Re: [Felvtalk] Possums eat ticks (was: different types of Felv

[dlgegg]

I need to read this!  We have lots of possums around her (live in the middle of 
the woods).  I have noticed that Harley never has any fleas or ticks on him and 
he goes out all the time, wanders around the yard and then comes up on the 
deck, inds a comfortable spot and sleeps.

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Re: [Felvtalk] Possums eat ticks (was: different types of Felv

[kat]

From: Cary Institute of Ecosystems Studies - http://www.caryinstitute.org/newsroom/opossums-killers-ticks


"Several years ago, scientists ... tested six species — white-footed mice, chipmunks, squirrels, opossums and veerys and catbirds — by capturing and caging them, and then exposing each test subject to 100 ticks ... [O]f the six, the opossums were remarkably good at getting rid of the ticks — much more so that any of the others.

[A]mong other opossum traits, there is this: They groom themselves fastidiously, like cats. If they find a tick, they lick it off and swallow it ... Extrapolating from their findings, Ostfeld said, the team estimated that in one season, an opossum can kill about 5,000 ticks ... Some ticks end up getting their blood meal from the possum. But more than 90 percent of them ended up being groomed away and swallowed."

 

I haven't found anything about possums eating fleas, but it could be similar... (?)

Kat (Mew Jersey)


 

Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2016 at 12:26 PM
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Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] different types of Felv

My cats have not had vaccines for at least 5 years and they are healthy. They do not come into contact with others animals. When the coons coe around, they come to the door to be let in. Have more sense than some humans. We also do not do flea meds since Shorty ahd a severe reaction to them.
Something I heard the other day, Posssms eat ticks and fleas so let them come around to keep cats and dogs free of these pests. Anyone else heard that?

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> I’m not wild about rabies vaccinations either. My Butterscotch (“Scotchie”) died right after having a rabies vaccination!
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> I have never heard of that, and I have read a lot about it. And if they can’t determine the difference how do they know one is more fatal? What did he say about keeping them healthy? I still think that is the most important thing of all, stop problems before they start. Has anyone’s vet ever advised them against vaccines for a FELV cat, or minimal vaccines, or spacing them out, being they have a compromised immune system?
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> From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org  ] On Behalf Of Realissa Dekraunti
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> I took my cats to a new vet, today. He said that FELV A is less fatal than FELV C. He said there is no way to determine which type of FELV they have. Is it true? I think people on this forum know more than many vets.
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