Cats Information - September 6, 2008

Austria Finds H5N1 In Live Cats

March 7, 2006 - Topics h5n1, cats, bird flu and flu
Austria announces it has detected the potentially lethal strain of bird flu in several live cats.

The discovery was made in the southern state of Styria and follows the detection of H5N1 in a dead cat in Germany just last week

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Good Dental Health Improves Pet Life

January 25, 2006 - Topics cats, dogs, pets and disease
Good dental care improves the life of pets.

The California Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA) reminds pet owners to schedule dental check-ups with their pet's regular veterinarian

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Clinic Assists Doctor's Suicide

January 24, 2006 - Topics suicide, child, cats, sleep and disease
A retired doctor takes her own life with the help of doctors at a Swiss clinic.

Dr. Anne Turner had a progressive, incurable degenerative disease known as supranuclear palsy, the same disease that afflicted late comedian Dudley Moore

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Allegeries Not Limited To Pet Owners

October 19, 2005 - Topics disease, hospital, cough, study and cats
Cats have long been blamed for triggering asthma attacks in humans, but veterinarians in Scotland say it may also work the other way around, that cat sneeze you hear might be from you.

Irritants such as cigarette smoke, dusty homes, and human dandruff can raise inflammation in feline lungs and worsen pre-existing cases of asthma in cats

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Attack Leaves 10-year Old Paralyzed

June 29, 2005 - Topics child, father and cats
Russell Lala, 10, was left quadriplegic and dependent on a respirator after surviving an attack by both a lion and tiger that severed his spinal cord and left him with a severe brain injury.

Last Wednesday, the boy and his father were visiting Chuck Mock's house, owner of 11 exotic cats and one bear. When Mock opened the cage, the tiger attacked the boy. As Mock was trying to wrestle the animal away, the lion bit the child

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