Sentences with phrase «case cats and humans»

Throughout history, novel virus» and epidemics usually appear when something new has happen in the way the two species - in this case cats and humans - interact.

Not exact matches

I suppose that feeding a dog or cat a very inappropriate, no - meat or low - meat, high carb, high sugar diet could account for a high urine pH (that is the case, at least, in humans and the normal situation in all vegetarian livestock).

As evidence in humans and dogs has demonstrated that oral supplementation is likely to be beneficial, the authors sought to determine if this might also be the case in cats.

In many cases, the cause of skin disease in cats may be communicable to other cats (and, in some cases, to people), so preventing transmission to other animals or humans is often an important component of a treatment plan.

Studies have shown that dogs and cats have similar pain thresholds to humans, so we know from research and professional experience that these conditions can be excruciating.Yet in most cases, the dogs will keep eating, keep wagging their tails, and never whine or cry.

Gerhold and Jessup don't devote much attention to cases in which humans contract rabies from cats, probably because there are so few — not that the authors acknowledge even that basic fact.

«If feral cats transmitted disease to humans,» says Ackerman, «colony caregivers, who spend more time around feral cats than most people, would experience a heightened rate of disease, and this simply isn't the case.»

These litters are designed by and for humans and in most cases do not appeal to cats.

Failure to interpret these attempts correctly can weaken the bonds between cats and their humans and in worst - case scenarios, can lead to human injury.

No evidence shows that cats play a sustained role in transmitting the virus, the AVMA reports, noting, «There have been no known cases of human avian influenza [AI] resulting from exposure to sick cats, and there have been no outbreaks of AI among domestic cat populations.»

Indeed, as «Rabies surveillance in the United States during 2009» makes clear (see table below), no human case of rabies reported between 2000 and 2009 was linked to a cat.

«The increase in the cases of human rabies exposure from feral cats should be a concern to city and other government officials.

In Part 2 of this five - part series, I use Florida Department of Heath data for rabies cases (in animals) and possible rabies exposures (humans) to challenge HAHF's claim that free - roaming cats pose a significant rabies threat.

In many cases, feline behavior problems require educating the cat's human and helping them change their behavior.

Urinary tract problems is not just an issue humans deal with regularly, cats suffer from it too and if that's the case, you need to know the best cat food for cats with urinary cat problems.

Most cases of dog ringworm resolve on their own; therefore, a treatment plan is only used to speed up the recovery and also to prevent the transmission and spreading of the disease to other dogs, cats and humans.

FELINE BORDETELLOSIS This infection caused by the Bordetella bronchiseptica bacteria can affect both dogs, cats, rabbits and, in rare cases, humans.

The geographical distribution of human cases follows the distribution of microfilaraemia observed in dogs and cats (Pampiglione et al., 1995; Tarello 2002a - b).

Microfilaraemia (Fig. 2) has been observed in cats from Malaysia (Mak et al., 1980), Sri Lanka (Dissanaike et al., 1997), Romania (Olteanu, 1996) and Italy (Pampiglione et al., 1995), all nations where human cases are recorded (Pampiglione and Rivasi, 2000).

Her company, The Honest Kitchen, sources human - grade ingredients for its dog and cat food from farms with impeccable animal welfare records, and in some cases, that have a stricter approval process than many human food companies.

Heartworms have been known to infect dogs, cats, ferrets, wolves, coyotes, sea lions, and there have even been reported cases of human infection as well.

Pets are exposed to many of the same environmental risks as people The cancer cells are biologically comparable There is a large population of cats and dogs with pre-existing cases of cancer Cancer occurs in pets within years compared to decades in humans

And of course, you read of numerous cases of cats walking impossible distances just to be reunited with their human family.

I agree that humans are the cause of the feral cat problem, but in this case, the guy was probably just trying to do the responsible thing and he doesn't deserve to be in prison for 2 years.

The prognosis for cases of aggression to humans will vary depending on a number of considerations, including how old your cat was when it first happened, how long you have tolerated bouts of aggression and also the intensity of the aggression and subsequent injuries.

Chocolate contains chemicals which rarely cause problems for humans, but for cats and other domestic pets, these chemicals can, in rare cases, be deadly.

Heartworm disease is a preventable yet serious condition caused by parasitic worms living in the arteries of the lungs, heart, and surrounding blood vessels of dogs, cats, wild canines and felines, other mammal species, and in rare cases, humans.

Unlike humans cats can not rest after surgery, they have to move about and, in the case of declawing, this places weight on the wounds which is extremely painful.

However, recent cases of H1N1 in 2 ferrets and a cat that have tested positive for the H1N1 virus demonstrate that human transmission to pets is possible.

The list of human foods that are toxic to cats and dogs continues to grow as cases get reported.

It is possibly transmissible between cats and humans, but in practice I know of no cases of psittacosis being caused by cats.

Yet, while the great artist had a love for critters (his pet dachshund Lump would even eat at the dinner table), his use of cats, camels and more was not a case of whimsical affection, but a recognition that the animal kingdom is often harnessed allegorically to express human desires and truths.