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Moroccan cat rabies case reminds us prompt PEP (Post Exposure Prophylaxis) can save your life

March 27, 2019November 13, 2018 by Michael Broad

Omar Zouhri, 58, was bitten by a cat while visiting family in Mehdya, Morocco, believed to be about two weeks ago.

Prophylaxis: treatment given or action taken to prevent disease – in this case a course of rabies jabs after exposure to the disease. You can treat a bite from a rabid animal with a course of vaccinations. In the USA, the cost of a course of rabies immune globulin and four doses of vaccine …

Cat Food Marrakesh Style

February 4, 2019April 12, 2013 by Michael Broad

This raw fish is food for a Moroccan cat. If this sweet looking white cat eats this raw fish all the time she’ll end up with brain damage and possibly some obscure disease. Raw fish should not be fed to cats. Raw fish contains an enzyme that destroys vitamin B1, which is thiamin. If …