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A feline zoonosis is a viral, bacterial, fungal, protozoan, nematode or arthropod infection that can be transmitted to humans from the domesticated cat, Felis catus.Some of these diseases are reemerging and newly emerging infections or infestations caused by zoonotic pathogens transmitted by cats.
Now there have been documented cases of cats that get sick and survive the infection and even those that never show clinical signs at all. [2] [5] [9] [10] Cats cannot catch the infection from another cat directly without being bitten by a tick. [citation needed] The life cycle of the protozoa has a tissue phase and an erythrocytic (red blood ...
The term feline urologic syndrome is an older term which is still sometimes used for this condition. It is a common disease in adult cats, though it can strike in young cats too. It may present as any of a variety of urinary tract problems, and can lead to a complete blockage of the urinary system, which if left untreated is fatal.
Bentonite or clumping litter is a variation which absorbs urine into clumps which can be sifted out along with feces, and thus stays cleaner longer with regular sifting, but has sometimes been reported to cause health problems in some cats. [67] Some cats can be trained to use the human toilet, eliminating the litter box and its attendant ...
Richard Propes of The Independent Critic gave it a grade of A−, calling it "the ultimate B-movie". [3] Film critic Joe Bob Briggs gave it four stars and called it a "pretty decent [film]". [2] TV Guide rated the film at two out of four stars, stating that "this is one of the better independent films to be released on video by Troma ...
The dry air produced by heating systems can irritate your nasal passages and throat, which can in turn cause discomfort, Lizarzaburu adds. Dry air can also make it harder to fight off colds.
Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) is a Lentivirus that affects cats worldwide, with 2.5% to 4.4% [1] [2] of felines being infected.. FIV was first isolated in 1986, by Niels C Pedersen and Janet K. Yamamoto at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine in a colony of cats that had a high prevalence of opportunistic infections and degenerative conditions and was originally called Feline T ...
For the previous three years El Nino’s cool flip side, La Nina, dampened a bit of the heat humans are causing. ... but in 2014 he got sick of continuously new extremes and stopped.