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Ticks and Bobcat Fever
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From: Coolest Kate
Coolest Cat Care Editor
Re: Be aware of ticks and Bobcat Fever |
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I just read an article about ticks and their relationship to a
sickness called 'bobcat fever.' Apparently, the host is a wild
bobcat and when a tick feeds on its blood, it becomes the carrier. It then
passes it onto its baby ticks which can eventually spread to you cat.
Now not everyone lives in a rural community, but for those of
us that do, I would recommend as least becoming familiar with the disorder.
Of course, the best idea is to provide a flea and tick protection for your best
cat care.
The formal name of the disease is cytauxzoonosis and it is
fatal to around 9% of infected cats. |
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Ronna Torgerson, who lives in Arkansas, was able to nurse her cat, Star, back to
health by using a combination of herbs and monolauren.
According to the article, about a dozen other cats whose owners used alternative
treatments have survived cytauxzoonosis. Monolauren is a natural
fatty acid that comes from coconut oil.
You can read the whole story at
Darlene Norris' Cool Cat
Care Stuff website (what a great name for a website!) There is more
information too at
Project Helios.
Selena Parrish started Project Helios to track the occurances of bobcat fever.
She has lost four cats to the disease. The website is named for one of
them. If you or somebody you know has a cat who has had cytauxzoonosis,
regardless of the outcome, please email her at her website. Thanks to
Darlene for spreading the word.
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