To determine whether cats were a risk for transmission of Salmonella to humans, we evaluated the excretion of Salmonella by pet cats. Rectal-swab specimens were taken from 278 healthy house cats, from 58 cats that died of disease, and from 35 group-housed cats. Group-housed cats were kept in one room with three cat trays and a common water and feed tray. Eighteen (51.4%) of 35 group-housed cats...

the aim of the present study was to compare different diagnostic methods in the determination of gastric helicobacter infection. 30 healthy stray and 27 domestic cats. were studied the procedure involved taking biopsy samples from antrum and body by pediatric gastroscope in off feed animals. diagnosis of gastric helicobacter infection by cytology, rapid urease test, histopathology and pcr was a...

background: toxoplasma gondii can infect all warm-blooded animals. modified agglutination test (mat) and elisa are widely used for the detection of t. gondii antibodies. however, there is little information on their acceptability for detecting antibodies in companion animals. methods: this study compared elisa and mat for their ability to detect t. gondii infection in natu­rally infected dogs a...

introduction:cats carry a lot of zoonotic parasites such as toxoplasma gondii which causes toxoplasmosis in warm-blooded animals. toxoplasmosis includes wide range of symptoms in its intermediate and definitive hosts but the worst symptoms have been seen in pregnant women and also on immunocompromised hosts. considering the importance of cats as the only definitive host that spread the t. gondi...

introduction: parasitic diseases could be one of the common problems of human society in any time in every place. the animals can passed this infection to human as zoonotic disease. cats are one of the most important animals that living and eating long with human in society. therefore feline parasitic zoonosis is threatened human health and cause death and serious disease. for the reason, the p...

background and objectives: feline herpesvirus-1, feline calicivirus and chlamydophila felis are the main causes of feline upper respiratory tract disease. this study was conducted to identify of fehv-1, fcv and c. felis infections in domestic cat population and also to estimate the prevalence of each specific infection in iran. materials and methods: the ocular conjunctiva and oropharyngeal spe...

Obesity is a common problem in cats. In the experimental cat family of the institute of animal nutrition besides a "normal" lean phenotype, cats with predisposition to an overweight phenotype are present. To investigate energy requirements and food intake behaviour of intact male cats of different phenotypes, six "normal" lean cats (GL) and six cats disposed to overweight (GO) were used. At the...

Free-roaming domestic cats pose risks to wildlife, animals, humans, and importantly, the themselves. Behavior change campaigns that seek minimize these by increasing cat containment require an understanding of factors predict owners' behaviors. We conducted online survey in Victoria, Australia (N = 1,024) identify 220) behaviors containing their cats, explore beliefs attitudes behavior, compare...

Empirical studies in the creative arts therapies (CATs; i.e., art therapy, dance/movement drama music psychodrama, and poetry/bibliotherapy) have grown rapidly last 10 years, documenting their positive impact on a wide range of psychological physiological outcomes (e.g., stress, trauma, depression, anxiety, pain). However, it remains unclear how why CATs effects, which therapeutic factors accou...