Jul 23
Vaccination is the process of preventing disease in animals or people by exposing them to the same disease in a ’safe’ form. This controlled exposure allows the immune system to learn to recognise the disease so that if encountered in its real, dangerous form in the future, a rapid immune response can be mounted before serious effects of the disease are seen. (more…)
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Apr 25
Cats can suffer from many of the ailments that affect humans — cancer, leukaemia, pneumonia, arthritis, diabetes and tuberculosis among them — but fortunately there are few diseases of cats that can be transmitted to man. However, there are some parasites that can affect both. Cat fleas are different from ours and are host-specific, though they can be a considerable irritant before they realize that they have leaped on to the wrong species and find another cat to jump on.
Scratches from cats can sometimes lead to cat-scratch fever (possibly caused by a virus) which makes the patient weak and can cause the lymph glands to swell. Needless to say, any sign of this should warrant immediate consultation with your doctor and then with the vet. (more…)
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