, infectious diseases, interacting with your cat, zoonotic diseases | 3 Replies
FIV cat

Can FIV positive cats go outside?

PoC avatarPosted on March 11, 2021 by Michael BroadMarch 11, 2021

Physically, of course, FIV-positive cats can go outside. This is a moral question more than anything else. It’s a question about protecting other cats who are FIV-negative. If you let a FIV-positive cat go outside they may pass the disease … continue reading…

Posted in FIV | Tagged contagious diseases, feline immunodeficiency virus, fighting cats, FIV, FIV cats, infectious diseases, outdoor cats | Leave a reply
Ringworm glows under UV-A light

How do cats spread ringworm?

PoC avatarPosted on July 12, 2020 by Michael BroadJuly 12, 2020

Ringworm (dermatophytosis) is spread by cats in direct contact with each other or with materials that have been contaminated with the skin debris of an infected cat or another animal or indeed a human. Ringworm is zoonotic, which means it … continue reading…

Posted in ringworm | Tagged cat health problems, cat ringworm, contagious diseases, infectious diseases, zoonotic diseases | 2 Replies
Drugs for FIP and Covid-19 are very similar

The Connection between Coronavirus and Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP)

PoC avatarPosted on May 11, 2020 by Michael BroadJune 24, 2022

There is an unusual and surprising connection between the coronavirus which is labelled Covid-19 or SARS-CoV-2, and FIP. Both are scary illnesses or can be. They can both kill to devastating effect. They are both coronaviruses but that is not … continue reading…

Posted in FIP | Tagged cat drugs, cat health treatments, coronavirus (2019-nCoV), feline infectious peritonitis, FIP, human drugs, infectious diseases | Leave a reply
Animal Shelter Cats

Methods to prevent the entry of infectious disease in cat shelters

PoC avatarPosted on September 30, 2017 by Michael BroadJune 24, 2022

Infectious disease is a major problem in cat shelters. The infection rate goes up 2 to 3 fold when a cat enters a rescue shelter. Some shelters at certain times may be worse places for a cat than being left … continue reading…

Posted in Cat shelters | Tagged animal shelters, cat health, cat health problems, cat welfare, infectious diseases, shelter cats | Leave a reply

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