And when you’re bitten by a cat, the pin-size wound tends to seal up quickly, trapping the bacteria and making the tissue ...

And when you’re bitten by a cat, the pin-size wound tends to seal up quickly, trapping the bacteria and making the tissue beneath the skin a “fertile” ground for infection, Gaillard said.

It is important to keep wounds clean to prevent any type of infection. Cat fungal infections related to nail injuries are ...

As Bird Flu Spreads, Cdc Recommends Faster ‘Subtyping’ To Catch More Cases Jim Keen, DVM, director of vet sciences at the Center for a Humane Economy in Maryland, noted that infected cats have shown ...

Denise Smith, 58, from Northampton, treated the cat's leg wound with manuka honey, believing it had healing properties, according to the RSPCA. She was found guilty of causing unnecessary ...

Cats infected with H5N1 bird flu can develop severe illness with symptoms ranging from neurological changes and respiratory problems to liver disease, which can rapidly progress to death.

The move also prompted the federal Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to step up oversight of turkey slaughter, after a bird flu strain detected in raw pet food and an infected cat was ...