It turned out she had encephalitis — a brain infection that a veterinary neurologist told her was probably passed to her at birth from her mother, who would have
acquired it from rodent feces at the breeding facility.
Not exact matches
The natural host in the wild for the LCM virus is the
rodent population and hamsters would most likely
acquire their infection
from this source.
Cats often
acquire Toxoplasma gondi
from each other, but may also be infected by eating
rodents and birds who have themselves become infected.
They should provide education about the risks of
acquiring salmonellosis
from pet
rodents.
A. Indoor cats can
acquire parasites
from digging in or ingesting potting soil, ingesting insects or
rodents in the house or tapeworms
from fleas.