If you’ve been living with psoriasis for a while, you already know there’s no magic food that can erase all your symptoms. But some studies show a connection between eating foods that curb inflammation and an improvement in your psoriasis. And if you have a cat, there are ways to change your diet that help you … Read more
Pet owners with Covid could infect about 20% of cats and dogs, although most symptoms are mild. Source link
June 21, 2021 — A public health investigation is under way in Pennsylvania, Illinois, Indiana, New Jersey and New York after an imported rescue dog was found to have rabies. At least 12 people were exposed to the dog, which was among 33 dogs and one cat that arrived from Azerbaijan at O’Hare International … Read more
March 30, 2021 — A number of brands of dog and cat food are being recalled by Midwestern Pet Foods due to possible salmonella contamination that poses a risk to both pets who eat the products and people who handle them, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says. The recall is for certain lots … Read more
March 25, 2021 — The new coronavirus variants are not just problems for humans. New research shows they can also infect animals, and for the first time, variants have been able to infect mice, a development that may complicate efforts to rein in the global spread of the virus. In addition, two new … Read more
March 19, 2021 — A top-selling flea collar that may be linked to the deaths of nearly 1,700 pets and hundreds of injuries to people should be recalled, a U.S. lawmaker says. Since the Seresto collars were introduced in 2012, there have been more than 75,000 incidents — ranging from skin irritation to seizures … Read more
TUESDAY, Dec. 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Humans, ferrets, cats, civets and dogs are the animals most susceptible to infection with the new coronavirus, researchers say. The analysis of 10 species also found that ducks, rats, mice, pigs and chickens were less or not susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection. “Knowing which animals are susceptible … Read more
By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Sept. 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Pets helped many people cope with the mental stress of being locked down during the coronavirus pandemic, a new study finds. It included 6,000 people in Britain who were under lockdown between March 23 and June 1. About 90% had at … Read more
FRIDAY, Sept. 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Cat lovers, be aware: New research suggests that COVID-19 may be more common in cats than previously thought. Scientists analyzed blood samples taken from 102 cats between January and March 2020 in Wuhan, China, after the world’s first known outbreak of COVID-19 began in that city. … Read more