Answers to the Previous Post But As Always:
The most accurate information on these and other concerns about your cat's total health care, Please contact the Ultimate Pet Expert.
Your VET.
1. Myth: Cats cannot get rabies.
Fact: Actually, most warm blooded mammals, including cats, bats, skunks and ferrets and all, can carry rabies. Like dogs, cats should be vaccinated regularly according to local laws.
2. Myth: Indoor cats cannot get diseases.
Fact: Cats still are exposed to organisms that are carried through the air or brought in on a car owner's shoes and or clothing.
Even the most housebound cat ventures outdoors at some time and can be exposed to diseases and worms through contacts with others.
3. Myth: Tapewoms come from bad food.
Fact: Pets become infectio with tapeworms from swallowing fleas, which carry the parasite. Also, cats can get tapeworms from eating infected mice or other exposed animals.
4. Myth: Putting garlic on a pet's food will get rid of worms.
Fact: Garlic may make the animal's food taste better but has no effect on worms. The most effective way to treat worms is by medication prescribed by your veterinarian.
5. Myth: Pregnant women should not own cats.
Fact: Some cats can be infected with a disease called toxiplasmosis. which occasionally can be spread to humans through cat litter boxes and cause serious problems in unborn babies.
However, these problems can be controlled, if the expectant mother avoids contact with the litter box and assigns daily cleaning to a friend or other family member.
6. Myth: A cat's sense of balance is in its whiskers.
Fact: Cats use their whiskers as "feelers" but not to maintain their balance.
7. Myth: Animals heal them selves by licking their wounds.
Fact: Such licking actually can slow the healing process and further damage the wound.
As Always, for the most accurate information on these and other concerns about your cat't total health care, contact the ultimate pet expert, Your VET.
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