Julia Wilson, 'Cat World' Founder 
Most cat owners from one time or another will encounter a cat scratch or two. The majority of these will heal within a few days, and there will be no more thought given to it. But the young daughter of a friend recently spent several days in hospital undergoing a battery of tests; the diagnosis was cat scratch disease.
We have already covered this topic in another article, but I thought it was a good idea to raise the issue of cat scratches and how their treatment.
Whenever the skin is broken, bacteria and other debris can contaminate the area. Therefore treatment of the wound is essential to reduce the chances of an infection taking hold.
Cat litter has changed so much in the past 20 or so years. I remember the days when you could only purchase the standard clay type litter. There’s a whole range of different types now, each with its pros and cons.
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Yes, but unlike humans who have sweat glands all over the body, cats only sweat through their paws and nose. These glands are known as eccrine glands. Due to the small number of sweat glands and the location, sweating does not play a significant role in thermoregulation in cats. On scorching days you may see wet paw marks on the floor where your cat has been sweating.
An infection occurs when a disease-causing organism (known as a pathogen) enters the body obtaining nourishment and reproducing and causing harm.
There are a significant number of infectious agents that can affect cats. They fall into several categories depending on the pathogen (disease-causing microorganism).
I recently wrote an article on immunocompromised people who live with cats and ways to reduce the risks for those individuals. This article will focus on cats who have compromised immune systems and ways we can keep them healthy.
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The Norwegian forest cat is a large cat that originated in Northern Europe. The long coat is adapted to keep these cats warm in the freezing Northern Hemisphere winters.