What affects us affects cats
It has been reported that eight Asiatic lions at the Hyderabad Zoo in India have been infected with Covid-19. The number may be higher and it is thought that the transmission to lions at this zoo is due to the massive surge in infections among humans in India, which we have all heard about. …
NEWS AND VIEWS: Scientists from the University of Glasgow have been researching Covid-19 in companion animals, specifically cats, and the prevalence of transmission of the disease from their owners. Two cases had been reported in the news media: one concerns a Ragdoll kitten and the other a Siamese cat. In both instances, it is …
There have been rumblings for a while about the possibility of a cat scratch rarely leading to a disease called ‘cat scratch fever’ which in turn might cause mental health issues in the victim, specifically schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder (SCZ/SAD). It sounds alarming and cat lovers will be hollering from the rooftops that it is just …
Do ticks cause pain in cats? The answer is, yes, but they cause pain indirectly because they transmit diseases to cats and it is these diseases which cause pain. The act of a tick attaching itself to the skin of a cat or dog is not in itself painful or is not discomforting enough …
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) tell us that there has been no confirmed cases of rabies transmission from cats (domestic, stray or feral) in over 45 years. There have been two cases of rabies in humans acquired from cats since 1960 in the US. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED THERE ARE SOME MORE …
“We have a strong suspicion of transmission from human to pet, not vice versa”, said a vet. There is no need to panic but to listen and learn. Knowledge is useful when used properly. There is news out that some vets believe that there is a link between a variant of the Covid-19 virus …
The coronavirus pandemic will hopefully signal the beginning of the end of the cat meat trade in southern China because Covid-19 is a zoonotic disease. I have been looking at a study from 2019 which researched the connection between Toxoplasma gondii and mental health in southeast China. They found a ‘significantly higher’ level of …
South Korea have their first feline coronavirus patient, a kitten at a missionary school in Jinju, South Gyeongnam Province where 100 people tested positive recently. The owner of the cat and her daughter tested positive for the virus and the presumption by the health authorities is their cat caught the virus from them. She …
